Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii
Waimea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,057 at the 2020 census. The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea in 1778.
View overlooking the town and Waimea Bay
A statue of Captain James Cook stands in Waimea, Kauaʻi commemorating his first contact with the Hawaiian islands at the town's harbor in January 1778.
Captain James Cook Lands at Waimea Bay, Kauai on January 20, 1778, an exhibit at the Kauai Museum
Along a ridgeline near Waimea
Kauaʻi County, officially known as the County of Kauaʻi, is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It encompasses the islands of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, Lehua, and Kaʻula. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 73,298. The county seat is Līhuʻe.
Captain James Cook statue