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The real beauty is in the coral and fish right off the beach here. Not one bottle or can, nothing to mar the landscape above or below the water. Congratulations to the people of Molokai, and the relatively few visitors there, for treating this amazing place with respect. May it ever stay the same.
Molokai's airport at Hoolehua is pretty small, in turn only small planes land there. This results in some unique views not generally experienced on large commercial planes.
Molokai has a lot less going on than Maui, but is just a short plane flight away, so all the trappings of modern America are close at hand. Along with the copilot's Starbuck's coffee, a few cases of Krispy Kreme donuts were being lovingly delivered to the island.
The dramatic cliffs (pali) of Moloka’s north side, as seen from the Kalaupapa Peninsula, on the road to Kalawao.
This is an ancient Hawaiian site of love and fertility. The Phallic Rock (its Hawaiian name is Kaule o Nanahoa, meaning “the penis of Nanahoa”) has been standing erect for generations at what is now known as the Pala'au State Park. It can easily be reached by walking on a short forest trail from the Kakaupapa Lookout parking lot (a 5-minute walk).
An ancient legend tells of the male fertility god Nanahoa, who lived in this area. His wife Kawahuna one day caught Nanahoa admiring a young girl. She got upset and pulled the girl by her hair. Nanahoa then got mad and struck his wife, who then fell down the cliff and turned into stone. Nanahoa then turned into the stone you see today, the Phallic Rock.
In the ancient Hawaii infertile women came here to pray, bring offerings and spend the night in hopes of conceiving a child. Even today women still come here in hopes of getting pregnant soon.
This is the Shell Va'a and OPT No. 1 outrigger canoe paddling teams from Tahiti shortly after crossing the finish line at Duke's Beach in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel in Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii. Shell Va'a would miss beating their own, and the event's, record time by 15 second. The race starts at Hale O Lono Harbor on the island of Molokai and crosses 41 miles of open ocean.
This is a two shot vertorama of the Molokai Cliffs from Kalawao. I was motivated by Matthew Crowley Photography to look back at my archives. This was a midday shot. Even without the ideal light for photography this place is stunning to me. Wide angle shot here and a video of our Hawaii adventure here