Editing Kaumakani, Hawaii (section)

==History==
Kaumakani was officially known as "Makaweli" (which means "fearful features" in the [[Hawaiian language]]<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Makaweli  |dic=pp |accessdate= October 12, 2010 }}</ref>) for over forty years; Makaweli was an ancient land division (''[[ahupua{{okina}}a]]'').<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Makaweli |HASH0b407e4c1017c7274ab477 |dic=hpn |accessdate= October 12, 2010 }}</ref>
In 1914, the [[United States Board on Geographic Names|Board on Geographic Names]] ruled that the community was to be named Makaweli, and in 1956 officially renamed the community Kaumakani.<ref>{{GNIS |360693 |Kaumakani }}</ref> Its post office is designated "Kaumakani" and uses the [[ZIP code]] 96747.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=96747 Zip Code 96747 Lookup]</ref> The post office is only open in the mornings.

In 2008, a small settlement to the west at {{coord |21|55|59|N| 159|38|51|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI |display=inline |name=Pakala Village}} known as [[Pakala Village, Hawaii|Pākalā Village]] was designated its own CDP.<ref>{{GNIS |2414118 |Pakala Village }} Retrieved October 12, 2010.</ref> Pākalā Village has its own post office named "Makaweli" with ZIP code 96769, open only in afternoons.<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Pakala |HASHea8efcc5632adf71ebf0eb |dic=hpn |accessdate= October 12, 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=96769 Zip Code 96769 Lookup]</ref> Makaweli Landing at Pākala was called "Robinson's Landing", since the family of [[Aubrey Robinson (Hawaii planter)|Aubrey Robinson]] ran a private ferry to their island of [[Niihau|Ni{{okina}}ihau]].<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Makaweli |dic=cl |accessdate= October 12, 2010 }}</ref> ''Pākalā'' means "the sun shines" in Hawaiian.<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Pakala |dic=cl |accessdate= October 12, 2010 }}</ref>