Moloka\u02bbi is an island with zero stoplights and only three gates at the airport. It\u2019s a place where even the tallest building is still much shorter than a palm tree, and you start to recognize people on the street after only two or three days. It\u2019s an island escape in the purest sense\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the type of place where there isn\u2019t anything to do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
For an idea of some of the best adventures and popular island activities, here\u2019s a list of the top 10 things to do on Molokai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
West Moloka\u02bbi is known for its string of empty white sand beaches, where a little hiking and coastal exploring can easily help you find a beach where the only footprints are your own. Scenic options include Make Horse beach a short hike north of Kepuhi, or Kawakiu Iki beach a little further up the coast. On the south shore, by Hale o Lono, Hawela Beach is an isolated option for travelers with 4WD.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
This secluded peninsula was a leprosy settlement for over 100 years, and tours are offered that detail life in the somber but scenic spot. To reach Kalaupapa for the start of the tour, either hike or ride on the back of a mule and get panoramic views from the trail, which drops 1,700 vertical feet over 26 switch backing turns.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Halawa Valley on the island\u2019s east end is believed to be Hawaii\u2019s oldest settlement that\u2019s been continuously inhabited by man. On a guided, cultural hike of the valley, learn how Hawaiians lived off the land and communed in harmony with nature and get the chance to swim at the base of thundering Mo\u2018oula Falls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
You\u2019ll find live local music seven nights a week at popular Hotel Molokai, where the oceanfront restaurant, Hale Kealoha, features hula, slack key, and Hawaiian music in the Moloka\u02bbi moonlight each night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Explore inside the south shore reef on a guided kayak or standup paddle tour, where easterly trade winds blow at your back and help propel you down a coast that\u2019s lined with fishponds and mangroves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
At the small but quirky US Post Office outside of Ho\u2018olehua, visitors can not only decorate a coconut inside the one room shop but mail that coconut off to virtually anywhere in the world. The coconuts are free, all you have to do is pay for the postage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The best place for dessert on Molokai isn\u2019t at a fancy restaurant but rather a small back alley window behind Kanemitsu Bakery. Locally known as \u201cHot Bread Lane,\u201d the take out window is accessed via a dimly lit Kaunakakai alley and features gooey loaves of bread that drip in strawberry or cinnamon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
You\u2019ll need to have a 4WD vehicle to reach the forested trailheads, but the network of trails leading into \u201cthe Bog\u201d are some of the best\u2014if not most remote\u2014you\u2019ll find in all of Hawai\u02bbi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Moloka\u02bbi is home to vertical sea cliffs that rise 3,800 feet from the sea, and the best way to see them is from the deck of a boat on a trip with Walter Naki. Experience the thrill of cruising beneath the tallest sea cliffs in the world, and there\u2019s even the chance you\u2019ll spot Humpback whales when cruising the coast in winter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Finally, no trip to Moloka\u02bbi would be complete without a Papohaku sunset, where a three-mile long, white sand beach faces perfectly west for an evening show that\u2019s explosively different each night. Stay to watch the stars come out and blanket the sky overhead, and it\u2019s common to see the glow of lights from Honolulu in the distance\u2014a faint reminder of what you chose to escape over here on this shore.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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