Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Molokaʻi Drugs
(Kamoi St, Molokaʻi Professional Bldg;
9am-5:45pm Mon-Fri, to 2pm Sat)
Drugstore fare.
Molokaʻi General Hospital
(280 Homeolu Pl;
24hr)
Emergency services.
Molokaʻi Library
(Ala Malama Ave; 9:30am-5pm Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri, noon-8pm Wed;
)
Buy a library card for three months ($10) or five years ($25) and enjoy internet use (in-
cluding wi-fi) and library privileges here and at 50 other branches statewide.
Molokaʻi Mini Mart
(Mohala St; 6am-11pm)
Convenience store with internet access (per
min 8¢) plus printing, and espresso in the morning.
Molokaʻi Visitors Association
(MVA; 800-800-6367, 553-3876;
www.molokai-hawaii.com
;
2
Kamoi St; 9am-noon Mon-Fri)
This simple office can help with information about mem-
ber businesses.
Post Office
(Ala Malama Ave)
The one out west is more fun.
Getting There & Around
Kaunakakai is a walking town.
Rawlin's Chevron
(cnr Maunaloa Hwy [Hwy 460] & Ala
Malama Ave; 6:30am-8:30pm Mon-Sat, 7am-6pm Sun)
has credit card-operated pumps,
making it the only round-the-clock gas station on the island.
EAST MOLOKAʻI
The oft-quoted road sign 'Slow down, this is Molokaʻi' really applies as you head east.
Whether you are on the island for a day or a week, the 27-mile drive on Hwy 450 (aka
Kamehameha V Hwy) from Kaunakakai to the Halawa Valley is simply a must.
Unlike the arid west, this is tropical Molokaʻi, with palm trees arching over the road,
and banana, papaya, guava and passion fruits hanging from the lush foliage, ripe for the
picking. As you drive you'll catch glimpses of ancient fishponds, the neighboring islands
of Lanaʻi and Maui, stoic old wooden churches, modest family homes, beaches and much
more. But don't take your eye off the road for long or you'll run over a dog sleeping on
the yellow line.
This being Molokaʻi, the intoxicating drive is rarely crowded and cars tend to mosey.
Of course for the final third, when the smoothly paved road narrows down to one sinuous
lane, you have little choice but to slow down. But that's just as well, as each curve yields
a new vista. The final climb up and over into the remote Halawa Valley is breathtaking.
