Molokai
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Image = Image:Molokai.jpg | Nickname = The Friendly Isle | Population = 6838 (c.1995) | Area = 261 mile² (676 km²). | Rank = 5th Largest Hawaiian Island | Highest Point = Kamakou, 4,970 feet (1,515 m) | Flower = Kukui}}
MolokaTemplate:Okinai (also Molokai) is the fifth largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago. The island is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km), with a land area of 261 mile² (676 km²). It lies east of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]] across the 25 mile (40 km) wide, Ka-iwi Channel and north of [[Lanai|LānaTemplate:Okinai]], separated from it by the Kalohi Channel. The lights of Honolulu are visible at night from the west end of MolokaTemplate:Okinai, while nearby LānaTemplate:Okinai and Maui are clearly visible from anywhere along the south shore of the Island.
MolokaTemplate:Okinai is built from two distinct volcanoes known as East MolokaTemplate:Okinai and the much smaller West MolokaTemplate:Okinai. The highest point is Kamakou on East MolokaTemplate:Okinai, at 4,970 feet (1,515 m). East MolokaTemplate:Okinai volcano, like KoTemplate:Okinaolau on OTemplate:Okinaahu is today only what remains standing of the southern half of the original mountain. The northern half suffered a catastrophic collapse and now lies as a debris field scattered northward across the Pacific Ocean bottom. The south shore of MolokaTemplate:Okinai boasts the longest fringing reef of the US and its holdings -- nearly 40 km long.
MolokaTemplate:Okinai is part of the [[Hawaii|State of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] and located in Maui County, except for the Kalaupapa Peninsula, which is separately administered as Kalawao County. Maui County encompasses Maui, LānaTemplate:Okinai, and [[Kahoolawe|KahoTemplate:Okinaolawe]] in addition to MolokaTemplate:Okinai. The only town of any size on the island is Kaunakakai, which is one of two small ports on the island. The main street of downtown Kaunakakai is roughly two blocks long. The airport is located on West MolokaTemplate:Okinai.
MolokaTemplate:Okinai is known as the "Friendly Isle" and is one of the least developed of the main Hawaiian islands.
The island's population is diverse, with a high percentage of people of Hawaiian ancestry. MolokaTemplate:Okinai is noted for the numerous Hawaiian fish ponds along its south shore. Some of these have been restored in recent years. MolokaTemplate:Okinai is also the oldest site for sufferers of leprosy in the United States (the leper colony at Kalaupapa), which became widely known through the work of Father Damien.
There are several small hotels in Kaunakakai and a resort located on the west end. Pāpōhaku Beach on the western-facing shore is one of the largest and most spectacular beaches in the Hawaiian Islands.
The population of MolokaTemplate:Okinai today ranges between 6,000 to 8,000 depending on the season. In the winter, the population balloons with snowbirds from all over the world.
External links
- MolokaTemplate:Okinai's Daily Newspaper
| Image:Flag of Hawaii.svg | State of [[Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] |
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| State capital: | Honolulu |
| Largest communities: | Hilo - Honolulu - Kahului - Waipahu - [[Lihue, Hawaii|LīhuTemplate:Okinae]] |
| Islands: | [[Hawaii (island)|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] - [[Kahoolawe|KahoTemplate:Okinaolawe]] - [[Kauai|KauaTemplate:Okinai]] - [[Lanai|LānaTemplate:Okinai]] - Maui - [[Molokai|MolokaTemplate:Okinai]] - [[Niihau|NiTemplate:Okinaihau]] - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]] |
| Counties: | [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] - Honolulu - Kalawao - [[Kauai County, Hawaii|KauaTemplate:Okinai]] - Maui |
| Languages: | Hawaiian - English - Pidgin |
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