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'''Kaumalapau''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui County]] on the [[Hawaiian Islands|island]] of [[ |
'''Kaumalapau''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui County]] on the [[Hawaiian Islands|island]] of [[Lanai]] in the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Hawaii]]. |
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''Kaumalapau'' is a name derived from the [[Hawaiian language]] meaning "soot placed in gardens".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pukui|first1=Mary Kawena|last2=Elbert|first2=Samuel H.|last3=Mookini|first3=Esther T.|title=Place Names of Hawaii|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkw4JooFxZAC&pg=PA94|year=1974|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-0524-1|page=94}}</ref> ''Kaumalapau'' was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Hawaii by ''[[Reader's Digest]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626021158/https://www.rd.com/culture/difficult-to-pronounce-towns/ | title=The Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every Single State | work=Reader's Digest | accessdate=7 July 2019 | author=Cahn, Lauren}}</ref> |
''Kaumalapau'' is a name derived from the [[Hawaiian language]] meaning "soot placed in gardens".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pukui|first1=Mary Kawena|last2=Elbert|first2=Samuel H.|last3=Mookini|first3=Esther T.|title=Place Names of Hawaii|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkw4JooFxZAC&pg=PA94|year=1974|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-0524-1|page=94}}</ref> ''Kaumalapau'' was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Hawaii by ''[[Reader's Digest]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626021158/https://www.rd.com/culture/difficult-to-pronounce-towns/ | title=The Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every Single State | work=Reader's Digest | accessdate=7 July 2019 | author=Cahn, Lauren}}</ref> |
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Kaumalapau is an unincorporated community in Maui County on the island of Lanai in the state of Hawaii.
Kaumalapau is a name derived from the Hawaiian language meaning "soot placed in gardens".[1] Kaumalapau was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Hawaii by Reader's Digest.[2]
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H.; Mookini, Esther T. (1974). Place Names of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-8248-0524-1.
- ^ Cahn, Lauren. "The Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every Single State". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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