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The island is known under several names by the local population: Molokaʻi ʻĀina Momona (land of abundance), Molokaʻi Pule Oʻo (powerful prayer), and Molokaʻi Nui A Hina (of the goddess Hina).
Jul 8, 2020 · In 1866, Hawaii took note, and King Kamehameha V designated Molokai—the fifth largest island in the archipelago—a sanitarium for lepers, whose often conspicuous symptoms were feared and whose victims were stigmatized. Over 8,000 people were exiled to Molokai, the majority of them native Hawaiians.
When chiefs from the neighboring islands were called in to help settle the conflicts, Molokai fell under the control of Oahu. When the king of Maui was able to conquer Oahu, Molokai also came under the rule of the Maui king.
In November, 1778, Captain James Cook sighted Molokai on his first visit to the Sandwich Islands, as he named these islands, but it wasn’t until 1786 when Captain George Dixon anchored off Molokai’s coast, that Europeans first visited this island.
One and a half million years ago (give or take a week) two large volcanoes pushed through the surface of the Pacific Ocean and created the island of Molokai. Kamakou in the east, and Maunaloa in the west. A couple days later a third and much smaller caldera, Kauhako, popped up to form the Makanalua peninsula on the north side.
Feb 18, 2019 · After its stint as a cattle ranch, the island was purchased by the Dole Hawaiian Pineapple Company, and the company began planting what would become the world’s largest pineapple plantation, estimated between 15,000 and 20,000 acres.
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Molokaʻi remains true to its island roots, with a high percentage of its population being of Native Hawaiian ancestry who continue to preserve their rural lifestyle thanks to their love of the land.
