世界の楽園ハワイ

モロカイ島の生活者は、そのほとんどがハワイアン先住の子孫です。都会の雑踏に
はなじめない。
The island of Molokai and its residents, most of them of Hawaiian ancestry, have remained apart from the great social and economic changes that have taken place in the State of Hawaii over the past several decades.

数十年間に渡り、パイナップルが中央と西部地区で生産されていました。しかし、1980年代
には、そのパイナップルも他の主要な島の生産物となり、モロカイ島からパイナップル生産
は姿を消してしましました。
For decades, pineapple was grown in central and western Molokai and constituted the primary economic activity for the entire island. As on the other major islands in Hawaii, the growing of pineapple no longer takes place on Molokai. After years of steady decline, pineapple production was finally abandoned in the early 1980's.

今は、牛の放牧とコーヒー栽培、果物や野菜の生産農場が主産業となっています。
Today, cattle ranching, coffee growing, and fruit and vegetable farming are the principle economic activities on Molokai. The National Park Service is represented on Molokai by Kalaupapa National Historical Park, located midway on the island's north coast.

モロカイの人口は、7000人位とされています。カウナカカイが中心街となります。
The population of the island has remained small, estimated to be about 7,000, and predominantly rural. Kaunakakai, Molokai's major population and commercial center, is located about midway along the island's south coast.

モロカイの空港は、二つの航空会社が乗り入れており、ホノルルや他の島への運航を
しています。
Molokai's principal airport is serviced by the two major interisland carriers with scheduled daily flights to and from Honolulu and to most of the other major islands.

どこまでも伝統を守る島の住民です。カルアコイリゾートホテルが主な宿泊施設となります。
Molokai residents continue to place a high value on being able to retain a "local" lifestyle. Facilities to support the tourism industry are very limited. Major hotel accommodations on the island consist of the Kaluakoi Resort located at the western end and the Hotel Molokai near Kaunakakai. The Molokai Ranch, in addition to being a working cattle ranch, operates low-key overnight accommodations catering to ecotourists.


The rural residents of East Molokai have traditionally relied on their environment as a source of subsistence and they continue to do so. Most homes on this part of the island have small garden plots and papaya, banana, or citrus trees growing in their yards. There are axis deer in the uplands of East Molokai along with feral pigs. Hunting deer and pig is a common activity, not just for recreation but as a source of meat and as a medium of exchange for other needed items. Also, fruits, nuts and vegetables can still be found in the forests of East Molokai and native shellfish such as opihi are still harvested along the northern coast.



カネミツベーカリは、80年の歴史をもつ、モロカイで有名なパンベーカリです。
Kanemitsu Bakery in Kaunakakai on the Hawaiian island of Molokai is an 80 year old bakery known for its baked goods and the "hot bread" served out of its back door at night.


　　
Kanemitsu Bakery serves a "hot bread" described as a "pillowy loaf" late into the night. The loaves are split open and slathered with jelly, cream cheese, butter, cinnamon or sugar. The bakery also serves "melt-in-your-mouth Krispy Kreme-like glazed doughnuts". A New York Times story on the island noted, "With a stop at the deceptively derelict-looking Kanemitsu Bakery (whose papaya bread and sweet bread made fabulous toast), we always had the makings of a feast."