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The Kalohi Channel is the stretch of water separating Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are fre
Snorkeling and scuba diving are by far the most popular activities at the crater. Visibility at Molokini regularly exceeds 50 feet (15 meters), and the inside of the crater is generally sheltered from strong winds and waves. The back wall of the island has been named one of the top 100 diving destinations in the world by scubadiving.com.
Ranching began on Molokai in the first half of the 19th century when King Kamehameha V set up a country estate on the island, which was managed by Meyer and became what is now the Molokai Ranch. [19] In the late 1800s, Kamehameha V built a vacation home in Kaunakakai and ordered the planting of over 1,000 coconut trees in Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove.
Geography Now (also stylized as Geography Now!) is an American educational YouTube channel and web series created and hosted by Paul Barbato. It profiles UN-recognized countries in the world in alphabetical order and covers additional topics related to physical and political geography. The channel was started in August 2014 and has gained over ...
Papalaua Falls is a waterfall on the northern shore of the Hawaiian island of Molokai, in the Papalaua Valley. Fed by the Kawai Nui stream, [1] it flows for 501 m (1,644 ft) and carves out a very steep fissure. It has five drops, and the middle of the falls has a 340 m (1,120 ft) drop that can be seen from the sea, making it popular with aerial ...
World height ranking 4 Oloʻupena Falls , or Oloupena Falls , is a waterfall located in the north-eastern part of Hawaiian Island of Molokai , and is unofficially cited as the fourth highest waterfall in the world, [ 1 ] and the highest in the United States .
It is part of the extinct East Molokai shield volcano, which comprises the east side of the island. [ 2 ] Kamakou is located within the 2,774-acre (11.23 km 2 ; 4.334 sq mi) Molokai Forest Reserve, [ 3 ] estimated to contain more than 250 rare native Hawaiian plants, many of which exist only in this part of the world. [ 4 ]
Wailau is an isolated valley on the North Shore of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, It can be reached by boat (only in the summer), helicopter or by Wailau Trail from the southeast shore of the island which is heavily overgrown and virtually impassable in places.