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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.
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Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy (also known as HPA) is a coeducational, private, day and international boarding school in Kamuela, Hawaiʻi, providing K-12 education.The school has an annual day tuition at the Lower School (K-5) of $22,900, $25,300 at the Middle School (6-8), and $29,600 at the Upper School (9-12).
Waimea (literally, "red water" in Hawaiian [2]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States.Situated on the southwest coast of the island of Kauai, the population was 2,057 at the 2020 census. [3]
Between 1942 and 1946, the Waimea Elementary School served as a makeshift field hospital for United States Marine Corps troops stationed in or around Waimea. At the war's peak, the region was host to approximately 30,000 G.I.s operating out of Camp Tarawa; many would later contribute to major campaigns on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two decisive installments in the Pacific theatre.
Waimea-Kohala Airport (IATA: MUE, ICAO: PHMU, FAA LID: MUE) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.2 mi; 1.9 km) southwest of Waimea, an unincorporated town in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States.
The Kohala Historical Sites State Monument includes Moʻokini Heiau, a National Historic Landmark.King Kamehameha I, the first King of the unified Hawaiʻian Islands, was born in North Kohala west of Hāwī, at the ancient site called the Moʻokini Heiau.
Samuel Parker, known as Kamuela Parker (June 23, 1853 – March 19, 1920) was a major landowner and businessman on the island of Hawaii, heir to the Parker Ranch estate. He was also a leading political figure at a critical time of the history of the Kingdom of Hawaii , serving in its last cabinet.