Waimea, Hawaii

About Waimea

Set in the northwestern 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 1.85 square miles.

📰 Waimea News Today

• World’s Largest Pet Walk is Saturday in Waimea - Hawaii Tribune-Herald Hawaii Tribune-Herald · Oct 9
• Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Oct. 9-15: Big Island Metal Bash, Waimea Fall Festival, Halloween Paint & Purr plus more Big Island Now · Oct 8
• BIIF cross country: Ka Makani, ‘Riders shine in Waimea meet West Hawaii Today · Oct 6
• 7th annual Waimea Fall Festival returns with family fun KHON2 · Oct 9
• Police seek help locating Waimea man wanted on outstanding warrants Hawaii News Now · Sep 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 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 northwestern 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 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Waimea

• Aloha — coffee shop (café)
• Chicken in a Barrel BBQ
• Island Taco — mexican
• Porky's
• Wrangler Steakhouse — fish and chips

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cook Landing Site · Attraction
• Red Sand Falls · Attraction
• Russian Fort · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waimea

• Lucy Wright Park reviews ★
• Puʻu Ka Pele Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Boys and Girls Club reviews ★
• Hapokele Park reviews ★
• Hofgaard Park reviews ★
• Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park reviews ★
• Waimea Athletic Field reviews ★
• Waimea Canyon State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Waimea Landing reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Waimea

🏘️ Nearby Communities