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"MOLOKAI" is also known as
"The Friendly Isle". The Hawaiian Island of Molokai has a total geographical land area of 260 square miles and an island Population of about 7,404 residents. Molokai has diversified agriculture, ranching, tourism and the world's highest sea cliffs along its northern coastlines. On a 13-square-mile peninsula below the
high cliffs is Kalaupapa, is the Hansen's Disease settlement, an old leper colony started by
Father Damien and now officially called Kalawao County, a National Historical Park and Hawaiian Landmark. |
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Language spoken is English with some pidgin (half hawaiian, half english) and currency is the US dollar.
Average summer temperature is about 83 degrees and average winter temperature is about 79 degrees.
It rains a little more in the winter.
(That's the only way to tell it is winter)
It gets cold up on the mountains, so bring a sweater if you will be visiting the 3000 foot above sea level or higher.
The windward (east) facing sides of the islands are generally rainier than the leeward (west) facing sides.
Whale season is January to March.
The area code for all the islands is ( 808 )
The time zone is Hawaiian Standard which is three hours before California during
"Daylight Savings Time" |
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