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This Concurrent Resolution urges the Board of Land and Natural Resources to rename the Russian Fort Elisabeth State Historical Park in Waimea, Kauai, to "Paulaula," which is the traditional Hawaiian place name for the area and was the site of the royal compound of King Kaumualii, the ali?i nui (chief) of Kauai. The resolution also calls for the development of new interpretive materials in Hawaiian and English that highlight Kauai's history and culture, and for collaboration with the National Park Service to update the site's National Historic Landmark designation to include its Hawaiian place name and recent research. The renaming and updated interpretation aim to honor the indigenous history and cultural significance of the site, which was historically known as Paulaula and later became the location of a fort built by Georg Anton Schffer for the Russian-American Company, though it was never garrisoned by Russians and was largely constructed by Hawaiian labor.