- Mokolii
Mokoliokinai is a 12.5 acre, 206 foot tall
basalt island one-third of a mile offshore of Kualoa Point,Oahu , inKāne'ohe Bay ,Hawaii , at coord|21.5092|N|157.8297|W|display=inline,title. Geologically, it used to be connected to Oahu before erosion cut it off. It is also known as "Chinaman's Hat" for its likeness to the straw hats Chinese immigrants wore.Wedge-tailed Shearwaters are the only species of bird that nests here; previously there were a few.Mokoliokinai is open to the public from dawn to dusk. On weekends it is somewhat a popular secret with tourists and locals. It can be accessed by kayak, boat, surfboard, or by foot during low tides; depth soundings are only four feet on its west side. [http://www.backyardoahu.com/index.html?moko1.htm] This may be dangerous during any other time or inclement weather.
Trivia
* The island can be seen in the background of a number of shots in the Adam Sandler film 50 First Dates.
* A flying overhead shot of the island is one of the scenes shown inKeyshia Cole 's songHeaven Sent .External links
* [http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/gradstud/eijzenga/OIRC/mokolii.htm Offshore Island Restoration Committee]
* [http://www.backyardoahu.com/index.html?moko1.htm Backyard Oahu]
* [http://maps.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTExNmIycG51BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLWJ1dHRvbgRzbGsDbGluaw--#q1=kailua&mvt=s&trf=0&lon=-157.829418&lat=21.509735&mag=4 Mokolii Island on Yahoo! Maps] As of 27 May 2007, cleary visible on Yahoo! Maps, but not on Maps.Google
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