COCONUT ISLAND (MOKU O LO'E) - GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

COCONUT ISLAND (MOKU O LO'E)

GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

KANEOHE, HAWAII

Finally visited Coconut Island on Oahu.  This was the island used in the opening sequence of the hit television show Gilligan's Island.  It is now a marine research facility owned and operated by the State of Hawaii and University of Hawaii.  Coconut Island, or Moku o Lo'e is a 28 acre island in Kaneohe Bay and houses facilities for the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.  Access to this little oasis in the Bay is by boat only.  We boarded a small craft that greeted us at the end of the pier.  The free shuttle service for students, researchers, contractors and guests runs daily around every 15 minutes from the early morning until 10:30 at night.  Travel time to the Island is just a couple of minutes.  You end up at a small pier complete with a mini lighthouse.  A handwritten sign reads "Coconut Island".  We saw mostly contractors working on a new large building and renovating an entire wing of another building that was in disrepair.  A few students in shorts, men in Aloha Shirts and University of Hawaii t-shirts walked about and did their business.  The Island offers great views of Kaneohe Bay.

More info at:  http://www.hawaii.edu/himb/

COCONUT ISLAND IN KANEOHE BAY - ISLAND OF OAHU

GOOGLE EARTH SHOT OF COCONUT ISLAND

GATED ROAD TO PARKING LOT, PIER AND BOAT RAMP

WRITTEN PERMISSION IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE ISLAND

MOKU O LO'E COCONUT ISLAND

RESIDENTIAL HOMES LINE THE HILLS OVERLOOKING COCONUT ISLAND

GILLIGAN'S ISLAND IS IN SITE

GREAT VIEWS FROM THE PIER

KANEOHE BAY

WATER WAS BEAUTIFUL - WANTED TO TAKE A SWIM

ALL ABOARD THE SHUTTLE TO COCONUT ISLAND

TRAVEL TIME TO COCONUT ISLAND IS JUST A FEW MINUTES

LANDING SPOT ON COCONUT ISLAND

REALLY DOES LOOK LIKE GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

NEW RESEARCH BUILDING ON COCONUT ISLAND