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November2011SanDiegoMagazine.com 67

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MOLOKAI

Molokai, home to only 7,400
residents and not a single traffic

light, is the place to satisfy your
taste for seclusion. Except for the

pickup trucks ambling by, the
island suggests what life in Hawaii

may have been like 100 years
ago—with very little evidence that

you’re still in America, especially
since the island’s one and only

fast-food restaurant, Subway,
closed last summer. There’s not

much to do, but there’s a lot of
opportunity to be. And what else

are vacations for?
The main town, Kaunakakai, is at

the midpoint of the island’s one major
road, which can take you west—to the

impressive Papohaku Beach, one of

Waterfall at Wailua river

Molokai

KAUAI TROPICAL TIDBIT:

Waialaele, Kauai’s second highest

peak, has the distinction of being one of the

wettest spots on Earth, with more than 330

days of rainfall annually. Don’t worry, that’s

not where your hotel is located.