Waimea is a common place name in Hawaii and New Zealand. In Hawaiian, it means reddish water; in

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

it means forgotten or hidden stream. It may refer to:

Places

Hawaii, United States

Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii Waimea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 7,028 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census and 9,212 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Since each U.S. state cannot hav ...

, (Big Island, post office "Kamuela") **

Waimea-Kohala Airport Waimea-Kohala Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of Kamuela (also known as Waimea), an unincorporated town in Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i, United States. Hawaiian Airlines began sc ...

, Hawaii County * Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii *

Waimea Bay Waimea Bay is located in Haleiwa on the North Shore of O'ahu in the Hawaiian Islands at the mouth of the Waimea River. Waimea Valley extends behind Waimea Bay. ''Waimea'' means "reddish water" in Hawaiian. History Captain Charles Clerke ...

, Oahu * Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai * Waimea Ditch, Kauai *

Waimea River (Kauai) The Waimea River is the largest and the longest river on the island of Kauai in the U.S. state of Hawaii. At in length,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 28, 2011 it ...

* Waimea River (Oahu) *

Waimea Valley Waimea Valley is an area of historic cultural significance on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The valley, being an important place in Hawaiian religion, includes several historical structures including stone terraces and walls constructed duri ...

, Oahu

New Zealand

Waimea Inlet Waimea Inlet is a section of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, in New Zealand's South Island. It is at the southern end of the bay, and separated from it by the partial barriers of Rabbit Island and Bell Island to the west and Monaco Peninsula and ...

, Tasman Bay *

Waimea Plain (Southland) The Waimea Plains is an area of pastoral land extending from Gore toward Lumsden. The land is chiefly used for sheep and deer farming, and is part of the Southland Plains. See also *Waimea Plains Railway The Waimea Plains Railway was a secon ...

Waimea Plains (Tasman) The Waimea Plains is a small but fertile area of low-lying land southwest of the port city of Nelson, situated on Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere in the South Island of New Zealand. It is irrigated by the Waimea River from the Waimea Inlet in the n ...

** Waimea (New Zealand electorate), historic electorate **

Waimea-Picton Wamea-Picton was a parliamentary electorate in the Marlborough and Nelson Regions of New Zealand, from 1887 to 1893. Population centres In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Repres ...

, historic electorate ** Waimea-Sounds (New Zealand electorate), historic electorate * Waimea River (Southland) *

Waimea River (Tasman) The Waimea River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand. It is formed from the confluence of the Wairoa River and the Wai-iti River, which meet near Brightwater. The combined waters flow into Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere ...

Schools

Waimea College Waimea College is a co-educational secondary school in Richmond, Tasman District, New Zealand. With a growing roll of 1500+ students from year groups 9–13, Waimea College is equipped with a park-like campus and numerous facilities. History Wa ...

, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand *

Waimea High School Waimea High School is a public high school in Waimea on the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii. It was established in 1881 and serves grades 9 through 12. It is the westernmost high school in the United States of America. The school mascot ...

, Kauai, Hawaii *

Waimea Intermediate Waimea Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Richmond, Tasman District, New Zealand. History Waimea Intermediate opened in 1959 with a roll of 485 students. Syndicates Students of Waimea Intermediate are split into six differ ...

, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand

Flora and fauna

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Perrottetia sandwicensis ''Perrottetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipentodontaceae described as a family in 1824. Species occur in China, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Hawaii, Australia, and Latin America. It is the largest genus of the recently descri ...

'' (common name Waimea or Olomea), a shrub in the genus Perrottetia native to Hawaii *'' Waimea pipturus'', a Hawaiian flowering nettle *'' Waimea phyllostegia'', a Hawaiian species of mint

Other

* Archdeacon of Waimea, an ecclesiastical post in New Zealand *

Waimea House 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: Places Hawaii, United States *Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii, (Big Island, post office "K ...

, a historic residence in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia * Waimea Plains Railway, Southland, New Zealand {{dab, geo