Waipu
Waipu is a beach in Maui County, Hawaii. Waipu is situated nearby to the hamlet Pukaauhuhu, as well as near Kaupō.Places of Interest
Highlights include Loʻaloʻa Heiau.
Loʻaloʻa Heiau
Protected area
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Loʻaloʻa Heiau is located in Kaupo on Maui. It is one of the few remaining intact examples of a large luakini heiau. Once the center of an important cultural complex, oral tradition attributes the construction of the temple at about 1730 AD to Kekaulike, King of Maui, who lived at Kaupo and died in 1736. Loʻaloʻa Heiau is situated 3 km northeast of Waipu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kīpahulu.
Kīpahulu
Hamlet
Kīpahulu is an unincorporated community in the Hāna district of southeastern Maui, Hawaiʻi. Kīpahulu is situated 10 km east of Waipu.
Waipu
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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In Other Languages
“Waipu” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waipu (lapyahan sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Waipu”
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