I’m shocked to see the bad news that the Molokai Ranch is closing down at the end of the month. In addition to the ranching operation, the company also had the largest vacation lodging facilities on the island. If you were booked for a Molokai vacation at the Molokai Lodge or Kaupoa Beach Village, you’ll [...]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Last week, I introduced you to Father Damien and the Kalaupapa Settlement on Molokai. Today, we take a look at one of the four churches that Father Damien built in Hawaii. The photo above shows St. Joseph Church that was established in 1876. You’ll find this well preserved church along East Kamehameha V Highway on [...]
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Father Damien de Veuster was a priest who unselfishly served in Hawaii in the 1800′s. He was born in Belgium but came to Hawaii as a missionary in his 20′s. Probably his most noted effort was serving the people with Hanson’s Disease on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai. You may not recognize the term Hansen’s [...]
Thursday, October 18, 2007
If Shakespeare was planning a vacation to Hawaii, I’m sure one of the first few questions he would ask is “To rent or not rent a car?” (Okay! I realize he didn’t have rental cars back in his day, but just play along, would you please? ) Many people ask that same question and the [...]
Friday, October 12, 2007
Did you know that macadamia trees are not indigenous to Hawaii? I didn’t either until I met Tuddie,the owner of Purdy’s Farm on Molokai. The macadamia nut tree is originally from Australia, but Hawaii is credited with creating the industry for the nut. Tuddie enthusiastically shares his knowledge about growing macadamia in Hawaii. He showed [...]
Monday, September 17, 2007
Have you ever looked across the Pailolo Channel from Maui over to Molokai and wondered what’s it like over there? Well, I did and curiosity finally got the best of me and I arranged to take the ferry from Maui over to Molokai. I’m not usually one to take a packaged tour, but after reviewing [...]
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Over the past few months, I’ve written about several free online hiking guides here at Go Visit Hawaii. Since those guides were scatter through the site, I thought it would be useful to consolidate all the hiking resources in one post. I plan to keep this post updated as I hear of new guides and [...]
Sunday, May 27, 2007
The characters of Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightly) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) had a big love scene on Molokai’s Pohauku Mauliuli Beach. Since when is Hawaii in the Caribbean? The Molokai love scene was filmed back in January. About 50 or so people were reportedly in the area and peeking in on the filming from the 10th hole [...]
Monday, April 30, 2007
I sure wish I could be sampling a nice Hawaiian coffee on Molokai right now, especially after reading this interesting article about a coffee plantation tour. The Coffees of Hawaii plantation covers over 500 acres up high on Molokai. They offer mule drawn wagon and walking guided tours Monday through Saturday. You can take a free self [...]
Monday, April 16, 2007
Beginning April 18th, PW Express will fly from Honolulu and Molokai hourly from 6:20 a.m. until early evening. PW Express will also offer four flights from the remote Kalaupapa Peninsula airport to the main Molokai airport in Kaunakakai. For full flight schedule go to www.pacificwings.com and click on the PW Express link. (PW Express is the economy division [...]
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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