Kaʻula
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Kaʻula Island, also called Kaʻula Rock, is a small, crescent-shaped island in the Hawaiian Islands.
Mythology
In the legend of Papa and Wākea, Kaʻula is the seventh-born child.
Geography
It is located 23 mi (20 nmi; 37 km) west-southwest of Kawaihoa Point on
The
Kaʻula, which he spelled as "Tahoora", was one of the first five islands sighted by
Lighthouse
A lighthouse was completed on the island in 1932 by the United States Lighthouse Service, which became part of the United States Coast Guard in 1939. The lighthouse remained in operation through 1947.
Military use
The island has been used as a bombing range by the United States Navy since at least 1952. Inert ordnance is currently used, although live explosive ordnance has been used in the past. There is a risk of unexploded ordnance on the island. Permission from the U.S. Navy is required to land on the island. In 1978, over the objection of the U.S. Navy, the state of Hawaiʻi claimed ownership of Kaʻula and named the island a State Seabird Sanctuary. A final determination of ownership has not yet been made, and the Navy still uses the southeast point of the island as an aerial bombing and strafing target.[4]
Diving
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Kaʻula is uninhabited, but fishermen and scuba divers frequently visit the island. Five Fathom Pinnacle, 3 mi (2.6 nmi; 4.8 km) west-northwest of Kaʻula, is also a noted dive spot.[5]
See also
- List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian – Emperor seamount chain
- List of islands
- Desert island
Notes
- ^ Kaula Volcano John Seach, Volcano Live
- ^ Kaʻula Island Archived 2004-09-05 at the Wayback Machine NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell, Student Connection
- ^ Census Tract 411, Kauaʻi County United States Census Bureau
- ^ U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Chapter 14, p. 634
- ^ Underwater Photos from Five Fathom Pinnacle
References
- ISBN 0-916630-59-5.
- Tava, Rerioterai; Keale, Moses K. (1998). Niihau, the traditions of a Hawaiian island. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 0-935180-80-X. Archived from the originalon 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
External links
- Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Kaula
- Kaʻula Island
- Nautical Chart Containing Kaʻula Island
- Kaula Rock Photos Photographs of Kaʻula Island, May 2008
- "Kaula". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.