Molokai Ranch History- Molokai Hawaii

Molokai Ranch History – Molokai Hawaii

The ranch encompasses about 53,000 acres on the island, which is roughly 1/3 of the entire island.  The ranch was a true cattle ranch with real cowboys doing the work.  The rich paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) brought their history and love of ranching to this area of the island as they had since the ranch was formed in 1897.

The ranch had offered visitors the opportunity to experience authentic ranch life first hand and to stay at the Lodge or the Beach village at Kaupoa Beach but in 2008, following some rather heated public meetings where the company that owned the ranch wanted to develop part of their land into a subdivision of about 200 multimillion dollar homes and the residents of the island objected the ranch closed.

Almost all the cowboys and working personnel were laid off and the ranch ceased to function.

Although the ranch is still there it is no longer possible to visit it and see how life was on a huge Hawaiian working ranch.

But the island still has a great deal to offer since it is one of the rather undeveloped islands.  Here there are no buildings taller than the palms, the life style is laid back, the beaches less crowded, and the shopping is in small family owned shops where you will be able to get the real feel for island life.

The island is the 5th largest in the Hawaiian archipelago consisting of 260 square miles in area, 38 miles long and 10 miles wide at the widest point.

There are approximately 8,000 residents living on the island with nearly 40% of them being of Hawaiian descent which is why the island is known as "The Most Hawaiian Island."

Come and visit the island, spend some quiet time touring around and getting to know what real island life is like.  Visit the ranch and see if you can imagine how life was before the ranch closed.

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