Māmala Bay

{{short description|Bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii}}

{{distinguish|Manila Bay}}

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| location = Oahu, Hawaii{{GNIS|362159}}

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| type = Bay

| inflow = Pearl Harbor, Honolulu Harbor

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Māmala Bay or Mamala Bay is the near-shore area of the Pacific Ocean between Barbers Point and Diamond Head on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.{{USCFR|46|7|110}} The entrance to Pearl Harbor and Honolulu Harbor are in Māmala Bay. Transair Flight 810 made an emergency ditching in the bay on July 2, 2021.{{Cite news|last=Wallace|first=Gregory|last2=Murphy|first2=Paul P.|last3=Andone|first3=Dakin|date=July 2, 2021|title=A Boeing 737 cargo plane makes emergency landing in the water near Honolulu|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/02/us/cargo-plane-down-hawaii/index.html|access-date=July 2, 2021|quote=The plane went down approximately two nautical miles south of Kalaeloa, Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West of the US Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific told CNN.}}{{Cite news|date=2021-07-02|title=Boeing 737 cargo plane crashes off West Oahu with 2 on board|website=Hawaii News Now|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/07/02/dot-cargo-plane-crashes-off-kalaeloa-with-2-board/|access-date=2021-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702145207/https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/07/02/dot-cargo-plane-crashes-off-kalaeloa-with-2-board/|archive-date=2021-07-02|quote=HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating after a cargo plane crashed in waters off West Oahu with two people on board. It happened around 1:45 a.m. about two miles off Kalaeloa Airport, according to the state Department of Transportation.}}

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Category:Bays of Oahu