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Molokaʻi: checked facts and things to do

Quiet, rural and deeply Hawaiian, with the Kalaupapa Lookout and Hālawa Valley.

13 checked entries for Molokaʻi.

Where to stay (hotels)

• Hotel Molokaʻi (Kaunakakai)Molokaʻi · Molokaʻi's only traditional hotel: simple Polynesian-style bungalows on the water just outside Kaunakakai, about 15 minutes from the...

Camping & permits

• Camping on Molokaʻi and LānaʻiMolokaʻi, Lānaʻi · On Molokaʻi you can camp at Pālāʻau State Park, in the cool forest above the Kalaupapa Lookout ($20 a night per site for residents, $30 for...

Island day trips

• Molokaʻi day trip: the East End to HālawaMolokaʻi · Drive east from Kaunakakai along Kamehameha V Highway, the slow coastal road past old Hawaiian fishponds and St. Joseph Church, built by...
• Molokaʻi day trip: Kalaupapa Lookout, macadamia farm and Pāpōhaku BeachMolokaʻi · A west and central Molokaʻi loop: Purdy's macadamia nut farm in Hoʻolehua, the Kalaupapa Lookout in Pālāʻau State Park, the quiet old...

Events calendar

• Molokaʻi-to-Oʻahu canoe races (Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai and Molokaʻi Hoe)Sept. and Oct. · Oʻahu, Molokaʻi · The world championships of outrigger canoe racing cross the 41-mile Kaʻiwi Channel from Molokaʻi to Waikīkī. The women's race, Nā Wāhine O...

Hawaiian food & lunch wagons

• Food on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi: where to eatMolokaʻi, Lānaʻi · On Molokaʻi, Kanemitsu Bakery is famous for its hot bread, and local favorites include Kualapuʻu Cookhouse, Hiro's ʻOhana Grill and...

Places & parks

• Kalaupapa: the lookout and the paused toursMolokaʻi · Kalaupapa is the remote peninsula below Molokaʻi's sea cliffs where thousands of people with Hansen's disease (leprosy) were forcibly...

Golf courses

• Golf on Lānaʻi and MolokaʻiLānaʻi, Molokaʻi · On Lānaʻi, Manele Golf Course is a Jack Nicklaus signature course along the sea cliffs, often called one of Hawaiʻi's best resort courses...

Museums

• Molokaʻi Museum and Cultural Center (Kalaʻe)Molokaʻi · Molokaʻi's history museum, beside the restored R.W. Meyer Sugar Mill in upland Kalaʻe on the road to the Kalaupapa Lookout. Exhibits cover...

Hikes

• Hālawa Valley guided hike to Moʻoula Falls (Molokaʻi)Molokaʻi · Hālawa Valley at Molokaʻi's east end is one of the oldest settled valleys in Hawaiʻi. The hike to 250-foot Moʻoula (Moaʻula) Falls crosses...

Rules & laws

• Maui County: mineral-only sunscreenMaui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi · Since October 1, 2022, Maui County bans using, selling or distributing any sunscreen that is not mineral-based, on Maui, Lānaʻi and...

Culture & language

• Visiting Molokaʻi respectfully: the Friendly IsleMolokaʻi · Molokaʻi is rural and proud of it, with a long history of resisting big resort development. Wave to other drivers, pull over to let locals...

Planning guides

• Getting to and around MolokaʻiMolokaʻi · You can only fly to Molokaʻi: the passenger ferry from Lāhainā stopped in 2016 (Maui County plans a new one around 2029). Mokulele Airlines...