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waimea

/ wai.mea / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Maui name for olomea, a shrub.

2. n., Kauaʻi name for a kind of māmaki, having leaves with red veins and stems resembling those of the olomea.

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Wai-mea

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n. A place name. Lit., reddish water. See ex., pā ʻili.

Wai-mea

Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Waimea (lit., reddish-brown waters).

WAI-ME-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A species of tree; the same as olomea.

Waimea (wă'i-mē'-a), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A species of tree; the same as olomea.

Waimea (wā'i-me'ā):

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

reddish water. Name applied to several localities.

Waimea

/ Wai-mea / Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),
  • Village, homesteads, elementary and intermediate school, land division, tableland (3,000 feet elevation), and trail, Waipiʻo qd., Hawaiʻi.
  • Town, bay, canyon, district, school, ditch, plantation, landing, river, road, and land division, southwest Kauaʻi, where Captain Cook first landed (1778).
  • Land section, bay, reservoir, hill (251 feet high), falls (55 feet high), stream, beach, park; famous big-wave surfing area where winter waves break to 35 feet or more; Haleʻiwa and Puʻukapu qds., north Oʻahu. The falls were formerly called Waiheʻe. After Captain Cook was killed at Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi, on February 14, 1779, his ships called here for water on February 27. Vancouver landed here in 1793; while drawing water in the stream, two of his men were killed by Hawaiians who wanted their weapons. Vancouver ordered that the assassins be killed, and two men were shot, but it is not certain that they were the murderers (Kuy. 1:44; RC 166).

Literally, reddish water (as from erosion of red soil).

  • References:
    • See Puʻuomahuka.

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Waimea

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),
  • 1. Fishing site, state recreation pier, Waimea, Kauaʻi. Former interisland steamer landing at the end of Moana Road. Primarily a fishing site used by residents of West Kauaʻi.
  • 2. Bay, Waimea, Oʻahu. One of the North Shore's most popular swimming beaches during the summer and surfing beaches during the winter.
  • 3. Tower, Waimea, Oʻahu. The tower on the north side of Waimea Bay, one of the North Shore's most famous landmarks, was originally a storage bin with four vertical chutes to store rocks quarried by the Waimea Quarry Company. In 1929, Carl Winstedt was awarded the contract to build Kamehameha Highway from Waimea to Kahuku. He ran a quarry operation at Waimea from 1930 to 1932 to support the highway's construction but abandoned the site when the job was completed. In 1953, the Catholic mission converted the storage bins and machine sheds into the Saints Paul and Peter Mission.

Literally, red water (as from erosion of red soil).

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