Chinaman s Hat may refer to Conical Asian hat , common in Asia Mokolii , a basalt island in K ne ohe Bay Chinaman s Hat Port Phillip , an octagonal structure in the South Channel of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia disambig ... more details
File Mokolii.jpg thumb left Mokoli okina i or Chinaman s Hat Mokoli okina i is a convert 12.5 acre adj on , convert 206 ft m adj mid tall basalt island convert 1 3 mi offshore of Kualoa Point, Oahu , in K ne ohe Bay , Hawaii , at coord 21.5092 N 157.8297 W display inline,title . Geologically, it used to be connected to Oahu before erosion cut it off. It is also known as Chinaman s Hat for its likeness to the conical Asian hat straw hats Chinese immigrants wore. Wedge tailed Shearwaters are the only species of bird that nests here previously there were a few. File Starr 050419 0462 Pithecellobium dulce.jpg thumb 250px Approaching Mokolii Mokoli okina i is open to the public from dawn to dusk. On weekends it is somewhat a popular secret with tourists and locals. It can be accessed by kayak, boat, surfboard, or by swimming depth soundings are only four feet on its west side. http www.backyardoahu.com index.html?moko1.htm This may be dangerous during any other time or inclement weather. The area is home to stonefish and sharks are often seen around the island, often in early mornings. Image Mokolii from above.jpg thumb 250px From above Trivia The island can be seen in the background of a number of shots in the Adam Sandler film 50 First Dates . The island can be seen in the Owen Wilson film The Big Bounce . A flying overhead shot of the island is one of the scenes shown in Keyshia Cole s song Heaven Sent Keyshia Cole song Heaven Sent . External links http www.botany.hawaii.edu gradstud eijzenga OIRC mokolii.htm Offshore Island Restoration Committee http maps.google.com maps?q Mokoli E2 80 98i Island, HI, United States&hl en&ie UTF8&ll 21.509785, 157.829107&spn 0.007606,0.009645&sll 21.64977, 157.884521&sspn 1.945176,2.469177&t h&z 17 Mokolii Island on Google Maps As of 15 July 2011 http maps.yahoo.com ylc X3oDMTExNmIycG51BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLWJ1dHRvbgRzbGsDbGluaw q1 kailua&mvt s&trf 0&lon 157.829418&lat 21.509735&mag 4 Mokolii Island on Yahoo Maps As of 27 May 2007 ... more details
wiktionary Chinaman Chinaman term is period term referring to a Chinese person in the 1800 era. In the 20th and 21st century it has taken on an offensive stigma. whether of Han Chinese ethnicity or a citizen of China, Chinese people . Or the term may also refer to An alternate term for left arm unorthodox spin , a style of cricket bowling Chinaman politics , an epithet used in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Chinaman porcelain , a figurine or a dealer Chinaman ship Chinaman ship , engaged in the Old China Trade Chinaman Island , Australia Chinaman s Peak , the former name of Ha Ling Peak Chinamen 1970 , a play in Michael Frayn s The Two of Us play The Two of Us play Chinaman The Legend of Pradeep Mathew 2008 , a novel by Shehan Karunatilaka The Chinaman 1999 , a collection of poems by David Mamet The Chinaman , a novel by Stephen Leather The Chinaman , a 2007 novel in Swedish by Henning Mankell, published in English translation in 2010 as The Man from Beijing novel The Man from Beijing The Chinaman, the nickname of Fresh Kid Ice , founder of Chinaman Records and member of the group Chinaman All Stars Chinaman , the English title of the Danish film Kinamand Chinaman, the stage name of American comedian Mark Britten Chinaman s chance , a figure of speech meaning no chance John Chinaman , a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century Chinaman s Hat, the former name of Mokolii , a basalt island in K ne ohe Bay Chinaman s Hat Port Phillip , an octagonal structure in the South Channel of Port Phillip Bay The conical Asian hat sometimes referred to as a Chinaman s hat disambig ... more details
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