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Laie Point
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a thumbnail to
see a larger version of the photo |
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OVERVIEW |
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Laie Point
State Wayside Park lies on a peninsula south
of the town Laie on Oahu’s northeastern
coast. The main attraction is this natural
sea arch shown in the photo above. The hole
was punched out during a tsunami in
1946.This place is steeped in Hawaiian
legend, one of which according to William
Rice in his Hawaiian Legends goes like this:
Laniloa is the name given to a point of land
which extends into the ocean from Laie. In
ancient times this point was mo‘o, standing
upright, ready to kill the passerby. After
Kana and his brother had rescued their
mother from Molokai and had taken her back
to Hawaii, Kana set out on a journey around
the islands to kill all the mo‘o. In due
time he reached Laie, where the mo‘o was
killing many people. Kana had no difficulty
in destroying this monster. Taking its head,
he cut it into five pieces and threw them
into the sea, where they can be seen today
as the five small islands lying off
Maleakahana.
This legend of the Laniloa mo‘o can be read
on a sign on a boulder in the beach park.
Tour buses with visitors often times stop
here because of the park’s nice view,
including the five offshore islands of
Kihewamoku, Mokuauia, Pulemoku, Kukuihoolua
and Mokualai. The peninsula is also
frequented by fishermen, who primarily fish
for trevally, or ulua. |
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DIRECTIONS |
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Off
Kamehameha Highway (Hwy. 83) at La'ie town
via Anemoku Street to end of Naupaka Street. |
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WEBSITE |
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http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/oahu/Index.cfm?park_id=25 |
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