Editing Molokai (section)

===Tourism===
[[File:Molokai Waterfall.jpg|thumb|Moloka{{okina}}i Waterfall]]
[[File:Molokai hello.jpg|thumb|right|Sign greeting visitors to Moloka{{okina}}i at exit to Molokai Airport]]
The tourism industry on Moloka{{okina}}i is relatively small, compared to the other islands in Hawaiʻi. Only 64,767 tourists visited Moloka{{okina}}i in 2015.<ref>[http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/default/assets/File/HTA%20Annual%20Report%202016%20FINAL.pdf Visitor Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220215158/http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/default/assets/File/HTA%20Annual%20Report%202016%20FINAL.pdf |date=2017-02-20 }} Hawaii Tourism Authority. Retrieved 16 June 2017.</ref> For decades, residents of Moloka{{okina}}i have resisted private developers' attempts to increase tourism because of the irreparable changes to community and culture that are associated with a tourism industry. Accommodations are limited; as of 2014, only one hotel was open on the island. Most tourists find lodgings at rental condos and houses.

''[[National Geographic Traveler]]'' magazine and the National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations conduct annual Destination Scorecard surveys, aided by [[George Washington University]]. In 2007, a panel of 522 experts in [[sustainable tourism]] and destination stewardship reviewed 111 selected human-inhabited [[island]]s and [[archipelago]]s around the world. Moloka{{okina}}i ranked 10th among the 111 destination locales. The survey cited Moloka{{okina}}i's undeveloped tropical landscape, environmental stewardship, and rich, deep Hawaiian traditions (the island's ''[[Mana (Oceanian mythology)|mana]]''). The neighbor islands of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawai{{okina}}i]], [[Kaua{{okina}}i]], [[Maui]] and [[O{{okina}}ahu]], ranked 50, 61, 81 and 104, respectively.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2007/11/nd07placesratedislands.pdf |first=Jonathan B. |last=Tourtellot |title=Destinations Rated: Islands |journal=[[National Geographic Traveler]] |date=November–December 2007 |pages=108–127 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005181844/http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2007/11/nd07placesratedislands.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-05}}</ref>

Moloka{{okina}}i is believed to be the birthplace of the [[hula]]. The annual [[Molokaʻi Ka Hula Piko]] festival is held on this island.<ref>[http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/molokai/things-to-do/attractions/molokai-ka-hula-piko/ Molokaʻi Ka Hula Piko] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210103404/http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/molokai/things-to-do/attractions/molokai-ka-hula-piko/ |date=2014-02-10 }}, Aloha-Hawaii website</ref>

Moloka{{okina}}i can be reached by plane. Planes fly into Molokaʻi daily from other Hawaiian islands including Oʻahu (Honolulu and Kalaeloa), Maui (Kahului) and Hawaii (Kona), operated by [[Mokulele Airlines]], Paragon Air and [[Hawaiian Airlines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawaii.gov/mkk |title=Molokaʻi Airport |access-date=2014-10-29 |archive-date=2014-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828051139/http://hawaii.gov/mkk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mokuleleairlines.com/flight-schedule.php |title=Mokulele Airlines Schedule |access-date=2014-10-29 |archive-date=2015-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627182904/http://www.mokuleleairlines.com/flight-schedule.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://visitmolokai.com/transport.php |title=Getting to Molokaʻi |access-date=2014-10-29 |archive-date=2015-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512073951/http://visitmolokai.com/transport.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A ferry that formerly sailed between Moloka{{okina}}i and [[Lāhainā]] Harbor, Maui closed operations on October 27, 2016. Sea Link President and Senior Capt. Dave Jung attributed the closure to competition from federally subsidized commuter air travel and declining ridership.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2016/10/molokai-ferry-sets-sail-one-last-time/ |title=Molokai Ferry |access-date=2017-04-20 |archive-date=2017-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420234811/http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2016/10/molokai-ferry-sets-sail-one-last-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/10/21/business/business-breaking/molokai-ferry-ends-service-this-month/ Ferry service ended] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910221054/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/10/21/business/business-breaking/molokai-ferry-ends-service-this-month/ |date=2017-09-10 }} Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved 16 June 2017.</ref>