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 | |
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| 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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Kapapa State Wildlife Sanctuary". Oahu Forestry & Wildlife Program. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kapapa Island now a sanctuary". June 13, 2010.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kapapa Island
- Kapapa Island Complex in the National Register of Historic Places Collection
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