Molokai

or Mo·lo·ka·'i

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

noun

1. an island in central Hawaii, site of a former leper colony. 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).

Molokai

/ ˌməʊləʊˈkɑːɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Molokai¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian Molokaʿi or Molokai

Example Sentences

Some people with disabilities gained access to state jobs and civil service positions in the Molokai settlement.

From Washington Post

People were separated from their families and exiled for the rest of their lives to an isolated settlement on the island of Molokai.

From Washington Post

Inmates sent to the Molokai settlement often experienced family separation as more devastating than the illness itself.

From Washington Post

With the first and deepest purple of the dawn, the dim outlines of Molokai arise before us.

From Project Gutenberg

A sad interest attaches to the island of Molokai, which is situated midway between Maui and Oahu.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor, after having been declared a leper, is the patient immediately rushed off to Molokai.

From Project Gutenberg

He had lived nine years on Molokai, and he had had a better time there than he has ever had, before and after, on the outside.

From Project Gutenberg

Landing on the leeward side of Molokai, he sneaked down the pali one night and took up his abode in the Settlement.

From Project Gutenberg