Kaneohe Bay Seaplane Anchorage

Source: Naval Air Pilot, 1936.

DESCRIPTION

Location: Anchorage and mooring area east of Kahaluu Landing.

Depths: 31 to 42 feet.

Tidal range: About 1.5 feet.

Character of bottom: Mud.

Currents: Weak.

Shelter: Excellent.

LANDING AND TAKE-OFF AREA

Location: Adjacent to anchorage.

Area: E./W. 1200 by 950 yards; NW./SE., 1575 by 660 yards.

Shelter: Large protected bay with smooth water. General conditions make this bay a good take-off zone for moderately loaded planes.

Obstructions: Many dangerous coral heads may be easily seen from the air.

Remarks: Coral heads would have to be marked for safe operations.

FACILITIES

Tender would be required for supplies. Limited supplies etc., may be obtained from shore via small boats.

Beach: No suitable beach where planes can be hauled out.

Communications: Naval radio station at Heeia inoperative. Paved highway and telephone.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Aspects: Kaneohe Bay is full of reefs and shoals. In heavy trades the sea breaks across both entrances. Several villages are scatters along the shore of the bay. The village of Kaneohe is located at the southeastern end of the bay.

Landmarks: Mokapu Peninsula with greatest elevation 695 feet. Three radio towers at Heeia, the highest being 608 feet. Mokuoloe Island eastward of Heeia.

Tender anchorage: There is an entrance near the northwesterly end of the bay and one near the southeasterly end, and with local knowledge it is possible to take 10 feet through the former and 8 feet through the latter. The bay has depths of 7 to 8 fathoms between the reefs and shoals.

Boat landing: A dock exist at Kahaluu Landing, on which there is a shed. The boat landing of a yacht club is situated a short distance southward of the radio towers at Heeia.

Importance: Kaneohe Bay affords highly suitable conditions for a seaplane operating base.

Meteorological table

Weather element	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
TEMPERATURE (F)
Mean Monthly	70.3	70.8	71.4	72.1	74	75.8	77	77.3	77.3	75.5	73.5	72.2	73.9
Mean Max.	76.7	77.7	77.2	77.7	79.7	80.9	83.2	83.4	83.9	82.9	80.3	77.8	80.1
Mean Min.	61.0	63.6	65.2	66.4	68.2	70.6	71.3	71.1	70.7	68.0	66.7	66.5	62.7
Highest recorded	86	85	87	85	84	85	88	88	87	86	86	82	88
Lowest Recorded	54	53	58	58	60	64	65	65	64	61	60	59	53
PRECIPITATION
Monthly amount (inch)	7.93	4.84	8.65	6.06	4.84	2.49	2.23	3.40	4.17	3.36	5.24	6.66	59.87
Number of days with 0.01 inch or more	17	15	17	17	16	17	17	20	17	16	17	18	204
WINDS
Prevailing directions	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.	NE.

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