Nawiliwili Beach Park

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Nawiliwili Beach Park is a beach park and port on the south-east coast of the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. [1] It is located on Nāwiliwili Bay at 21°57′33″N159°21′10″W / 21.95917°N 159.35278°W / 21.95917; -159.35278 Coordinates: 21°57′33″N159°21′10″W / 21.95917°N 159.35278°W / 21.95917; -159.35278 , about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of Līhuʻe. It is at the south end of Hawaii Route 51, known as Rice Street. Just to the west is Niumalu Beach Park. Across Nāwiliwili Bay is Kawai Point.

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References

  1. John R. K. Clark (April 1990). Beaches of Kaua'i and Ni'ihau. University of Hawaii Press. p. 2. ISBN   978-0-8248-1260-7.