Things You Gotta Try while on Molokai
• Go for Kanemitsu Bakery's “Hot Bread Run,” a local favorite from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Wednesdays through Sunday only. Knock on the bakery door from the back alley and order your favorite treats, from fresh Molokai Bread to tasty delights made from guava, cream cheese, cinnamon, apples and more.
• Enjoy the music at Hotel Molokai's Ocean side Restaurant every Friday afternoon from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. That's when Molokai's kupuna (elders, pronounced koo-POO-nah) gather to sing and play Hawaiian music Molokai style. Cocktails and pupu (hors d’oeuvres, pronounced poo-poo) served ocean side.
• Stock up on food at Misaki’s Store in Kaunakakai, especially if you're arriving on Sunday morning before 11 a.m. In the afternoon, Molokai's grocery stores all close for the rest of the day. Molokai Wine and Spirits is open daily until 10 p.m., selling some of the finest wines and beers. They also offer snacks, ice cream, ice and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Attend a church service. Known as an island of prayer, Molokai has more than 23 churches representing numerous denominations. Many of them offer services twice a day as well as evening services. The Molokai Dispatch newspaper publishes a guide to church services, hours and locations.
• Rent a four wheel drive vehicle and experience off road Molokai. You can trade in your vehicle for the day with any of the island’s six car rental agencies that offer four wheel drive SUV’s and trucks.
• Go on a guided hike to discover the heart of Molokai.
• Watch Moana’s Hula Halau (school, pronounced HAH-low) practice their art at the Mitchell Pauole Community Center on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Although Molokai is known as the birthplace of hula, you won't find any commercial hula shows on the island, and this is the best way to experience this traditional dance.

Asking for Directions
Molokaiians use seven directions – East, West, South and North for the four sides of the island, plus three more:
• Mauka (MOW-kah): Towards the mountain
• Makai (mah-KAI): Towards the sea
• Top-Side:  Applies only if you're on Kalaupapa Peninsula, located 1,600 feet below the rest of the island.  “Top-side” refers to everywhere else on Molokai.

Things to Bring (or get as soon as you arrive on island)
• Sunscreen, and lots of it. Minimum suggested SPF is 15; 30 would be better. Re-apply periodically if you've been in the sun a while. We also suggest hats and sunglasses or other protective sun gear.
• Water. Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.
• Mosquito repellent. For your own comfort, this is especially useful if you are planning to hike through the wilderness.
• Motion sickness remedies, if you're sensitive.
• Comfortable walking shoes.

Helpful Tips for Air Travelers
• Keep your check-in bags fit and trim, and under the airlines’ maximum weight allowance. This is especially important when traveling to and from Molokai, due to the smaller planes that service the island. Call your airline for weight and quantity restrictions.
• Excess luggage may trigger additional fees from the airlines, and in some cases, may not be allowed on the plane at all. Again, this is the due to the smaller size of the planes servicing the island.
• Please cooperate if you are asked for your weight prior to boarding the plane. Please do not be offended; this is for your own safety.
• Pack photo film in your carry-on bags. The equipment that screens check-in luggage can be hazardous to undeveloped film.
• Don’t pack food and beverages into your check-in luggage.
• Leave gifts unwrapped. The baggage screeners may need to examine them.
• If you're flying to the U.S. Mainland, send your check-in luggage through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) baggage inspection station before you head for the ticket counter. USDA regulates the export of flowers, fruit and other plant materials from Hawai`i.
• If you must bring food and beverages through the security checkpoint, make sure they are well wrapped or in sealed containers. You may want to carry a bottle of water with you in case the food concessions at the airport happen to be closed.

Other useful tips
• If your clients are interested in exploring Molokai's remote natural wonders on foot, remind them to respect the island’s pristine environment.
• When driving at night, be careful of wild Axis deer that roam freely in the island’s wilderness. Native to India, these deer were presented as a gift to King Kamehameha V in the 1860s. You can hear their high-pitched bark at night.
• With few exceptions, Molokai operates on Molokai time, which means the pace of life chugs along at well below the speed limit. The Molokai way is simple, rural and open.
• Molokai is a rural, tropical destination, so you may meet up with a few critters now and again. Depending upon weather conditions, mice are often seen between May and July. In the evenings, buffo toads like to hang out on dewy grassy areas. And geckos (friendly lizards called mo`o in Hawaiian) are a common site. They sometimes chirp at night. You may also see Federally protected monk seals on the beaches (do not go near them); wild turkeys, deer, owl, cattle, mongoose, pheasants and plovers.
• The wise visitors will do the food shopping immediately after arriving on the island. For the most part, stores are closed on Sunday, and the island goes to sleep everyday at sundown.