National Historic Landmarks on Kauai

Information about national historic landmarks on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.

United States national historic landmarks (NHLs) are historic properties that illustrate the history of the United States. The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) manages the nomination process for new national historic landmarks and the official Web sites of existing NHLs are sub-sections of the nps.gov Web site. There are more than 2,600 NHLs in the United States and four of them are located on the island of Kauai.

NAME: Cook Landing Site
DATE LISTED: December 29, 1962
NHP ID: 66000298
LOCATION: Waimea, West Kauai Island, Hawaii
NOTE: Captain James Cook landed here at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778; He was the first European known to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands
REFERENCES:
- npgallery.nps.gov
- wikipedia.org

NAME: Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
DATE LISTED: December 29, 1962
NHP ID: 66000296
LOCATION: Koloa, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
REFERENCES:
- npgallery.nps.gov
- wikipedia.org

NAME: Russian Fort
DATE LISTED: December 29, 1962
NHP ID: 66000299
LOCATION: Waimea, West Kauai Island, Hawaii
NOTE: Constructed in 1816 ; result of the alliance between High Chief Kaumualii and the Russian-American Company
REFERENCES:
- npgallery.nps.gov
- wikipedia.org

NAME: Wailua Complex of Heiaus
DATE LISTED: December 29, 1962
NHP ID: 66000297
LOCATION: Wailua, East Kauai Island, Hawaii
NOTE: An archaeological site with four heiaus
REFERENCES:
- npgallery.nps.gov
- wikipedia.org