Coconut Island, also known as Moku o Lo‘e, is located on Oahu’s windward (east) coast. This little offshore island is the location where part of the popular TV series Gilligan’s Island was filmed. It’s the island that you see during the opening theme of the second and third season of the series.

The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has a research base on Coconut Island. Students and scientists from around the world come here to study the ocean, coral reefs and marine organisms. The island is surrounded by a large, 64-acre coral reef, which was designated as the Hawaii Marine Laboratory Refuge by the state of Hawaii.