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Cliffs on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. These cliffs separate the main part of the island from the Kalaupapa Peninsula. I found it ironic that such a beautiful site was also the site of a former leper colony.
Taken November 1993; scanned from slide.
The waiting area for boarding is behind the windowed wall. The seating area before the wall is a general seating area and the restrooms are to the left. I'm guessing that in the past it was just one large waiting area since there are no restrooms in the boarding area waiting room.
Taken at the coconut grove on Molokai, Hawaii. This coconut grove located on the south shore of Molokai 1 ½ miles west of Kaunakakai was planted in the 1860's by King Kamehameha V. The King, nicknamed Kapuaiwa, selected this site because of the seven sacred ponds located here. He had 1,000 tall, royal coconut palm trees planted here to represent each warrior in his mighty army and to shade his sacred bathing pools of the ali'i (royalty). Of the reported ten acres of trees planted here, only a few hundred of these beautiful palms still stand. Entrance through the grove is forbidden due to the constant and real danger of falling coconuts.
A black sand beach on the north coast of Molokai taken during our flight in a rented Cessna 172 during our honeymoon in 2005.
Looking into one of the deep valleys between the pali of Molokai’s north shore, from the Kalaupapa peninsula.
In the high country on the north end of Molokai we reveled in the cool misty pines that comprise Pala'au State Park. There are picnic tables, petroglyphs, and winding trails atop 3,000 foot sea cliffs.
One trail was a pleasant walk to Phallic Rock. According to traditional Hawaiian religion, any young maiden who has trouble conceiving a child will become pregnant if she brings a gift and spends the night at the base of this unusual formation. Karen posed for a picture but didn't dare leave an offering. A necklace beside the rock let us know that an earlier visitor had done just that.