Wailuku

== English == === Etymology === From Hawaiian Wailuku, from wai (“freshwater”) + luku (“slaughter; destroy; devastate”). Named after flooding caused by the streams near the West Maui mountains, or the Battle of Kepaniwai in 1790, referring to the dead soldiers' bodies that blocked a nearby river. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Wailuku A census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States. ==== Translations ====