Molokai
Molokai (sometimes mistakenly called Molokaʻi) is the fifth largest island in the U.S. Hawaiian Islands. The island is 38 miles long and 10 miles across. Its land area is 261 square miles. The highest mountain is named Kamakou, and it is 4,970 feet (1,514 meters) high.
Molokai has many local indigenous names including Molokai 'Aina Momona (land of abundance), Molokai Pule O'o (land of powerful prayer), and Molokai Nui A Hina (of the goddess Hina). It is one of the least developed of the Hawaiian islands.
The only big town is named Kaunakakai, which is also the main or chief port on the island. The airport is in Central Molokai. Also on the island is Kalaupapa, which is a place for people who have a diease called leprosy.
Molokai has many Hawaiian fish ponds along its south shore. Many of these have been cleaned and fixed.
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Halawa Bay Beach Park, located at the extreme east end of Molokai
Leper colony 1907 on Molokai
The Kalaupapa Leper Settlement
A view of a waterfall on Molokai as taken from a helicopter Oloʻupena Falls
Sign greeting visitors to Molokai at exit to Molokai Airport
Sea Cliffs on the island's northern side
