Laauokala Point
Laauokala Point is a cape in Kauai, Hawaii. Laauokala Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Kapalawai, 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 is a 4.48 acres 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 Waimea and Pākalā Village.
Waimea
Town
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
Waimea is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. Situated on the southwest coast of the island of Kauai, the population was 2,057 at the 2020 census. The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea in 1778.
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.
Kekaha
Town
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kekaha is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 3,715 at the 2020 census, up from 3,175 at the 2000 census.
Laauokala Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “La’au’okala Point” and “Lāʻauʻōkala Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.94905° or 21° 56′ 57″ northLongitude
-159.66541° or 159° 39′ 56″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
73H2W8XM+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 88482253OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5849982
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hawaiian to Russian—“Laauokala Point” goes by many names.
- Hawaiian: “Lā‘au‘ōkala Point”
- Russian: “мыс Лаауокала”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kapalawai and Kaawanui Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park and Hofgaard Park.
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