Haleiwa (hā'lē-i'wă):
/ hā'lē-i'wă /beautiful house. Village, Waialua, Oahu.
Hale-ʻiwa
Town, elementary school, beach park, surfing beach (Finney, 1959a:108), and quadrangle, Oʻahu. Literally, house [of] frigate bird (ʻiwa birds were admired for their beauty).
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Haleʻiwa
iʻoa ｜ proper noun- Beach park (15.7 acres), Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. On the north side of Anahulu Stream.
- Breakwater, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Boulder breakwater on the seaward side of the boat harbor.
- Channel, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Natural channel off the boat harbor cut through the reef by Anahulu Stream.
- Harbor Range Lights. Navigational lights to mark the channel into the small boat harbor.
- Small Boat Harbor, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Facilities include sixty-four berths, fifteen moorings, three ramps, and a vessel washdown area.
- Surf center, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Recreation facility in Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach Park. The second story of the building was added in the summer of 1999 by the Baywatch television series. Also known as the Kalili Surf Center.
- Surf site, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Off Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach Park.
- Literally, home [of the] frigate bird. The ʻiwa is a poetic symbol for an attractive person, so the figurative meaning of the name is "home of attractive people." Haleʻiwa was originally the name of the dormitory building of the Waialua Female Seminary (1865-1882), a Protestant school built on the banks of Anahulu Stream. The name was permanently established in the area by the Haleʻiwa Hotel, a popular beach resort destination on the Oahu Railway and Land Co. train line from 1899 to 1943. When the hotel opened, the name was translated as "beautiful home."
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