Molokai
or Mo·lo·ka·'i
an island in central Hawaii, site of a former leper colony. 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).
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Some people with disabilities gained access to state jobs and civil service positions in the Molokai settlement.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19 | Adria Imada | March 18, 2021 | Washington PostPeople were separated from their families and exiled for the rest of their lives to an isolated settlement on the island of Molokai.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19 | Adria Imada | March 18, 2021 | Washington PostInmates sent to the Molokai settlement often experienced family separation as more devastating than the illness itself.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19 | Adria Imada | March 18, 2021 | Washington PostWith the first and deepest purple of the dawn, the dim outlines of Molokai arise before us.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardA sad interest attaches to the island of Molokai, which is situated midway between Maui and Oahu.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut Brassey
Nor, after having been declared a leper, is the patient immediately rushed off to Molokai.
The Cruise of the Snark | Jack LondonHe 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.
The Cruise of the Snark | Jack LondonLanding on the leeward side of Molokai, he sneaked down the pali one night and took up his abode in the Settlement.
The Cruise of the Snark | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for Molokai
/ (ˌməʊləʊˈkɑːɪ) /
an island in central Hawaii. Pop: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq km (261 sq miles)
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