Mōkapu Island
Mōkapu Island is an islet in Maui County, Hawaii. Mōkapu Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Kalawao, as well as near the locality Kauhakō Crater.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mokapu” and “Mokapu Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kalaupapa National Historical Park and Saint Philomena Church.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Photo: Djzanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is on Molokai in Hawaii of the United States of America. Kalaupapa National Historical Park was established on 22 Dec 1980.
Saint Philomena Church
Church
Photo: Austin McGee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Philomena Church is situated 1½ miles west of Mōkapu Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kauhakō Crater and Kalaupapa.
Kauhakō Crater
Locality
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.
Kauhakō Crater is a volcanic crater located in Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States. The crater was formed between 230,000 and 300,000 years ago, as the result of the eruption of volcano Pu'u' 'Uao. Kauhakō Crater is situated 2½ miles west of Mōkapu Island.
Kalaupapa
Village
Photo: Sanba38, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kalaupapa is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi, within Kalawao County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 1866, during the reign of Kamehameha V, the Hawaii legislature passed a law that resulted in the designation… Kalaupapa is situated 4 miles west of Mōkapu Island.
Mōkapu Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.18302° or 21° 10′ 59″ northLongitude
-156.92378° or 156° 55′ 26″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
73H553MG+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 4060585OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5851113Wikidata ID
Q1669001
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Satellite Map
Discover Mōkapu Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Mōkapu Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mōkapu Island”
- Dutch: “Mōkapu Island”
- German: “Mōkapu Island”
- Italian: “Mōkapu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kalawao and Kapapakikane.
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