Niumalu Beach Park is a county beach park in the district of
Niumalu
Niumalu is a district on the southeast coast of the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It has a population of approximately 7,000 people. The Niumalu Beach Park
Niumalu Beach Park is a county beach park in the district of Niumalu on th ...
on the south-east coast of the island of
Kauai
Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...
in the
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...
.
It is located on Nāwiliwili Bay, about south of
Līhue. The
Hulēʻia National Wildlife Refuge is adjacent to the west, and
Nāwiliwili Beach Park and harbor are adjacent to the east. Through much of the 19th century, it was home of
Paul Kanoa
Paul (Paulo) Kanoa ( – November 10, 1885) was a Hawaiian high chief who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii, including Governor of Kauaʻi from 1847 to 1877.
Biography
Kanoa was born around the year 1802 in Kahaluu in South ...
, his son
Paul P. Kanoa
Paul (Paulo) Puhiula Kanoa (June 10, 1832 – March 18, 1895) was a noble and politician in the Hawaiian Kingdom, Kingdom of Hawaii from the island of Kauai, Kauai.
Life
Paul Puhiula Kanoa was born June 10, 1832 in Honolulu.
His hānai father, ...
(both were
Royal Governor of Kauai), and family.
The hill above the beach later became county offices and then
Kauai High School.
For a while mangrove trees were taking over the beach. The
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts may refer to:
* Boy Scout, a participant in the Boy Scout Movement.
* Scouting, also known as the Boy Scout Movement.
* An organisation in the Scouting Movement, although many of these organizations also have female members. There are t ...
were part of the clean-up crew who volunteered to renovate the beach in 2014.
References
Beaches of Kauai
Protected areas of Kauai
Parks in Hawaii
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