THE WAIMEA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Subhumid and Humid Intermediate and High Mountain Slopes setting.
Waimea CDP has 39.4 square miles of land in Hawaii County. Its Census reference point is in Subhumid and Humid Intermediate and High Mountain Slopes.
Middle and upper mountain slopes on Mauna Kea, Kohala and Haleakala range from gentle ground to hilly terrain. Cinder cones add local relief to the broader volcanic slopes.
Regional context: Subhumid and Humid Intermediate and High Mountain Slopes ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Waimea and Hawaii County
Waimea is associated with Hawaii County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Waimea by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Waimea, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 20.7 percentage points lower than the 20.8% recorded for Hawaii County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Waimea CDP has 23 times the land area of nearby Kukuihaele CDP (1.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

