Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Papohaku Beach:
Six people are considered a crowd on western Moloka'i's Pa-
pohaku Beach, an outpost three miles long and nearly 100 yards wide where the
solitude is trumped only by the sunsets (
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)
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Mo'omomi:
Wild and secluded, Mo'omomi is Moloka'i's lost coast. In this un-
developed and culturally rich area, the sand dunes are meant to be shared with only
the wind (
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)
.
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Moloka'i Forest Reserve:
In the upper reaches of this reserve, nearly 98 percent
of the plant species are indigenous to Moloka'i. It's one of the few places in the state
with an ecosystem identical to the one the Polynesians first found over 1,500 years
ago (
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).
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Kalaupapa Peninsula:
The Kalaupapa Peninsula fuses some of Moloka'i's
darkest moments with its most dramatic surroundings. The former leper colony is
now home to the most scenic mule ride on the planet (
click here
).
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Halawa Valley:
Families have inhabited these same plots of land for centuries.
A guided hike through the valley is as close to “old Hawai'i” as you can possibly
get (
click here
)
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