Welcome to Waimea ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waimea, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Waimea is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Waimea lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Waimea: 808

Communities Also Named Waimea ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waimea.

Communities near Waimea ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waimea.

• Haleiwa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleiwa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleiwa <2>
• Kawela Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kawela Bay
• Waialua
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waialua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waialua <2>
• Kahuku
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahuku
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahuku <2>
• Mokuleia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokuleia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokuleia <2>
• Laie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laie <2>
• Whitmore Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Village
• Hauula
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauula
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauula <2>
• Wahiawa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahiawa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahiawa <2>
• Waipio Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waipio Acres

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waimea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waimea.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waimea. See our Newspapers Page for Waimea.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waimea ...

Looking for more information about Waimea? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Waimea, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waimea.

Adding Waimea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waimea in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Waimea was on a map titled Road Map for Hawaii (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waimea.