April 04, 2005

Molokai'i Dreams

Maui Beauty Google shot

Posting this on april 5th in the Maui Island Coffee in the Wharf at Lahaina Maui.

We took a two hour ferry to Moloka'i. This island is the most "Hawaiian" of all the isalnds that one can buy on your own... It was a rough ride accross the channel and frankly Id not like to do that everyday but the views were glorious.

This island is most famous for the Kalapaupa Leper Colony and the work of Father Daimien and Blessed Mother Marrianne... in the 1830's Leporosy broke out and this remote pennisula was where they were dumped off to die. These brave europeans came to help out and gave their lives for these unfortunates.

Today, new treatments allow these paitents to live in society. But there are twenty or so elderly residents still there and there they can stay till they die fir they have no where to go... Once gone this beautiful Place will become a national park. I am glad as this wild space is so beautiful. It, and its history needs to be preserved for the future to understand...

As for Woody and I, we are fine. We had a really lowball offer on this house which we refused and we will see more now that its being shown more. We have been out to the beach too much no doubt we will have skin cancer and we need to buy stock in the solarcane company... Burnt to a crispy red!