Kapalawai

Kapalawai is a hamlet in , . Kapalawai is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Russian Fort Elizabeth and Cook Landing Site.

Protected area
Photo: Mel29, Public domain.
Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in . It is the last remaining Native Hawaiian fort on the , built in the early 19th century by natives with an Italian-based design provided by a German traveler who arrived on a Russian-American Company ship, as a project of High Chief Kaumualiʻi.

Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The in on island in , is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the , and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil.

Park
, also referred to as Lucy Wright Beach Park, is a 4.48 acre public park in the town of Waimea. The park is named after Lucy Wright, a prominent member of the Waimea community and the first native Hawaiian schoolteacher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pākalā Village and Waimea.

Hamlet
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, , United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census.

Town
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, , United States. It is on the southwest coast of the island of and had a population of 2,057 at the 2020 census. The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in in 1778.

Hamlet
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 672. is situated 5 km southeast of Kapalawai.

Kapalawai

Latitude
21.94668° or 21° 56′ 48″ north
Longitude
-159.65572° or 159° 39′ 21″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
73H2W8WV+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150918839
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5848356
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Kapalawai” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Капалаваи”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pakala Beach and Russian Fort Elizabeth.

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