Haleʻiwa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hale (“house”) +‎ ʻiwa (“frigatebird”), the name of a hotel constructed on the site by businessman Benjamin Dillingham in 1898.

Proper noun

Haleʻiwa

  1. a census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States; located along North Shore
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