Mokoliʻi

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Mokoliʻi
Mokoliʻi as seen from Oahu
Mokoliʻi as seen from Oahu
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Hawaii
Geographical location 21 ° 30 '34.2 "  N , 157 ° 49' 44.8"  W Coordinates: 21 ° 30 '34.2 "  N , 157 ° 49' 44.8"  W.
Mokoliʻi (Hawaii)
Mokoliʻi
surface 4.7 hectares
Highest elevation 70  m
Residents uninhabited

Mokoliʻi (also Mokoli'i, Mokolii ), popularly also called Chinaman's Hat , is a small, uninhabited island in the Hawaiʻi archipelago and belongs to Honolulu County . It is only about 500 meters off the east coast of the island of Oahu , not far from the Kualoa Regional Park .

The island is of volcanic origin; it has an area of ​​4.7  ha (0.047 km²) and reaches a height of about 70 m above sea level.

The island was once a breeding area for the white-tailed tropical bird ( Phaethon lepturus ), today only one species of seabird, the wedge-tailed shearwater ( Puffinus pacificus , Hawaiian : Uau Kani ) breeds there . Mokoliʻi is, like many other small islands in Hawaii, a Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary ( bird sanctuary ). The island can be visited during the day and can be reached on foot at low tide .

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