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Hawaii Route 190 leads south from Waimea and provides a shorter inland route to Kailua-Kona of 39 miles (63 km). According to the United States Census Bureau , the Waimea CDP has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.9 km 2 ), of which 39.3 square miles (101.8 km 2 ) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.10%, are water.
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 ]
Waimea Canyon State Park on Kaua‘i Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
Waimea is a common place name in Hawaii and New Zealand. In Hawaiian, it means reddish water; in Māori it means forgotten or hidden stream. It may refer to:
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.
In 1903, the Waimea Ditch was dug to divert water from the Waimea River to nearby sugar cane fields. Construction of Waimea Ditch was completed in 1907. During 1911–1912, George Ewart, the manager of the Waimea Sugar Company, reconfigured the Waimea Ditch by replacing the iron flumes with tunnels to increase its flow capacity.
Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, is a large canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands of the United States. Waimea is Hawaiian for "reddish water", a reference to the erosion of the canyon's red soil. [1]
The fort is located at coordinates , on the southeastern shore of the mouth of the Waimea River in Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii. A small parking lot is south of the Hawaii Route 50 bridge, known as Kaumualiʻi Highway in honor of the last king. Facilities at the park include an interpretive walking path, and restrooms.