Mokolea Rock

#7211 among destinations in the United States

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Mōkōlea Rock is an islet in Kailua Bay along the windward coast of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi and located east of Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Like most of the small islets off the coastline of a major island in the Hawaiian Islands, Mōkōlea is a State Bird Sanctuary containing many types of birds. Access to the islet requires a permit, and is only allowed to people involved in protecting the islet's fauna. The islet is more commonly known to local residents as "Birdshit Island", "Birdshit", or simply "Bird" because its black lava rock surface is heavily coated with bird droppings. ()

Coordinates: 21°25'55"N, 157°43'8"W

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Mokolea Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maunawili Falls Trail, Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels, Windward Mall, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden.

5.8 miSW
21°21'35"N • 157°45'54"W
Maunawili Falls Trail, Kailua, Hawaii
148 min walk • Hiking, Waterfall, Outdoor activities
6.6 miSW
Tunnel
Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels, Honolulu
168 min walk • The Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels are a set of four highway tunnels on the Pali Highway which pass through the Nuʻuanu Pali in Hawaii, United States. These tunnels serve as one of three trans-Koʻolau routes between Honolulu and the communities of windward Oʻahu.
5.6 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Windward Mall, Honolulu
143 min walk • Windward Mall is an enclosed shopping center located in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi, anchored by Macy's, and Regal Cinemas.
6.3 miSW
Botanical garden, Park
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu
161 min walk • The Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 45–680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii. It is part of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, and is open daily, without charge, except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Nuʻuanu Pali, Hanauma Bay
167 min walk • Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley on the island of Oʻahu. It has a panoramic view of the windward coast of Oʻahu. The Pali Highway connecting Kailua/Kāneʻohe with downtown Honolulu runs through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels bored into the cliffside.
3.9 miSW
Historical place, State park, Park
Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site, Kailua, Hawaii
99 min walk • Ulupō Heiau on the eastern edge of Kawai Nui Marsh in Kailua, Hawaiʻi, is an ancient site associated in legend with the menehune, but later with high chiefs of Oʻahu, such as Kakuhihewa in the 15th century and Kualiʻi in the late 17th century.
2.7 miNW
Volcano
Puʻu Hawaiʻiloa, Oahu
68 min walk • Puʻu Hawaiʻiloa is a cinder cone located in Honolulu County, Hawaii on the Mokapu Peninsula. Much like neighboring Ulupaʻu Crater. it formed as a vent of the Koʻolau Range during the Honolulu Volcanic Series. The material of the cone is nepheline basalt.
5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Olomana Mountain, Kailua, Hawaii
133 min walk • Olomana is a set of three mountainous peaks on the windward side of Oahu near Kailua and Waimanalo. While historically only the first peak was called Olomana and the second and third Paku'i and Ahiki respectively, most people call the entire section Olomana.
2.7 miS
Beach
Lanikai Beach, Kailua, Hawaii
70 min walk • Lanikai Beach or Kaʻōhao Beach is located in Kaʻōhao, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
3.7 miSW
Area
Kawainui Marsh, Kailua, Hawaii
96 min walk • Kawainui Marsh or Kawainui Fishpond is a wetland and former fishpond in Kailua, Hawaiʻi. It is the largest remaining wetland and the largest ancient freshwater fishpond in Hawaiʻi, and a designated Ramsar Convention wetland.
4.4 miW
Area
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe
113 min walk • The Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology is a marine biology laboratory located on the state-owned Coconut Island in Kāneʻohe Bay.