Waimea, Hawaii

About Waimea

Set in the southeastern part of Hawaii, Waimea is a small unincorporated community.

Waimea holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 39.38 square miles.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Waimea Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
• Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Waimea

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Waimea

• Big Island Brewhaus — american
• Country Grounds Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
• Dom De Luca's — italian
• Forc
• Kamuela Kitchen & Coffee Bar
• Merriman's — american
• Moa Kitchen — japanese
• Pau — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Taco Rosa — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gallery of Great Things · Art gallery
• Isaacs Art Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waimea

• Church Row Park reviews ★
• Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mala'ai · Garden reviews ★
• Puʻu o ʻUmi Natural Area Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Waimea District Park reviews ★
• Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au) reviews ★
• Waimea Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Waimea

• Kanu o ka Aina - New Century PCS
• Niihau High & Elementary School
• Waimea Canyon Middle School
• Waimea Elementary School
• Waimea High School
• Waimea Middle - PCCS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Waimea

🏘️ Nearby Communities