Waimea

Waimea is a landlocked community in , United States. Waimea is the center for ranching activities and paniolo culture. The name Waimea means reddish water.
  • Town with about 9,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 810 metres (2,670 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code MUE
  • Description: census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
  • Also known as
    “Kamuela”
    “Waimea - Bis Island”
    “Waimea, Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii”
    “Waimea, HI”

Places of Interest

Discover Isaacs Art Center and Waimea-Kohala Airport.
The is an art museum and retail gallery in Waimea on the Island of Hawaii.
Aerodrome
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School
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Latitude
20.0217° or 20° 1′ 18″ north
Longitude
-155.6686° or 155° 40′ 7″ west
Open location code
73G628CJ+MH
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place = town
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Waimea” goes by many names.
WaimeaBasque
WaimeaCatalan
WaimeaCebuano
ВаймеаChechen
Ваймеа (Гавай гуо, Гавай)Chechen
威美亞 (夏威夷縣)Chinese
怀梅阿Chinese
懷梅阿Chinese
WaimeaDagbani
WaimeaDutch
WaimeaIrish
WaimeaItalian
ワイメアJapanese
WaimeaLadin
وایمیاMazanderani
WaimeaMin Nan Chinese
WaimeaNorwegian
Waimea (Hawaii)Norwegian Bokmål
وای‌می هاوایی‌کانتی، هاواییPersian
وایمیاPersian
WaimeaPolish
ВаимеаRussian
ВаимеаSerbian
ВајмеаSerbian
WaimeaSerbo-Croatian
Waimea, HawaiiSerbo-Croatian
WaimeaSilesian
WaimeaSlovenian
WaimeaSwedish
VaimeaTalysh
ВаймеаTatar
Ваймеа (Гавай округы, Гавай)Tatar
ВаймеаUkrainian
وائمیا، ہوائی کاؤٹی، ہوائیUrdu
WaimeaWelsh

Localities in the Area

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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