Molokaʻi & Lanaʻi
The quiet islands, for the trip after the trip. Fewer places, all worth the boat or the little plane.
This week on Molokaʻi & Lanaʻi
Nothing on the board for Molokaʻi & Lanaʻi in the next seven days. The whole calendar has every island.
Molokaʻi
The island that kept its own pace. Come for the quiet and let it set the schedule.
Papohaku Beach Park
Nearly three miles of sand you might have to yourself.
Palaʻau State Park
The clifftop lookout over Kalaupapa.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
A sacred, sobering peninsula. Guided tours only.
Halawa Park
Drive the east end road to the very end.
Molokai Fish & Dive
Molokaʻi's ocean, with the crew that runs it daily.
Big Wind Kite Factory
Handmade kites from a plantation-town storefront.
Paddlers Restaurant and Bar
Dinner, a full bar, and live music by the wharf.
Molokai Outdoors
The outfit that gets you up Halawa Valley to the falls.
Molokai Plumerias
Pick plumeria in the morning, wear the lei all day.
Molokai Burger
Made-to-order burgers till 9, six nights a week.
Kanemitsu Bakery
The hot bread run down a Kaunakakai back alley.
Lanaʻi
One small town, one great bay, and roads that want a four-wheel drive.
Hulopoʻe Beach Park
Clear water, tide pools, and the island's best sand.
Keahiakawelo (Garden of the Gods)
Red rock towers at the end of a 4WD road.
Lanaʻi Cat Sanctuary
Over 700 cats between you and your flight home.
Lanaʻi Culture & Heritage Center
The island's story, told in the old Dole building.
Blue Ginger Café
Breakfast and burgers across from Dole Park.
Lanaʻi City Grill
Dinner and live music at Hotel Lanaʻi.
Lanaʻi Adventure Park
Ziplines and a two-story aerial course in the Koʻele uplands.
Puʻu Pehe (Sweetheart Rock)
The sea stack between two bays, and Lanaʻi's best short walk.
Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach)
Miles of windward sand with a 1940s tanker dying on the reef.
Polihua Beach
Two empty miles at the end of Lanaʻi's roughest road.
Coffee Works
The espresso stop a block off Dole Park.
Deep Hawaii Art
The old Mike Carroll Gallery, reborn as a gyotaku house.
Lanai Bowl
A plantation-town bowling alley with a real kitchen.
Nobu Lanai
Yes, that Nobu, dinner only, above Manele Bay.