Defending state champions Konawaena and Waimea earned the top seeds in their divisions in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships, which begin next week.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/11/03/sports/hawaii-prep-world/defending-champs-konawaena-waimea-earn-top-seeds-in-state-football-tournament/

He was spotted in the Kona area midday Friday driving northbound toward Waimea.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/03/10/big-island-manhunt-continues-in-gulch-pasture-land-for-attempted-murder-suspect-on-foot/

KOHALA, Hawaiʻi - With a High Wind Warning and Red Flag fire weather conditions, one fire is located off of Akoni Pule Highway near Kohala Ranch, and the other is in Waimea.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/08/08/two-brush-fires-burning-in-north-south-kohala/

Since its beginning, the Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival has been all about the delicate pink blooms on the cherry trees at Church Row Park in the North Hawai‘i community of about 11,000 people.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/02/think-pink-waimea-cherry-blossom-heritage-festival-celebrates-30th-anniversary-on-saturday/

The event — alternatively known simply as The Eddie — is a one-day contest held in Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore only when the surf is consistently large enough during the winter big wave surfing season from mid-December through mid-March.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/big-waves-to-deliver-storied-hawaii-surf-contest-the-eddie

The Lalamilo fire in Waimea will be monitored.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/08/10/north-and-south-kohala-brush-fires-under-control-but-flare-ups-still-a-threat/

The Wolfpack lost to Waimea in the semifinals, 8-7.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/06/04/sports/hawaii-prep-world/hall-of-honor-milan-ah-yat-pac-five-softball-university-volleyball-basketball/

Waimea Community Association raising funds to…

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/09/13/south-kohala-community-hopes-to-address-safety-issues-around-waimea-schools-with-newly-released-state-funding/

You also can connect with Hawai‘i landscapes on a deeper level with Hawaiian chant at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and the Waimea Fall Festival returns for its fourth installment of free family fall fun.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/10/12/top-20-things-to-do-on-big-island-oct-12-18-kalapana-in-concert-waimea-fall-festival-taste-of-hilo-kona-underpants-run/