Russian Fort Elizabeth

Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It is the last remaining Native Hawaiian fort on the Hawaiian Islands, 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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cook Landing Site and Lucy Wright Park.

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 Waimea and Pākalā Village.

Waimea

Town

Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.

Waimea is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Kauaʻi and had a population of 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. Pākalā Village is situated 2½ km southeast of Russian Fort Elizabeth.

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. Kekaha is situated 6 km northwest of Russian Fort Elizabeth.

Russian Fort Elizabeth

Type: Park
Also known as: “Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park”
Category: recreation area
Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.95103° or 21° 57′ 4″ north

Longitude

-159.66407° or 159° 39′ 51″ west

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

73H2X82P+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 443349755

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5853544

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Russian Fort Elizabeth” goes by many names.

German: “Russisches Fort”
Portuguese: “Forte Elizabeth, Havaí”
Spanish: “Fort Elizabeth”

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