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It is the largest town on the island of Molokaʻi. The population was 3,419 at the 2020 census. It has the largest port on the island and the longest pier in Hawaii. [2] The town was made famous in the 1930s by the song "The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai", beginning an ongoing tradition of designating an honorary mayor for the town. [3]
Molokai ranked 10th among the 111 destination locales. The survey cited Molokai's undeveloped tropical landscape, environmental stewardship, and rich, deep Hawaiian traditions (the island's mana). The neighbor islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui and Oahu, ranked 50, 61, 81 and 104, respectively. [41] Molokai is believed to be the birthplace of the hula.
Molokai Ranch previously operated a small 22-room hotel, gas station, golf club and cattle-rearing business centered on the town. In April 2008 the company closed all of these businesses, stating that operations could not continue due to opposition from the community regarding its development plans for the island. [ 7 ] (
Hoakalei Country Club At Ocean Pointe; Honolulu Country Club; Kaneohe Klipper Marine G.C. Kalakaua G.C. Leilehua G.C. Mamala Bay G.C. Mid Pacific Country Club; Moanalua G.C. (9 hole, semi-private) – First golf course in Hawaii, built in 1898. Navy-Marine G.C. Walter J. Nagorski G.C. (9 hole) Oahu Country Club; Waialae Country Club – host to ...
Town name Dis. Est County Notes Refs ‘Āpua: 1868 Hawaii: Destroyed by a tsunami following the April 2, 1868 Hawaii earthquake; never resettled. [2] Ferndale: Hawaii: Little is known about this town, but it seems like it was subsumed after a certain point by Kurtistown. [3] Hālawa: 1950s Molokai: Abandoned after tsunamis in 1946 and 1957 [4 ...
Kualapuʻu is a census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2020 census. Kualapuʻu can be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption of Puʻuʻuala: "sweet potato hill".
Hoʻolehua (pronounced [hoʔoleˈhuwə], also spelled Hoolehua) is an unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It lies just off Hawaii Route 460, next to the Molokai Airport. [1] Its elevation is 620 feet (189 m).
The two ponds considered part of this complex are Keawanui Pond and Ualapue Pond. Keawanui Pond is located on the south coast of Molokai, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Ualapue. It is a loko kuapā, or walled pond, which distinctively uses a curved portion of the natural coastline and a small island as part of its isolating barrier. The ...