Coconut Island is a picturesque public park on the waterfront in Hilo. The county maintains the park and the pedestrian bridge to it which is connected to the mainland near Liliuokalani Gardens and Naniloa Golf Course. The county signs say Moku Ola (and Mokuola) which is Hawaiian for “Island Life”.

The island is full of history and used to be home to several families. During World War II the island was used as a training facility. A high platform for jumping into the water still remains from that time.