Na Mokulua

Nā Mokulua (English Mokulua Islands or The Twin Islands ), are two small uninhabited islands in the Archipelago of Hawaii and part of the Honolulu County. They are only about a kilometer off the east coast of Oahu near the beach in Kailua. The geographical coordinates are approached 21.4 ° North and 157.7 ° West. Nā Mokulua is a so-called double island.

Nā Mokulua consists of the slightly larger island Moku Nui and Moku Iki the smaller island, which lie about 60 m apart. Moku Nui reaches a height of 65 meters, Moku Iki a height of 46 meters above the sea level. Both islands have diameters of a few hundred meters and a total area of ​​only 9 hectares (0.09 km ²). Like many other small islands of Hawaii - for example, Manana or Moku Manu - are also the Mokulua Islands are entering a Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary ( bird sanctuary ) and allowed only under certain conditions.