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Molokai Island in Hawaii.
Molokai, island, in
Kalawao County, administered by Maui County, central Hawaii, between
Oahu and Maui islands, known as the Friendly Island. On the southern
coast of Molokai is the port of Kaunakakai. The island rises to 1,512 m
(4,961 ft) in the east at Kamakou Peak. Pineapples, coffee, and cattle
are raised.
Along the northeastern coast steep cliffs tower as high as 1,100 m
(3,600 ft) above the sea. The western half consists of a smaller volcano
that rises to 503 m (1,381 ft). Much of this mountain is a generally low
plateau, which was formerly used for pineapple growing, and now for
cattle ranching and some tourism.
On the northern side lies Kalaupapa, a settlement for people with
leprosy, or Hansen’s disease. There, Father Damien, a Belgian Roman
Catholic priest, labored among the lepers until he died of the disease
in 1889. Area, 670 sq km (260 sq mi); population (2000) 7,257.
The Seven Islands of Hawaii
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