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This palm-fringed, white sand beach is the classic picture of Hawai’i. A shallow pool blasted from the rock for the island’s children provides easy viewing of tidepool life, the waves are usually mellow, and the snorkeling terrific.
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A complete restoration is underway to rebuild this church, site of the first Protestant mission on Moloka’i.
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The Native Hawaiian Dryland Forest at Kānepu’u is an area of rare plant life. Some 48 native species can be found here, including local relatives of the olive and persimmon.
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The waters around this lava rock outcropping at the southern tip of Lāna’i are well known for excellent fishing. The ocean is often rough, though, and not good for swimming.
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A grove planted in the 1860s by King Kamehameha V. As well as providing shade for the king’s sacred bathing pools, each of the 1,000 majestic, royal coconut palms represented a warrior in his mighty army. Only a few hundred of the beautiful palms still stand.
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Once a thriving sugar settlement, Keōmuku has been a ghost town since the early 20th century. Local lore blames the village’s demise on the disruption of temple stones at Kahe’a heiau by railroad builders.
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The fortunes of Maunaloa mirrored the rise and fall of the pineapple industry. Recently, however, the town has been reawakened, with new shops, a park, a movie theater, and the upscale Sheraton Moloka’i Lodge.
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Beautifully silhouetted by the mountains, Our Lady of Sorrows is one of the churches established on the island by Father Damien (see Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Moloka’i).
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Moloka’i is famed throughout the islands for its religious practices and sorcery. ’Ili’ili’opae Heiau was the “school” for sorcerers – a very powerful 13thcentury temple that was known for human sacrifice.
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East of Kaunakakai the coast is scalloped with more than 50 ancient fishponds, most visible from the road. Constructed in the 13th century for use by the ali’i (royalty), this pond was in use until it was damaged by a tsunami in 1960.
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