Laie Point State Wayside Park Photos
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Laie Point State Wayside Park, Oahu
Laie Point State Wayside Park (see more photos) lies on a peninsula south of the town Laie on Oahu’s northeastern coast. 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.
Laie Point State Wayside Park Overview
- Located on a peninsula south of Laie
- Scenic area, nice limestone and rock formations
- No swimming beach, but good for fishing
- Place of the Hawaiian legend of Laniloa mo‘o
Location: Naupaka St., Laie, HI 96762
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