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Formerly known as the Waimea Valley Audubon Center and the Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the Waimea Valley is a historical nature park including botanical gardens. It is located at 59-864 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa , Oahu , Hawaii and is open daily except for Christmas and New Year's Day; an admission fee is charged.
Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Historic Site on the North Shore of Oʻahu is the largest heiau (temple) on the island, [3] covering 2 acres (8,100 m 2) on a hilltop overlooking Waimea Bay and Waimea Valley.
The county transportation system was officially launched on November 29, 1973 with a bus that ran from Waiohinu to Hilo, [20] after being championed by Hawaiʻi County Councilman (and eventual County Mayor) Dante Carpenter. [21] The new service was named "Hele On" after a Pidgin Hawaiian phrase meaning "to get out of here" or "to move along". [22]
It is a historically important site on the North Shore, as well as providing a view of Waimea Bay and the Waianae Mountain range. Waimea Bay is located along Kamehameha Highway. The bay is on the north-west side of the highway (at the entrance point). The Waimea Bay shoreline has been experiencing erosion due to both man made and natural causes ...
The Kohala Mountain Road (250) provides a link between Waimea and the Kohala CDP's of Halaʻula, Hāwī, and Kapaʻau. Spencer Beach Park on the South Kohala Coast. Kohala has two small airports. Upolu Airport is on Upolu Point at the northern tip of the island. [9] Waimea-Kohala Airport is south of the town of Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii. [10]
The Hawaii Department of Health has issued a brown water advisory for Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore. Officials say due to the river opening, stormwater runoff has entered coastal waters at ...
Māmane Street (Route 240, mile 42) spurs off to the right to become the main street of Honokaʻa before providing access to Waipiʻo Valley. Old Māmalahoa Highway branches uphill to wind through rugged hills of Āhualoa and is a scenic but slower route to Waimea. Meanwhile, Hawaiʻi Belt Road makes its way through fog-shrouded eucalyptus stands.
Waimea's post office name "Kamuela" is the Hawaiian name for "Samuel", after Samuel Parker (1853–1920), the grandson of John Parker. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Hawaii Route 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 56 miles (90 km) to Hilo and southwest 43 miles (69 km) to Kailua-Kona via a route close to the shore.