Hofgaard Park

Hofgaard 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Park
  • Description: place in Hawaii, United States
  • Also known as: “Hofgaard Park, Waimea, Kauaʻi” and “Hofgaard Park, Waimea, Kauai”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Russian Fort Elizabeth and Lucy Wright Park.

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 430 metres southeast of Hofgaard Park.

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 240 metres southeast of Hofgaard Park.

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 3 km southeast of Hofgaard Park.

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 Hofgaard Park.

Hofgaard Park

Latitude
21.95479° or 21° 57′ 17″ north
Longitude
-159.6671° or 159° 40′ 2″ west
Named after
Judge Christopher Blom Hofgaard
Open location code
73H2X83M+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 633885140
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q28224460
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Satellite Map

Discover Hofgaard Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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