Editing Molokai (section)

{{for|the 1999 film|Molokai: The Story of Father Damien}}
{{Short description|Island of the Hawaiian Islands archipelago}}
{{Infobox island
| name             = Moloka{{okina}}i
| nickname         = The Friendly Isle, {{okina}}Āina Momona
| image_name       = Molokai.jpg
| image_caption    = [[Satellite imagery|Satellite image]] of Moloka{{okina}}i
| map_alt          = Satellite image of Molokai
| map_image        = Map of Hawaii highlighting Molokai.svg
| map_caption      = Location in the [[Hawaii|state of Hawai{{okina}}i]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|21|08|06|N|157|00|36|W|type:isle_scale:500000|display=inline,title}}
| area_sqmi        = 260
| highest_mount    = [[Kamakou]]
| elevation_ft     = 4,961
| demonym          = Molokaian
| population       = 7,345<ref>{{cite web |url=http://themolokainews.com/2011/04/06/molokai-shows-population-decline-over-the-past-decade/ |title=Molokai Shows Population Decline Over the Past Decade |access-date=2014-10-29 |archive-date=2019-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603160606/http://themolokainews.com/2011/04/06/molokai-shows-population-decline-over-the-past-decade/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_as_of = 
| density_sqmi     = 28
| country_largest_city = [[Kaunakakai, Hawaii|Kaunakakai]]
| country          = [[United States]]
| country_admin_divisions = {{Infobox place symbols|embedded=yes|island=yes
| flower           = [[Candlenut|Kukui]]
| color            = {{okina}}Ōma{{okina}}oma{{okina}}o (green)}}
| rank             = 5th largest [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian Island]]
}}

'''Moloka{{okina}}i''' or '''Molokai''' ({{IPAc-en|m|oʊ|l|ə|ˈ|k|aɪ}} or {{IPAc-en|'|m|oʊ|l|ə|k|aɪ}};<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/molokai |title=the definition of Molokai |website=Dictionary.com |access-date=2017-10-14 |archive-date=2016-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515045524/http://www.dictionary.com/browse/molokai |url-status=live }}</ref> {{IPA|haw|moloˈkɐʔi, moloˈkɐi|lang}}<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Molokaʻi |id=D123440 }}; {{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Molokaʻi |id=D151406 }}</ref> [[Molokaʻi dialect]]: '''Morotaʻi''' {{IPA|haw|moɾoˈtəʔi|}}) is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian Islands archipelago]] in the middle of the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16&nbsp;km) at its greatest length and width with a usable land area of {{cvt|260|sqmi|km2|2}}, making it the fifth-largest in size of the main Hawaiian Islands and the [[List of islands of the United States by area|27th largest island in the United States]].<ref name="SizeRef">{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/databook/db2004/section05.pdf |title=Table 5.08 – Land Area of Islands: 2000 |work=2004 State of Hawaii Data Book |publisher=State of Hawaii |year=2004 |access-date=2007-07-23 |archive-date=2012-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201054628/http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/databook/db2004/section05.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> It lies southeast of [[Oahu|Oʻahu]] across the {{cvt|25|mi|km|adj=on}} wide [[Hawaiian islands channels|Kaʻiwi Channel]] and north of [[Lanai|Lānaʻi]], separated from it by the [[Hawaiian islands channels|Kalohi Channel]].

The island's agrarian economy has been driven primarily by cattle ranching, [[pineapple]] production, [[sugarcane]] production and small-scale farming. Tourism comprises a small fraction of the island's economy, and much of the infrastructure related to tourism was closed and barricaded in the early 2000s when the primary landowner, Molokai Ranch, ceased operations due to substantial revenue losses. In [[Kalawao County]], on the [[Kalaupapa Peninsula]] on the north coast, settlements were established in 1866 for quarantined treatment of persons with [[leprosy]]; these operated until 1969. The [[Kalaupapa National Historical Park]] now preserves this entire county and area. Several other islands are visible from the shores of Moloka{{okina}}i, including O{{okina}}ahu from the west shores; Lāna{{okina}}i from the south shores, and [[Maui]] from the south and east shores.