In the mid 1800s leprosy was brought to Hawaii by Chinese who came to labor in the sugar cane fields. Many Hawaiians were stricken with the Chinese sickness. Since there was then no cure for the disease, strict isolation was the only means available to keep the disease from spreading.
In 1866 the first sufferers were abandoned on Kalaupapa, a small peninsula on the north side of Molokai. Surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean and with sea cliffs 2000 feet high on the fourth, Kalaupapa was a prison from which escape was impossible.
Father Damien, a Belgian priest, came to Molokai in 1873 to minister to the needs of the dying. Through his ministry and labors, order was created where there had been only suffering and chaos. He succumbed to the disease in 1889.
Sulfone drugs developed in the early 1940s, put the disease in remission and the carriers were no longer contagious. Today less than 40 residents call Kalaupapa home.
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Often called "The Friendly Island" because the aloha spirit flourishes here.
If you're looking for the real Hawai'i, this is it. If you're looking for old Hawai'i, this is it. If you're looking for breathtaking natural beauty, rain forests or deserted beaches, this is it.
If you're looking for glitz and glamour, you'll need to look elsewhere.
This is an honest look at an island lost in time, an island where no building is taller than a palm tree, where aloha is not just a word, it's a way of life, where the longest white sand beach in Hawai'i will probably have only your foot prints on it. An island where there is so little automobile traffic, there's not a single traffic light, there's no mall, no elevators and no neon. No burger wars here. Shopping is done in small, friendly businesses in Kaunakakai, the largest town, and in the villages of Kualapu'u and Maunaloa. Life here is slow and relaxed, it's rural and peaceful, it's like stepping back in time 50 years.
It's a place like no other.
Molokai Demo (TTR002)
tracklist:
1. Reoccurring ideas and ridiculous aspirations
2. International Assholes
3. AID just wanna get laid
4. Better when I'm gone
5. Sinister
6. Wasted girls are not as fun as they think they are
