PHIL SCHOFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY

Molokai

The Island of Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands feels like a lost piece of time. Far from the tropical mayhem of Honolulu and the force fed tourism of Maui, Molokai is old Hawaii. Slow, simple, beautiful, spiritual, proudly embracing its native Hawaiian heritage. Not ready to sell to the highest bidder local pride and love of the ohana still outweigh greed. Aloha nui loa! 

  • To me no other single icon says {quote}tropical paradise{quote} like the palm tree. I get the sensation of warm trade winds, sandy bare feet and a slower pace that brings a smile to my face.
  • Surfers at Kepuhi beach leave the surf at sunset.
  • Hawaii's King Kamehameha V planted 1000 coconut palms here in the 1860's to shade the sacred bathing pools used by the members of the royal family.
  • Molokai has the only Pacific Ocean  barrier reef north of Australia. The 28 mile long coral reef offers safe harbor for small boats and a diverse habitat for sealife.
  • The west shore of Molokai is blessed with miles public shoreline. The beaches are contantly in transition, changing from placid white sands in summer to an exposed lavasurfline in winter.Three mile long Papohaku Beach is the longest public beach in the Hawaiian Islands.
  • The trade winds act to moderate temperature and humidity carry away stress as well as insects.  The unique sound the palm fronds make while dancing in the breeze create a tropical lulaby.
  • Palm trees on Molokais west shore stand in silloette against the emerging purple hues of sunset.
  • The late afternoon tradewinds feather a breaking wave along the shore of Kepuhi Beach at the Kaluakoi resort on Molokai.
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