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Moloa'a Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
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Moloa'a Beach is on the northeast side of Kauai. It's a nice beach when the ocean is calm. The southeast side of the beach is better than the northwest side.
Moloaʻa Bay is on the northeast shore on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. The bay is 0.44 miles (710 m) long.
The name comes frommolo aʻain the Hawaiian language which means "matted roots". Paper Mulberry trees (Broussonetia papyrifera, orwaukein Hawaiian) once grew so thickly that the roots were interwoven. The Moloaʻa Stream empties into the north end of a beach which is backed by high cliffs. Uphill from the bay is the Moloaʻa State Forest Reserve.
Some scenes in the Gilligan's Island pilot were filmed in Moloaʻa Bay.
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