Molokai Museum & Cultural Center — Attraction in Molokai

What can I say? It's home. I'm from Moloka'i. It never gets old, and I feel very blessed that, for the most part, much of life at home stays the same. I'm friends with the families around the way from the museum and also friends with the family who started the sugar mill. I can't complain... I've bounced between home and stateside a lot, primarily due to the performing that I do on all sides of the pond. But one glorious aspect of going home that ALWAYS brings a smile to my face is that Moloka'i naturally slows me down. There is no hectic pace to deal with. No traffic, no crowded lines, just home. Friends and family are always a sight for sore eyes and the cherry on top of it all.....cell service is horrible. I love it. Everything closes early, and you just get to relax. Nobody is blowing up your phone. Getting bombarded with non-stop texting is non-existent, and social media can just pucker up and suck wind. You can actually put your personal devices down for days at a time and forget about them. Plus, most times when I'm visiting with those close to me, we're eating from the land. Everyone I know has fruit and/or veggies growing in their yard, and those that don't hunt & fish. We all share. It's the only place I go to frequently that the food is fresher than farm to table. It's literally land & sea to mouth. I eat better, sleep better, feel better, and always leave better than I was when I first arrived. Never fails. It's my slice of paradise. Period. The good thing for everyone else is that if it's too slow for you or Moloka'i is not your cup of tea, there are 5 other islands that have more things to do and more stuff to see. Go for it, knock yourself out! It's just as easy to leave Moloka'i as it was to get there. Just remember if you're gonna hang out, be kind & enjoy what Moloka'i has to offer. The only person who can ruin your trip is you. Ok, enough talk, there's a spot at Papohaku Beach with my name on it and no one else around for at least a couple of...

A little disappointed in the way the museum is set up and there's also no bathroom we were told we had to drive clear up the road to the lookout public bathrooms. Also the person that guided us gave my son some incorrect information about a shell that he had found and showed her a very clear and close up photo (and returned to the sea unharmed) saying that it was poisonous and potentially lethal and it couldn't be taken back to the mainland neither which was true. Then we heard later from someone that had also visited the museum after us, she was still talking about my son as if he was an idiot tourist (which he's not) which was upsetting to him to hear. This was our fourth trip to Molokai and approximately 10th trip to the islands. Despite that the sugar mill and museum is a little interesting if you don't have a lot of time to kill I would save your money and time and skip it as there's many other things on the island more...

I enjoyed visiting the cultural center getting in touch with the Hawaiian heritage. One lady was very welcoming and informative on the history of the island. Another person was very rude and short tempered obviously not welcoming to tourists. Upon asking a simple question about the photographs she had a very smart response which left a sour taste in my mouth.

Piece of advice: I am visiting your cultural center, respecting your land, wanting to learn your culture and because I’m a tourist I’m labeled as an inconvenience to the locals on the island that don’t want us there. Molokai supposedly is called the ‘Friendly Island’ and after visiting here I definitely don’t...