On the small island of Molokai, you can find the relatively secluded Moomomi Beach.

The Moomomi Beach is a beautiful and white sand beach, but there are sections of the beach that are rocky.

Moomomi Beach is located on Molokai’s northeastern coast. The area that surrounds Moomomi Beach and the surrounding area that offers one of most amazing sand dunes found anywhere in Hawaii.

The sand dunes are enormous in size and were formed over many centuries. In several areas, the sand dunes actually extend inland for greater than four miles.

The blue, sparkling ocean waters at Moomomi Beach are incredible and the waves are very attractive.

The bay itself is both rocky and shallow. It’s honestly not a very good place to swim due to the strong current and sharp rocks, particularly in the inter months, when the surf and tides are very rough.

This stretch of Molokai coastline at one time was a very popular fishing area. Fishing is still popular today.

Moomomi Beach, the nearby sand dunes are all part of the Moomomi Preserve. These reserves are run by the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii.

On the Hawaiian island of Molokai, there is a wonderful coconut grove that was planted in the 1860′s by King Kamehameha V. King Kamehameha V. was nicknamed Kapuaiwa, and selected this particular site due to the seven sacred ponds located here.

The King ordered 1,000 tall, royal coconut palm trees to be planted on Molokai to represent each individual warrior in his mighty army, in addition to shading his sacred bathing pools of the ali’i (royalty).

The Kapuaiwa coconut grove is located on the south shore of Molokai, approximately 1.5 miles west of the town of Kaunakakai.

Sadly, not many of the original coconut palm trees still stand today. The original one thousand coconut trees covered about an area of ten acres. Now only a few hundred of these beautiful palms are still there.

Due to the danger of heavy coconuts falling from the tall palm trees, entering through the palm tree grove is not allowed.

But all is not lost. Take in a fabulous sunset view of the Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove from the nearby Kiowea Beach Park.

You can also view a concrete military bunker, located at the ocean’s edge of the grove as a real historical reminder of WWII.

To reach the Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove, go east on Highway 460 from the town of Kaunakakai. You will then see the Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove on your left, across the street from Church Row.

The Kalaupapa National Park resides on the northern shoreline of Molokai and is known for its exceptional scenery and natural attractions.

However, during the winter months, from usually November to April, tourists from around the world will flock to Molokai to try to catch a glimpse of the migrating whales.

Large numbers of North Pacific humpback or kohola whales are often clearly visible from the elevated areas of Kalaupapa National Park. Humpback whales will migrate in the channel between Molokai, Maui, and Lanai. Whale watchers can also spot dolphins, which swim around the island throughout the year.

The gentle giants of the Pacific Ocean come to the warm Hawaiian waters every year to breed and give birth to new whale calfs. It’s best to schedule a tour or charter a boat to spot these magnificent creatures up close.

There are several, seasonal whale watching tours that regularly depart from Kaunakakai Harbor. Those excursions provided by the Molokai Princess are particularly notable because they allow passengers to get much closer to this gentle giants.

Bringing your camera is an absolute must to catch unbelievable images of nature.

Although it may be hard to reach, the Kalaupapa National Historical Park is another of Molokai’s more unusual tourist attractions worth considering, with guided tours explaining the world-famous and rather unexpected history of its past, isolated settlement.

The Kalaupapa National Historical Park enjoys a remote setting on the Kalaupapa Peninsula and because of this, can be hard to reach. Since it’s not connected by roads, and almost entirely surrounded by the ocean and steep cliffs, it means that visitors will need to either ride down the steep trail on mules, take a boat, or fly into Kalaupapa Airport.

The park was set up in 1980 and is dedicated to the lives and experiences of the former leper colony, which was known throughout the world and completely isolated here between 1866 and 1969. Literally thousands of Hawaiians infected with leprosy once lived here, being shipped in to the village of Kalawao from all over Hawaii.

Today, several local residents with leprosy (Hansen’s disease) still live here and have been treated with modern medicines. Commercial tours of the main attractions and available and very interesting, although do bear in mind that you will require a permit from Hawaii’s State Department of Health, before you are actually able to enter the settlement.

This Molokai tourist attraction is open daily and admission is free.

Unforgettable Papohaku Beach on Molokai in Hawaii, is also known as “Three Mile Beach.”

Any tourist visiting Molokai will probably hear about this beach before they arrive. This three-mile strip of white sand beach, is the pride and joy of Molokai.

Getting to it isn’t easy, as it’s all the way out on the West End, past the Kaluakoi Hotel. However, once there, most visitors want to stay awhile.

While the sand is closer to gold than white, it is soft, warm and inviting. The waves are great during the summer (use caution during the winter).

Papohaku is one of the longest and finest beaches in the Hawaiian Islands. This beach extends over three miles of coastline and is more than 300 yards wide.

Even though the beach is beautiful, it is often deserted and it is not uncommon to find yourself alone in paradise here.

Strong tradewinds coming from the west can whip up the sand along this long beach making it quite uncomfortable during windy weather.

Directions: Take Highway 460 west toward Maunaloa. Turn right on Kaluakoi Road before you reach the town. Continue on Kaluakoi Road, past the entrance to the Kaluakoi Resort. Papohaku Beach is two miles past the resort entrance.

Often known as the “Friendly Isle”, Molokai in Hawaii features infinite attractive wonders like the magnificent waterfalls, the world’s tallest sea cliffs, astounding 28 mile long coral barrier reef and native bird watching.

Molokai also, given an opportunity to experience its various natural features with its clean and pure beaches, pine forests, bamboo thickets, and, green valleys.

The stunning and good looking beaches of Molokai Hawaii are just the starting of the island’s remarkable natural magnetism. The ancient Molokai’s Hawaiian Fish Ponds is a perfect illustration of the attractive and one of its kind natural attractions in Molokai. More than 60 ancient ponds were made in the thirteenth-century from the lava rocks and moreover two of the biggest very old fishing ponds, spanned almost in 55 acres, have been privileged as the national historic landmarks.

The historic landmarks and sites in Molokai is the best way to know about the rich culture and history of Hawaii.