Waimea Public Library

Waimea Public Library is a library in , which is located on Kaumualiʻi Highway. Waimea Public Library is situated nearby to , as well as near the protected area .
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Hawaii
  • Address: 9790 Kaumualiʻi Highway, Waimea, HI 96796

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hofgaard Park and Russian Fort Elizabeth.

Park
is a narrow park between Kaumualiʻi Highway and Waimea Road in the town of . The park was named after Judge Christopher Blom Hofgaard who was a resident in Waimea. is situated 290 metres east of Waimea Public Library.

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. is situated 700 metres southeast of Waimea Public Library.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waimea and Pākalā Village.

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. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. is situated 3½ km southeast of Waimea Public Library.

Town
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, , United States. The population was 3,715 at the 2020 census, up from 3,175 at the 2000 census. is situated 5 km west of Waimea Public Library.

Waimea Public Library

Latitude
21.95572° or 21° 57′ 21″ north
Longitude
-159.66976° or 159° 40′ 11″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Operator
Hawaii State Public Library System
Open location code
73H2X84J+73
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1416015729
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5854584
Wiki­data ID
Q57893898
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Waimea Public Library” goes by many names.

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