Sand Island (Hawaii)

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Geography
Coordinates	Coordinates: 21°18′30″N 157°53′00″W / 21.30833°N 157.88333°W / 21.30833; -157.88333
Country
United States

Sand Island, formerly known as Quarantine Island, is a small island within the city of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The island lies at the entrance to Honolulu Harbor.

History

It was known as Quarantine Island during the nineteenth century, when it was used to quarantine ships believed to carry contagious passengers.

During World War II, Sand Island was used as an Army internment camp to house Japanese Americans as well as expatriates from Germany, Italy, and other Axis countries living in Hawaii. The camp was closed in March 1943, and most of the internees moved to the Honouliuli Internment Camp.^[1]

During the 1970s, over 100 homeless native Hawaiians cleaned up the garbage that filled the island, built homes and took up residence. In the early 1980s, 180 acres of the island were reclaimed by the State of Hawaii for industrial and recreational development. Those who had taken up residence were evicted without compensation.^[2]

Geography and population

According to the United States Census Bureau the island has a land area of 203.78 ha (0.7868 sq mi, or 503.55 acres), and a population of 184 persons as of the 2000 census.^[3]

Climate

Sand island climate is mild year round with very little seasonal difference in temperatures, however there is a very distinct difference between the wet and dry season. Summer high temperatures range from upper 80's to low 90's °F, with winter highs range from upper 70's to mid 80's °F. Precipitation is light year round, more so in the Summer. There is approximately 3,100 hours of sunshine annually.

Notes

↑ Kashima 2003, pp. 84–86
↑ Indian Summer in Geneva,Kisos Films, 1986.
↑ US Census 2000

References

Kashima, Tetsuden (2003), Judgment without trial: Japanese American imprisonment during World War II, The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies, University of Washington Press, ISBN 978-0-295-98299-1
Sand Island: Blocks 9000 thru 9006, Census Tract 57, Honolulu County, Hawaii, Census 2000, United States Census Bureau, retrieved 2009-12-29 Unknown parameter |bo= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |b= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |dh= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |ft= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |pz= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |dt= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |ms= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |cy= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |cx= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |g= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |t= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |if= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |zf= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |l= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |bl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |dw= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |zl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |fl= ignored (help)
Keith, Victoria and Rochford, Jerry, "The Sand Island Story", Honolulu, HI. Nā Maka o ka 'Āina. 1981. (VHS video)

External links

Protected areas of Hawaii

Federal

National Parks	Haleakalā Hawaiʻi Volcanoes

National Historical Parks & Sites	Kalaupapa NHP Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP

National Monuments	Papahānaumokuākea Marine World War II Valor in the Pacific

National Marine Sanctuary	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Wildlife Refuges	Hakalau Forest Hanalei Hawaiian Islands Huleia James Campbell Kakahaia Kealia Pond Kilauea Point Kona Forest Oahu Forest

Wilderness Areas	Haleakala Hawaii Volcanoes

State Parks,
Monuments
Recreation Areas
and Preserves

Hawaiʻi (island)	Akaka Falls State Park Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Kalopa State Recreation Area Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park Kohala Historical Sites State Monument Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park Lapakahi State Historical Park Lava Tree State Monument MacKenzie State Recreation Area Manuka State Wayside Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve Mauna Kea State Recreation Area Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area Wailoa River State Recreation Area Wailuku River State Park

Kaua‘i	Ahukini State Recreation Pier Ha'ena State Park Koke'e State Park Nā Pali Coast State Park Polihale State Park Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park Wailua River State Park Waimea Canyon State Park

Maui	Haleki'i-Pihana Heiau State Monument ʻĪao Valley State Monument Kaumahina State Wayside Park Makena State Park Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area Pua'a Ka'a State Wayside Park Wai'anapanapa State Park Wailua Valley State Wayside Park

Moloka‘i	Pala'au State Park

O‘ahu	Ahupua'a O Kahana State Park 'Aiea Bay State Recreation Area Diamond Head State Monument Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve He‘eia State Park ‘Iolani Palace State Monument Ka'ena Point State Park Kaka'ako Waterfront Park Kea'iwa Heiau State Recreation Area Kewalo Basin Kukaniloko Birthstones State Monument La'ie Point State Wayside Makapu‘u Point State Wayside Malaekahana State Recreation Area Nu'uanu Pali State Wayside Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau State Monument Pu'u 'Ualaka'a State Wayside Royal Mausoleum State Monument Sacred Falls State Park Sand Island State Recreation Area Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site Wa'ahila Ridge State Recreation Area Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area

Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources

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