Waimea Public Library
Waimea Public Library is a library in Kauai, Hawaii which is located on Kaumualiʻi Highway. Waimea Public Library is situated nearby to Hofgaard Park, as well as near the protected area Cook Landing Site.- 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.
Hofgaard Park
Park
Hofgaard Park is a narrow park between Kaumualiʻi Highway and Waimea Road in the town of Waimea. The park was named after Judge Christopher Blom Hofgaard who was a resident in Waimea. Hofgaard Park is situated 290 metres east of Waimea Public Library.
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. Russian Fort Elizabeth is situated 700 metres southeast of Waimea Public Library.
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.
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 3½ km southeast of Waimea Public Library.
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 5 km west of Waimea Public Library.
Waimea Public Library
- Categories: public library, building, and education
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.95572° or 21° 57′ 21″ northLongitude
-159.66976° or 159° 40′ 11″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
73H2X84J+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 1416015729OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Waimea Public Library” goes by many names.
- French: “Bibliothèque publique de Waimea”
- Japanese: “ワイメア公共図書館”
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