Kīhewamoku
Kīhewamoku is an islet in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Kīhewamoku is situated nearby to the suburb Lāʻie, as well as near the hamlet Marconi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Also known as: “Kahewaku”, “Kahiwamoku Island”, “Kīhewa-moku”, “Kihewamoko Island”, “Kihewamoku”, “Kihewamoku Island”, “Kihewamoku Islet”, and “Kikewamoku Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mokuauia and Laie Hawaii Temple.
Mokuauia
Islet
Goat Island, also known as Mokuʻauia, is a flat islet consisting of lithified dunes in Laie Bay on the northeast shore of Oahu, Hawaii. It is a small 13 acres uninhabited islet, which primarily as a serves seabird sanctuary and a popular recreational site accessible at low tide.
Laie Hawaii Temple
Church
Photo: Gh5046, Public domain.
Laie Hawaii Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located on the northeast shore of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. The temple sits on a small hill, half a mile from the Pacific Ocean, in the town of Lāʻie, 35 miles from Honolulu. Laie Hawaii Temple is situated 2 miles south of Kīhewamoku.
Polynesian Cultural Center
Photo: Gh5046, Public domain.
The Polynesian Cultural Center is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum in Laie on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The PCC is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was dedicated on October 12, 1963, and occupies 42 acres of land belonging to nearby Brigham Young University–Hawaii. Polynesian Cultural Center is situated 2½ miles south of Kīhewamoku.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kahuku and Lāʻie.
Kahuku
Kahuku is a census-designated place in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, ka huku means "the projection", presumably a reference to Kahuku Point nearby, the northernmost point of land on the island of Oahu.Lāʻie
Suburb
Photo: Jiang, Public domain.
Lāʻie is a census-designated place located in the Koolauloa District on the island of Oʻahu in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 5,963 at the 2020 census. Lāʻie is situated 2 miles south of Kīhewamoku.
Hauʻula
Village
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hauʻula is a census-designated place and rural community in the Koʻolauloa District on the island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu. In Hawaiian, hauʻula means "red hau". Hauʻula is situated 4½ miles south of Kīhewamoku.
Kīhewamoku
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.67262° or 21° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
-157.92382° or 157° 55′ 26″ westOpen location code
73H4M3FG+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 760615603OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Kīhewamoku” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kīhewamoku”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marconi and Kawela.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moku‘auia Beach and Kahuku Beach.
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