The $56 million redevelopment project will add 134 new units - all with 950 feet of living space, central air conditioning, solar water heaters and full-size washers and dryers. Originally, there were 318 units in the Hale Moku complex located off of Kamehameha Highway. The new replacement units are located in the Navy's Hale Moku housing area near Pearl Harbor and is a joint venture of Harper Construction, a California-based company Nielsen-Dillingham, operating out of Nevada and Hawaii's Hawaiian Dredging Co. The Navy yesterday dedicated 72 two-bedroom enlisted quarters - the first of five complexes that will eventually house 452 junior enlisted members. Eleven species of seabird nest on Moku Manu, along with several species of migrating shorebird. Moku Manu's isolated nature makes it an excellent nesting site. Regardless, landing by boat is nearly impossible due to the lack of a safe beach. Moku Manu is protected as a state seabird sanctuary like its neighbors to the south, Manana, Kāohikaipu, and Mōkōlea Rock. Its highest point is 202 feet (62 m) high, bordered by near-vertical cliffs on many sides. The island was formed from debris flung from a vent of the nearby Kailua Volcano. Moku Manu and an adjacent small islet are connected by an underwater dike. Moku Manu, or Bird Island in the Hawaiian language, is an offshore islet of Oahu, three-quarters of a mile off Mokapu Peninsula.
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