{"id":906,"date":"2018-12-24T20:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/?page_id=906"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T01:55:45","slug":"about-molokai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/?page_id=906","title":{"rendered":"About Molokai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"906\" class=\"elementor elementor-906\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7f5c44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7f5c44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91dbab1\" data-id=\"91dbab1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d611772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d611772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Molok&#8217;i nicknamed \u201cThe Friendly Isle\u201d,<\/strong> is the fifth largest island of eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Island Chain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) in size at its extreme length and width with a usable land area of 260 square miles (673.40 km2). It lies east of O\u02bbahu across the 25-mile (40 km) wide Kaiwi Channel and north of L\u0101na\u02bbi, separated from it by the Kalohi Channel.<\/p><p><strong>Moloka\u02bbi is part of the state of Hawai\u02bbi and located in Maui County<\/strong>. Maui County encompasses Maui, L\u0101na\u02bbi, and Kaho\u02bbolawe in addition to Moloka\u02bbi.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb3ded1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb3ded1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba14b7\" data-id=\"5ba14b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e31cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"2e31cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Molokai%2C%20Hawaii&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Molokai, Hawaii\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Molokai, Hawaii\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6457765 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6457765\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e783f3c\" data-id=\"e783f3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762377e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762377e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Kaunakakai,<\/em> <\/strong>is small but the largest town on the island, one of two small ports on the island. Sometimes it is considered to be the &#8220;capital&#8221; of Molokai, but officially the whole island is in the County of Maui.<\/p><p><strong>The island can be traversed by a single lane highway<\/strong> running east to west (highways 450 and 460). Highway 470 is a spur up to the barrier mountains of Kalawao County and the Kalaupapa peninsula. By land this area (Kalaupapa) can only be reached by mule and hiking trails. Most access to the Kalaupapa peninsula is by sea.<\/p><p><b>There are no big box stores on Molokai.<\/b> Small mom and pop stores are the norm. Molokai Minimart,\u00a0 Maunaloa General Store, and Saturday Market &amp; Sale are just a few of places to shop.<\/p><p><b>There are<\/b> only two gas stations on Molokai both located in Kaunakakai.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b20c7ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b20c7ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6af2f30a\" data-id=\"6af2f30a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281c62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281c62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelly.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6097\" alt=\"molokai property\" srcset=\"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelly.png 450w, https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelly-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f51f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f51f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buz Moffett and Kelly Robinson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0943d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0943d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e06f29\" data-id=\"5e06f29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7231b40 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7231b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Molok&#8217;i nicknamed \u201cThe Friendly Isle\u201d, is the fifth largest island of eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Island Chain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) in size at its extreme length and width with a usable land area of 260 square miles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><strong>Moloka'i nicknamed \u201cThe Friendly Isle\u201d,<\/strong> is the fifth-largest island of eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Island Chain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) in size at its extreme length and width with a usable land area of 260 square miles (673.40 km2). It lies east of O\u02bbahu across the 25-mile (40 km) wide Kaiwi Channel and north of L\u0101na\u02bbi, separated from it by the Kalohi Channel.<\/p><p><strong>Moloka\u02bbi is part of the state of Hawai\u02bbi and located in Maui County<\/strong>. Maui County encompasses Maui, L\u0101na\u02bbi, and Kaho\u02bbolawe in addition to Moloka\u02bbi.<\/p><p><iframe title=\"Molokai, Hawaii\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Molokai%2C%20Hawaii&t=m&z=10&output=embed&iwloc=near\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Molokai, Hawaii\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><strong><em>Kaunakakai<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is small but the largest town on the island, one of two small ports on the island. Sometimes it is considered to be the \"capital\" of Molokai, but officially the whole island is in the County of Maui.<\/p><p><strong>The island can be traversed by a single-lane highway<\/strong> running east to west (highways 450 and 460). Highway 470 is a spur up to the barrier mountains of Kalawao County and the Kalaupapa peninsula. By land this area (Kalaupapa) can only be reached by mule and hiking trails. Most access to the Kalaupapa peninsula is by sea.<\/p><p><b>There are no big box stores on Molokai.<\/b> Small mom-and-pop stores are the norm. Molokai Minimart,\u00a0 Maunaloa General Store, and Saturday Market & Sale are just a few of places to shop.<\/p><p><b>There are<\/b> only two gas stations on Molokai both located in Kaunakakai.<\/p><h2>Molokai Listings<\/h2><p>[idx-listings community=\"Molokai\" statuses=\"1\" propertytypes=\"3341,3342,3344,3349\" orderby=\"DateAdded\" orderdir=\"DESC\" count=\"6\" showlargerphotos=\"true\"]<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/buz_logo-300x113.gif\" alt=\"moffett properties\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" \/><\/p><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfingrealty.com\/\"><br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/buz_profile.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/buz_profile.jpg 190w, https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/buz_profile-40x60.jpg 40w\" alt=\"Buz Moffett\" width=\"190\" height=\"286\" \/> <\/a><figcaption>Buz Moffett<\/figcaption><\/figure>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-906","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=906"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6103,"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906\/revisions\/6103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/molokaiproperty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}