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Molokaʻi and busied himself growing potatoes and cattle for export, serving as overseer
of the Kalaupapa leprosy settlement and as manager of King Kamehameha V's ranch
lands. In 1876, when a new treaty allowed Hawaii sugar planters to export sugar duty-
free to the US, Meyer turned his lands over to sugar and built a mill; it operated for only
a decade until falling prices rendered it unviable.
Sights & Activities
Molokaʻi Museum & Cultural Center
MUSEUM
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(
567-6436; adult/child $5/1; 10am-2pm Mon-Sat)
The RW Meyer Sugar Mill has en-
joyed a series of restorations over time. It now houses a museum and cultural center,
which has a small but intriguing display of Molokaʻi's history with period photos, cultur-
al relics and a 10-minute video.
Features of the mill include a 100-year-old steam engine, a mule-powered cane crusher
and other working artifacts. Meyer and his descendants are buried in a little family plot
out back.
Ironwood Hills Golf Course
GOLF
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shop' in the dilapidated trailer tells you everything you need to know about this casual
nine-hole golf course, which was originally built for plantation managers in the 1920s.
Electric cart rental is $10; clubs are $5.
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Palaʻau State Park
Soak in the views over the Kalaupapa Peninsula, listen to winds rustle through groves of
ironwood and eucalyptus trees and witness sacred rocks that represent human genitals.
This misty state park is at the end of Hwy 470, near the Kalaupapa trailhead. It's good
for a picnic, some photos and possibly to increase your chances of falling pregnant.
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