Nā Mokulua are two islet

Islet

An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....

s off the windward coast of O‘ahu

Oahu

Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...

 in the Hawaiian Islands

Hawaiian Islands

The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...

. They are also commonly known as "The Moks" or the "Twin Islands". The islets are located about .75 miles off Lanikai, a neighborhood of Kailua, Hawai‘i

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

and are often photographed. The larger island is Moku Nui and the smaller, Moku Iki. They are part of the Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary and activities on them as well as off-limit areas on them are regulated by law. The two islands are very popular to local seafaring persons who have access to a motorboat, kayak, or outrigger canoe. Moku Nui has a cove and a white sand beach. North and north-east ocean swells create good surf breaks for longboards, stand up paddle boards and outrigger canoes at "Wraps", "Dogbowls" and "Catbowls"