Waimea is a common place name in Hawaii and New Zealand. In Hawaiian, it means reddish water; in Māori it means forgotten or hidden stream. It may refer to: Places Hawaii, United States Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii, (Big Island, post office "Kamuela") Waimea-Kohala Airport, Hawaii County Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii Waimea Bay, Oahu Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai Waimea Ditch, Kauai Waimea River (Kauai) Waimea River (Oahu) Waimea Valley, Oahu New Zealand Waimea Inlet, Tasman Bay Waimea Plain (Southland) Waimea Plains (Tasman) Waimea (New Zealand electorate), historic electorate Waimea-Picton, historic electorate Waimea-Sounds (New Zealand electorate), historic electorate Waimea River (Southland) Waimea River (Tasman) Schools Waimea College, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand Waimea High School, Kauai, Hawaii Waimea Intermediate, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand Flora and fauna Perrottetia sandwicensis (common name Waimea or Olomea), a shrub in the genus Perrottetia native to Hawaii Waimea pipturus, a Hawaiian flowering nettle Waimea phyllostegia, a Hawaiian species of mint Other Archdeacon of Waimea, an ecclesiastical post in New Zealand Waimea House, a historic residence in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia Waimea Plains Railway, Southland, New Zealand