This high-rise 325-room hotel on the ocean is close to Coconut Island, a reefy islet where Hilo children love to fish.
The columnar jointing pattern is well developed on Coconut Island.
In 1947 he bought Coconut Island in Hawaii, as a private retreat.
It was literally placed in the hands of a research assistant near the study pens at Coconut Island, last Saturday.
In 1839, he donated 15,386 francs for the foundation of a leper colony near Coconut Island.
Coconut Island was used for the opening sequence of the television program Gilligan's Island.
Coconut Island is an isolated volcanic remnant located in the southwest part of the bay.
Access to Coconut Island (restricted) is from the state pier off Lilipuna Road.
In 1993, the Pauley family donated the remaining private part of Coconut Island for the construction of a world-class marine laboratory.
The intent is to turn Coconut Island into the world's premier coral reef research facility.