About Waimea Town

An introduction with general information, visitor resources and facts about the community of Waimea on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.

COMMUNITY NAME: Waimea Town of Kauai
NOTE: there is also a Waimea on the Big Island which is aka Kamuela
STATUS: census designated Place
PHYSICAL SIZE: 2.18 square miles
POPULATION: 2,057 (as of 2020 census)
ELEVATION: 9 feet above sea level
ZIP CODE: 96796
SITUATED: east of Kekaha and west of Pakala Village and Hanapepe
ISLAND AND REGION: West Kauai Island
COUNTY: Kauai County

Attractions in and Near Kauai's Waimea:
- Waimea Landing State Recreation Pier
- Waimea River Park
- Hapokele Park
- Waimea Athletic Field and Playground
- Captain James Cook's 1778 Landing Site
- Statue of Captai Cook (in the center of town)
- Russian Fort Elizabeth
- Waimea Bay Kauai
- Waimea Shingonji Shingon Mission
- Waimea Swinging Bridge
- West Kauai Technology and Visitor Center

Events
- Waimea Town Celebration | waimeatowncelebration.com |

----- Basketball Tournament
----- Cocktails and Cuisine Gala
----- Concert in the Waimea Theater
----- Hawaiian Legends and Stories
----- Ice Cream Eating Contest
----- Kauai Paniolo Showdown rodeo
----- King Kaumualii Luau
----- Lei Contest
----- Music in the Park and
----- Naiole Long Distance Canoe Race
----- Slow Pitch Softball
----- Ukulele Contest
----- Waimea Film Festival
----- WTC Fun Run

Lodging
- Waimea Plantation Cottages | coasthotels.com --> waimea plantation cottages |
- West Kauai Inn | thewestinn.com |
- Inn Waimea Kauai | kauaitravelblog.com --> inn waimea kauai |
- West Kauai Lodging | akamaihawaiiproperties.com --> wkl 2020 |

Dining
- Aloha in Paradise Coffee and Gallery
- Chicken in a Barrel BBQ Waimea
- Da Booze Shop
- FORC Restaurant
- Gina's
- Island Taco
- JoJo's Shave Ice
- L and L Hawaiian Barbecue Waimea
- Porky's Kauai Barbecue
- Shrimp Station
- The Saddle Room
- Waimea Plantation
- Wrangler's Steak Huse
- Yumi's Restaurant
- Coconut Corner

Pictures:
commons.wikimedia.org --> waimea kauai --> images category

Articles:
- gohawaii.com --> islands --> kauai --> regions --> west side --> waimea town
- hawaiimagazine.com --> kauai's waimea town is relaxing with character
- wikipedia.org --> waimea kauai --> article
- kauaitravelblog.com --> waimea town kauai
- hawaiilife.com --> listings --> kauai --> west side --> waimea
- to-hawaii.com --> kauai --> cities--> waimea