Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii Waimea, Hawaii Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii Waimea (literally, "red water" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kaua i County, Hawaii, United States.
The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea in 1778 (giving rise to Kauai's cheeky slogan: "Hawaii's Original Visitor Destination").
On January 20, 1778, the British explorer, Captain James Cook, and his ships, the HMS Discovery and Resolution, appeared at the mouth of the Waimea River on the Western side of Kaua'i.
Originally, Cook sent three small craft to Waimea so that his men could determine if it was a good place for the ships to dock.
They reported back that there was a fresh water lagoon alongside a native village, so Cook and his men anchored their ships and went ashore on lesser craft.
His men documented the flora and fauna of the Waimea area, and tried to translate the language of the natives. This first encounter was mostly friendly.
A statue of Captain James Cook stands in Waimea, Kaua i commemorating his first contact with the Hawaiian islands at the town's harbor in January 1778.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km ), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.7 km ) of it is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km ) of it (18.60%) is water.
There were 620 homeholds out of which 33.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families.
In the CDP the populace was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $44,398, and the median income for a family was $46,591.
About 8.1% of families and 11.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
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Islands, municipalities, and communities of Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
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