DK Travel : Maui : Moloka’i and Lāna’i

There are no stop lights on Moloka’i, and that should tell you quite a lot about this serene and beautiful place. Everyone knows everyone else, and the pace of life is much slower than on all the other islands except, perhaps, for Lāna’i. Moloka’i’s population of less than 7,000 congregate around the principal town of Kaunakakai. The island offers spectacular scenery, quiet island life, and is just a 15-minute flight from Maui. Lāna’i is even smaller – just 13 miles wide and 18 miles long, with a population of less than 3,000. It has served as a penal colony, ranch, pineapple plantation, and now as a luxury resort destination. The idyll can be reached via a short ferry crossing from Lahaina.

Ili’ili’opae Heiau

Lāna’i City house and Cook Island pines

Hulopo’e Beach, Lāna’i

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