Tides & Towns
Kauaʻi · HI

Waimea

Where Captain Cook first set foot in Hawaii.

Population
2,057 (2020 census)
Cook arrives
January 20, 1778

Then

  1. 200–600 AD

    The first settlers reach Kauaʻi from the Marquesas.

  2. 1778

    James Cook's ships reach the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, the first Europeans in Hawaii.

  3. 1815

    The Russian-American Company ship Bering wrecks here.

  4. 1938

    The Waimea Theater opens. It is restored after Hurricane Iniki.

Now

Construction and tourism are the main work. This place includes Port Allen at Hanapēpē Bay.

2 tide stations around Waimea

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