Kapalawai
Kapalawai is a hamlet in Kauai, Hawaii. Kapalawai is situated nearby to the hamlet Pākalā Village, as well as near the town Waimea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Russian Fort Elizabeth and Cook Landing Site.
Russian Fort Elizabeth
Protected area
Photo: Mel29, Public domain.
Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark and is administered as the Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi.
Cook Landing Site
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, 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 Hawaiian Islands, and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil.
Lucy Wright Park
Park
Lucy Wright 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.
Pākalā Village
Hamlet
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pākalā Village is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census.
Waimea
Town
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
Waimea is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Kauai and had a population of 2,057 at the 2020 census. The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea in 1778.
Kaumakani
Hamlet
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaumakani is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census, up from 607 at the 2000 census. Kaumakani is situated 3 miles southeast of Kapalawai.
Kapalawai
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.94668° or 21° 56′ 48″ northLongitude
-159.65572° or 159° 39′ 21″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
73H2W8WV+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 150918839OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5848356
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In Other Languages
“Kapalawai” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Капалаваи”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pakala Beach and Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park.
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