Editing Lahaina, Hawaii (section)

==== Ancient names ====
Lahaina was originally called ''Lele'' in [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]{{sfn|Fornander|1917|p= 484}} and was known for its [[breadfruit]] trees.{{sfn|U.S., Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and Hawaii Department of Transportation|1991|pp=7-8}} ''Lele'' means jump or fly. [[Albert Pierce Taylor]] explains its relationship to the area as the "flying piece of ''kuleana'', that which sticks out from the sea".{{sfn|U.S., Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and Hawaii Department of Transportation|1991|pp=7-8}}{{sfn|Taylor|1929|pp= 35-68}}

In 1915, James N.K. Keola, in an article in ''Mid-Pacific Magazine'' entitled "Old Lahaina", wrote: "Lahaina is said to have received its name from ''Lā'', the sun, and ''hainā'', merciless. A bald-headed chief who lived at Kauaula Valley, while going to and fro without a hat, felt annoyed at the effects of the scorching rays of the burning sun. He looked up and gazed into the heavens and cursed at the sun thus: ''He keu hoi keia o ka la haina!''" ("What a merciless sun!").{{sfn|Keola|1915|pp=571-575}} On July 13, 1920, the ''Star Bulletin'' published several theories on the name's origins that included the bald-headed chief legend, as well as theories that included the belief that the name goes back to 11th century as ''Laha aina'' (Proclaiming land).{{sfn|Thrum|1921|p=86}}

Other interpretations of the name include "day (of) sacrifice" and "day (of) explanation".{{sfn|Clark|1989|p=57}} Inez MacPhee Ashdown (1899–1992), historian and founder of Maui Historical Society, believed the name was ''Lahaʻaina'', meaning "land (of) prophecy", because of the number of ''[[kahuna]] nui'' (high priest) prophecies made there.{{sfn|U.S., Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and Hawaii Department of Transportation|1991|pp=7-8}}