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Molokai (/ ˌ m oʊ l oʊ ˈ k aɪ / [2]) (Hawaiian: Molokaʻi pronounced [ˈmoloˈkɐi, ˈmoloˈkɐʔi] [3]) is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Kalaupapa postmark Kalaupapa Peninsula as seen from a descent down the sea cliffs The Kalaupapa Leper Settlement. Kalaupapa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəlɐwˈpɐpə]) [1] [2] is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land [3] on the island of Molokaʻi, within Kalawao County in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Ka Wela means "the heat" in the Hawaiian language.It was the name of a traditional land division of ancient Hawaii, but the name is also used on several other islands.
A women's equivalent of the Molokai Hoe was proposed two years after the first men's race, but coaches and officials believed the Kaiwi Channel was too treacherous for women to participate. In 1975, two crews made the first unofficial crossing. Since then, the women's race attracts up to 80 crews and 700 paddlers each year.
Kaunakakai (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kɐwnəkəˈkɐj]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States.It is the largest town on the island of Molokaʻi.
Location of Maui County within the U.S. state of Hawaii. Maui Nui is a modern geologists' name given to a prehistoric Hawaiian island and the corresponding modern biogeographic region.
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The Aliʻi nui were high chiefs of the four main Hawaiian Islands.The rulers of Molokaʻi, like those of the other Hawaiian islands, claimed descent from god Wākea.. The traditional history of Molokaʻi is fragmentary.