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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 .
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: fort in Kauai County, Hawaii
  • Also known as: “Russian Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lucy Wright Park and Cook Landing Site.

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. is situated 620 feet northwest of Russian Fort Elizabeth.

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.

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 1,400 feet northwest of Russian Fort Elizabeth.

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 , , 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 in 1778.

Hamlet
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Russian Fort Elizabeth.

Town
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 3,715 at the 2020 census, up from 3,175 at the 2000 census. is situated 3½ miles west of Russian Fort Elizabeth.

Russian Fort Elizabeth

Latitude
21.95176° or 21° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
-159.66446° or 159° 39′ 52″ west
Open location code
73H2X82P+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 570335540
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4174808
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Tatar—“Russian Fort Elizabeth” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Alžbětina pevnost”
  • Czech: “Fort Elizabeth”
  • German: “Fort Elisabeth (Hawaii)”
  • German: “Russisches Fort”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Rusia Elizabeth”
  • Japanese: “エリザヴェータ砦”
  • Japanese: “エリザベス要塞”
  • Japanese: “ロシアのエリザベス要塞”
  • Portuguese: “Forte Elizabeth, Havaí”
  • Russian: “Елизаветинская крепость (Гавайи)”
  • Russian: “Елизаветинская крепость”
  • Spanish: “Fort Elizabeth”
  • Swedish: “Fort Elisabeth (Hawaii)”
  • Swedish: “Fort Elisabeth”
  • Tatar: “Elizaveta kirmäne”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park and Niihau Church.

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