Kapapa Island is a flat, uninhabited island in the Hawaiian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is located in Kāne'ohe Bay about two kilometers off the east coast of the island of O'ahu.
Kapapa Island | |
Location | Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu |
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Coordinates | 21°28′37″N 157°47′55″W / 21.47694°N 157.79861°W |
Area | 7 acres [2] |
NRHP reference No. | 72000430[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 21, 1972 |
Kapapa was used as a place of worship by Ancient Hawaiians, and contains a heiau. It was included as Kapapa Island Complex and Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.
Beginning in 1917, the island's wildlife resources have been protected. In 1932 a wildlife reservation executive order was issued, and in 2010, the Department of Land and Natural Resources announced it would be protected by rule as a wildlife sanctuary.[3]
References edit
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kapapa Island
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/72000430