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United States |
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Language(s) | English |
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Currency | U.S. dollar |
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Phone Code | +1 |
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Population | 304,102,000 |
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Area | 9,826,630 sq km |
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Capital | Washington, D.C. |
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GDP | $13.8 trillion |
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United States |
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Language(s) | English |
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Currency | U.S. dollar |
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Phone Code | +1 |
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Population | 304,102,000 |
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Area | 9,826,630 sq km |
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Capital | Washington, D.C. |
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GDP | $13.8 trillion |
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120 Maunaloa Hwy. Maunaloa, Hawaii 808.552.2364 http//www.molokai.com/kites |
Gallery Admission Fee: $Free Hours: 8.30am-5.00pm daily |
Unique specialty store, offering an assortment of colorful, handcrafted kites and windsocks; also kite flying lessons, and factory tours.
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Situated on Molokai’s remote north shore Kalaupapa, Hawaii |
Theme Park |
Situated at the foot of 2,000-foot-high cliffs, and reached by way of a steep, narrow 3-mile hiking trail with 26 switchbacks, or by air. The peninsula itself, isolated from the rest of the island, was once the site of a leper colony, established in 1866 and finally abandoned in the 1940s. It is now preserved as the Kalaupapa National Historical Park, with tours of the area available to visitors. Tours take in the Kalaupapa settlement and its buildings, including a 1900s store, one or two dispensaries, the white, steepled St.
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8 miles northeast of Kaunakakai Kaunakakai, Hawaii |
Park |
Large, 2,774-acre preserve, which has in it Mt. Kamakou, the highest peak on the island, at an elevation of 4,970 feet. The park itself is a nature wonderland of sorts, filled with rain-forests and lush valleys, and home to at least five endangered species of birds, including the Molokai Creeper and Molokai Thrush. The park also has in it several species of native Hawaiian plants and ferns, and some groves of rare Hawaiian sandalwood trees. Good hiking possibilities; for wilderness trail information, contact the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, at (808) 553-5236.
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End of Kalae Hwy. (470), 3½ miles northeast of Ho’olehua Ho’olehua, Hawaii |
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234-acre state park, at an elevation of 1,600 feet, overlooking the Kalaupapa Peninsula. Good picnicking and hiking possibilities, with trails leading through groves of ironwood and eucalyptus, to the Kalaupapa Lookout and the legendary Phallic Rock. The park is open to the public daily.
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Off Lihi Pali Ave. (which goes off Farrington Hwy. and Hwy. 470) Ho’olehua, Hawaii 808.567.6601 |
Theme Park Admission Fee: $Free Hours: Tue.-Fri. 9.30am-3.30pm, Sat. 10am-2pm |
This is one of Molokai’s foremost attractions, situated on a 1½-acre Hawaiian homestead, with a 60-year-old grove of some 45 macadamia nut trees. Tours of the orchard are offered, explaining all about the nuts—how they are grown, harvested and processed, all naturally, Also sampling of nuts, both raw and roasted, as well as delicious coconut and macadamia honey. Open Tue.-Fri. 9.30-3.30, Sat. 10-2. Free admission.
