Russian Fort Elizabeth
Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park | |
Artist's impression of Pāʻulaʻula o Hipo | |
| Nearest city | Waimea, Kauaʻi County Hawaiʻi |
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| Coordinates | 21°57′6″N 159°39′51″W / 21.95167°N 159.66417°W |
| Area | 17.5 acres (7.1 ha) |
| Built | 1817 |
| Architect | Dr. Georg Anton Schäffer |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000299 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962 |
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. It is the last remaining Native Hawaiian fort on the Hawaiian islands, 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. The star fort was employed by the Kingdom of Hawaii in the 19th century under the name Fort Hipo (Hawaiian: Pāʻulaʻula o Hipo).