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<\/a><\/p>\nABOUT MOLOKAI- Kalaupapa Lepers and Saint Damien<\/a><\/h4>Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2019-05-04T02:54:17+00:00<\/span>May 4th, 2019<\/span>|<\/span>Comments Off on ABOUT MOLOKAI- Kalaupapa Lepers and Saint Damien<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p> Kalaupapa \u2013 Shaped somewhat like a fish (the locals say a shark) has its head facing east, its tail in the west and a dorsal fin rising from its back on Molokai\u2019s north shore. That dorsal fin is the nearly flat, ten-square-mile (25.9 sq km) Makanalua Peninsula which juts into the Pacific below the world\u2019s highest sea cliffs. A place of stunning beauty, it\u2019s been blessed by nature\u2019s grandeur, and cursed by humanity\u2019s ignorance and fear. While this area is generally referred to as Kalaupapa, in fact, Makanalua Peninsula is divided into three districts: The Kalawao district on the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2019-05-03T20:43:32+00:00<\/span>ABOUT MOLOKAI- Molokai History<\/a><\/h4>Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2019-05-03T20:43:32+00:00<\/span>May 3rd, 2019<\/span>|<\/span>Comments Off on ABOUT MOLOKAI- Molokai History<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p> One and a half million years ago, give or take a day, two large volcanoes pushed through the surface of the Pacific Ocean and created the island of Molokai. Kamakou in the east, and Maunaloa in the west. Somewhat later a third and much smaller caldera, Kauhako, popped up to form the Makanalua peninsula on the north side. Over eons, the north side of the island eroded and fell into the sea, leaving behind the vertical sea cliffs which today make up most of Molokai\u2019s spectacular North Shore. It\u2019s the fifth largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago; 260 square [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2017-07-08T20:01:49+00:00<\/span>Hawaii’s Last Refuge<\/a><\/h4>Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2017-07-08T20:01:49+00:00<\/span>April 13th, 2015<\/span>|<\/span>0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p>The Washington Post By John Deiner - Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 15, 2004 Makaila Purdy stood beneath a tree dripping with macadamias and the remnants of a passing rain shower, three felines at her feet and a hammer in her hand. As I clopped about in the mud, she waved me over to a dilapidated table encircled by a mound of discarded nut shells. \"Come, come. Don't be shy,\" she said, surveying the six travelers standing before her at Purdy's Nut Farm, a roadside blip with a dirt-caked sign and parking for three cars. \"Such a rainy [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2018-04-27T19:15:24+00:00<\/span>Molokai, “the last Hawaiian place”<\/a><\/h4>Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2018-04-27T19:15:24+00:00<\/span>April 13th, 2015<\/span>|<\/span>0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p> The Seattle Times Originally published November 18, 2007 at 12:00 am Here on Molokai, the sleepiest of the major Hawaiian islands \u2014 the one that calls itself the \"Friendly Isle\" \u2014 a sign on the... By Beverly Beyette KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii \u2014 Here on Molokai, the sleepiest of the major Hawaiian islands \u2014 the one that calls itself the \u201cFriendly Isle\u201d \u2014 a sign on the door of Friendly Market Center says, \u201cAloha spirit required here. If you can\u2019t share it today, please visit us some other time. Mahalo.\u201d It\u2019s not that this family-owned market in [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>
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Kalaupapa \u2013 Shaped somewhat like a fish (the locals say a shark) has its head facing east, its tail in the west and a dorsal fin rising from its back on Molokai\u2019s north shore. That dorsal fin is the nearly flat, ten-square-mile (25.9 sq km) Makanalua Peninsula which juts into the Pacific below the world\u2019s highest sea cliffs. A place of stunning beauty, it\u2019s been blessed by nature\u2019s grandeur, and cursed by humanity\u2019s ignorance and fear. While this area is generally referred to as Kalaupapa, in fact, Makanalua Peninsula is divided into three districts: The Kalawao district on the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article> Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2019-05-03T20:43:32+00:00<\/span>May 3rd, 2019<\/span>|<\/span>Comments Off on ABOUT MOLOKAI- Molokai History<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p> One and a half million years ago, give or take a day, two large volcanoes pushed through the surface of the Pacific Ocean and created the island of Molokai. Kamakou in the east, and Maunaloa in the west. Somewhat later a third and much smaller caldera, Kauhako, popped up to form the Makanalua peninsula on the north side. Over eons, the north side of the island eroded and fell into the sea, leaving behind the vertical sea cliffs which today make up most of Molokai\u2019s spectacular North Shore. It\u2019s the fifth largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago; 260 square [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article> Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2017-07-08T20:01:49+00:00<\/span>April 13th, 2015<\/span>|<\/span>0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p> The Washington Post By John Deiner - Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 15, 2004 Makaila Purdy stood beneath a tree dripping with macadamias and the remnants of a passing rain shower, three felines at her feet and a hammer in her hand. As I clopped about in the mud, she waved me over to a dilapidated table encircled by a mound of discarded nut shells. \"Come, come. Don't be shy,\" she said, surveying the six travelers standing before her at Purdy's Nut Farm, a roadside blip with a dirt-caked sign and parking for three cars. \"Such a rainy [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article> Jeffrey Jumper<\/a><\/span><\/span>2018-04-27T19:15:24+00:00<\/span>April 13th, 2015<\/span>|<\/span>0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p> The Seattle Times Originally published November 18, 2007 at 12:00 am Here on Molokai, the sleepiest of the major Hawaiian islands \u2014 the one that calls itself the \"Friendly Isle\" \u2014 a sign on the... By Beverly Beyette KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii \u2014 Here on Molokai, the sleepiest of the major Hawaiian islands \u2014 the one that calls itself the \u201cFriendly Isle\u201d \u2014 a sign on the door of Friendly Market Center says, \u201cAloha spirit required here. If you can\u2019t share it today, please visit us some other time. Mahalo.\u201d It\u2019s not that this family-owned market in [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>ABOUT MOLOKAI- Molokai History<\/a><\/h4>
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