Within the small city of Laie on Oahu, you could find fairly an fascinating sight at Laie Level. Simply off shore stands an extended, slightly linear rock island with a gap in center. Per the favored guidebook, Oahu Revealed, the outlet was created by a tsunami is 1946.
The island’s identify is Kukuihoolua and it’s a hen sanctuary.
Kukuihoolua shouldn’t be the one island or islet on this space. There’s a plaque at Laie Level that tells a legend of this location and the encompassing islets. It reads:
“This level of land that extends out into the ocean known as Laniloa. In accordance with legend, this peninsula was initially a “mo’o” or big lizard, standing upright able to kill any intruder.
“After Kana, a legendary warrior, and his brother had rescued their mom from Moloka’i and had taken her again to Hawai’i, Kana set out on a journey to kill all of the mo’o within the islands. In time, he arrived in La’ie the place the mo’o had been killing many individuals. Kana simply defeated the mo’o, taking its head. He chopped it into 5 items and flung them into the ocean. The items of the lizard’s head could be seen at the moment as 5 small islands mendacity off-shore.”
Laie Level is situated on the finish of Naupaka Avenue in Laie. Use this Google Maps link to create instructions. Please word this vital recommendation from the state’s official park page
“Lāʻie Level State Wayside consists of two separate parcels on both aspect of a dead-end residential avenue, with no amenities and intensely restricted parking. Please respect the neighbors by having fun with this small scenic lookout with out blocking driveways or different automobiles. The adjoining undeveloped level is privately owned, please respect.”
Have you ever been to Laie Level?
