Mokuauia
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hawaii, United States of America
- Also known as: “Goat Island”, “Moku ‘Auia”, “Moku‘auia Island”, and “Mokuʻauia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laie Hawaii Temple and Polynesian Cultural Center.
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.
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 1½ miles south of Mokuauia.
Kahuku High & Intermediate School
School
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kahuku High & Intermediate School, located in Kahuku CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Oahu, serves approximately 1,850 students in grades seven through twelve and is part of the Windward District on the island of Oahu. Kahuku High & Intermediate School is situated 2 miles northwest of Mokuauia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lāʻie and Kahuku.
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.
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.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 3½ miles south of Mokuauia.
Mokuauia
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.66276° or 21° 39′ 46″ northLongitude
-157.92304° or 157° 55′ 23″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
73H4M37G+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 163986188OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5851138Wikidata ID
Q1943240
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Mokuauia” goes by many names.
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