MOLOKAI MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER

KUALAPUU, HI

Flight to Molokai - Behind Pilots Heading to Molokai Airport — Flight to Molokai - Behind Pilots Credit: jdnx

The Molokai Museum and Cultural Center is located in Kualapu’u, on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. It is dedicated to preserving the history, culture, and traditions of the native people who have lived on the island for centuries.

The museum features a variety of exhibits, including artifacts and photographs, that tell the story of Molokai's history and people. Visitors can learn about the ancient Hawaiian way of life and its impact on the island's present day culture. There are also displays on the island's agricultural history, its fishing industry, and its military presence.

The museum also has a research library and archival collection. Here visitors can find books, documents, and photographs related to Molokai's history. The library also has a genealogical section where visitors can search for their family's roots.

The Cultural Center at the museum is also a great place to learn about the island's culture and traditions. The center offers workshops and classes on Hawaiian crafts, such as lei making and lauhala weaving. It also hosts cultural events, such as hula and traditional Hawaiian music.

The Molokai Museum and Cultural Center is a great way to learn about the island's history and culture. Whether you're a visitor or a local, it's a must-see destination for anyone interested in learning more about Molokai.

MOLOKAI MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER is a Uncategorized or General Museum in KUALAPUU HI. US MID #8401500013

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

Leaving Molokai Airport With a view of Lanai across the water.

Small Plane at Molokai Airport One of the planes that will take us back to Honolulu.

Tetramolopium rockii This small daisy-like plant is known only from sandy soils near the ocean on the northwest side of Molokai (Hawaii). It is seen here a few miles east of Moomomi Dunes on January 18th 2020. Image 4I4A0345

View of the Molokai colony from the plane.

Ancient fish ponds, Molokai Fish ponds and coral reefs on the south coast of Molokai. Most of these ponds were built 700–800 years ago.

Kalaupapa Peninsula, Molokai From 1866 to 1969, this peninsula hosted an isolation settlement to which Hawaiians with leprosy were banished. Leprosy was a progressive, incurable infectious disease until the advent of antibiotics, and a reliable regimen was not developed until the 1980s. A handful of the original deportees still remain.

The peninsula is isolated from the rest of the island by 3,000-foot sea cliffs; a foot trail (now closed by landslide) crosses the mountains, but most people and supplies arrived by boat. (There is now an airstrip as well.) Before the advent of Europeans, the peninsula supported 1,000 to 2,700 inhabitants, but it was depopulated by European diseases, leaving a village of only 140 by 1866.

The main island was formed by two main volcanoes; the cliffs came about when the north third of this island slid into the abyss. The new land was built by a late episode of vulcanism emanating from a third volcano in the center of the peninsula (its crater visible as a dark shadow here).

Philonotis falcata (Hook.) Mitt. (Bartramiaceae). This native Hawaiian moss is here photographed on open soil near trees by the road south of Halawa, Molokai, on January 19th 2020. Image I20-4I4A0415.

Contact MOLOKAI MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER

telephone: 8085676436
website: http://www.hawaiimuseums.org/mc/ismolokai_Mmuseum.htm

MOLOKAI MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
KALAE HWY
KUALAPUU
HI
96757

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MID #	8401500013
Name	MOLOKAI MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
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Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
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LAT/LONG	21.1568321, -157.0264581
CODES	FIPS State Code: 15 FIPS County Code: 009 US Census Tract: 031801 US Census Block: 2047