Moloaa Bay
Moloaʻa Bay is on the northeast shore on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. The bay is 0.44 miles (710 m) long.[1]
The name comes from molo aʻa in the
Paper Mulberry trees (Broussonetia papyrifera, or wauke in Hawaiian) once grew so thickly that the roots were interwoven.[2] The Moloaʻa Stream empties into the north end of a beach which is backed by high cliffs.[3]
Uphill from the bay is the Moloaʻa State Forest Reserve.[4]
Moloaʻa Bay had one of the highest runups in Kauaʻi during the April 1, 1946 tsunami from the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake. It experienced one of the highest wave amplitudes: 11.5 meters (38 ft).[5][6]
Some scenes in the Gilligan's Island pilot were filmed in Moloaʻa Bay.[7]
References
- ^ EPA - Beach Advisories And Online Notification[permanent dead link]
- University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "Kauai Forest Reserves". Hawai‛i Forest Reserve System web site. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ Shoreline Modeling Segments in the Hawaiian Islands Critical for Regional Tsunami Evacuation Determinations
- ^ "April 1, 1946 Tsunami Amplitudes". Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ^ Tour Gilligan's Island
22°11′44″N 159°19′49″W / 22.19568°N 159.330415°W
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