Government officials will blow up unexploded ordnance off the coast of Oahu’s north shore on Thursday, October 11, 2012, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. 

Mālaekahana State Recreation Area, just north of Laie, will be closed for the exercises for most of the day. 

From a press release: 

In order to safeguard the public, DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) officers will be controlling ocean access at Lā‘ie Bay and DLNR will close Mālaekahana State Recreation Area tomorrow from daybreak until 4 p.m.   

UXO demolition tomorrow will occur in the waters surrounding Pulemoku Rock. All operations are weather dependent. The public is advised to remain clear of these waters. 

The UXO were discovered during a remedial investigation conducted by the Corps on the formerly used defense sites (FUDS) property called O‘ahu target islands. The site consists of four small islands (Moku‘auia, which is also known as Goat Island, Kīhewamoku, Mokuālai, and 
Pulemoku Rock) located between the communities of Lā‘ie and Kahuku on the northeast shore of O‘ahu. All four islands are uninhabited and lie in a two-mile stretch, less than a mile off the coast. 

The Ordnance: (Photo courtesy DNLR)