Waimea

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

New Zealand

  • Waimea Inlet, Tasman Bay
  • Waimea Plain (Southland)
  • Waimea Plains (Tasman)
    • Waimea (New Zealand electorate), historic electorate
    • Waimea-Picton, historic electorate
    • Waimea-Sounds (New Zealand electorate), historic electorate
  • Waimea River (Southland)
  • Waimea River (Tasman)

Schools

  • Waimea College, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand
  • Waimea High School, Kauai, Hawaii
  • Waimea Intermediate, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand

Flora and fauna

  • Perrottetia sandwicensis (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, a historic residence in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
  • Waimea Plains Railway, Southland, New Zealand
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