Molokai

[ moh-luh-kahy, -kah-ee, mol-uh- ]

/ ˌmoʊ ləˈkaɪ, -ˈkɑ i, ˌmɒl ə- /

an island in central Hawaii: leper colony. 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for molokai

Niuli, there, his sister was sent to Molokai seven years ago.

The House of Pride |Jack London
His task was done, for he had 'set alight a fire' in Molokai 'which should never be put out.'

The Red Book of Heroes |Leonora Blanche Lang
No, there are a few thousand places I wot of in this world over which I would select Molokai as a place of permanent residence.

The Cruise of the Snark |Jack London
I was not a noted writerI was merely a sightseer; and to take a sightseer to Molokai would have lost him his position.

Through the South Seas with Jack London |Martin Johnson

His heiau, or temple, was at Kaluaaha, a village which faced the channel between the islands of Molokai and Maui.

Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) |W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt

Molokai

/ (ˌməʊləʊˈkɑːɪ) /

an island in central Hawaii. Pop: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq km (261 sq miles)