Waimea Real Estate

Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii (meaning “red water” in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The first Europeans, led by English Captain James Cook, to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii in 1778.

Waimea Real Estate market is active. According to Hawaiian Information Services’ Multiple Listing Service (MLS), as of January 2012 the median residential listing in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii is $340,000. Waimea Real Estate median sales price is $249,000.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,787 people, 620 households, and 456 families residing in the CDP. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles, of which, 1.0 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it (18.60%) is water.

Waimea is a popular place for tourists, especially hikers who travel through the nearby canyons and ridges. The Waimea Real Estate Market offers many Tourist Vacation Rentals (TVR). Waimea Canyon, coined by Mark Twain as the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” is a large canyon approximately 10 miles long and up to 3,000 feet deep. Waimea Canyon State Park encompasses 1,866 acres and is a popular tourist attraction on Kauai, Hawaii. With numerous hiking trails, Waimea Canyon can be accessed from Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii on Hawaiʻi state road 550, which is 18 miles long and leads up to Koke’e State Park. The island of Niihau, only a short distance west of Kauai, can be clearly seen from the highway.

Waimea High School is the westernmost high school in the United States.