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Molokai (also Molokai) is the fifth largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago. The island is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km), with a land area of 260.02 sq mi (673.44 km²). It lies east of Oahu across the 25 mile (40 km) wide, Ka-iwi Channel and north of Lānai, separated from it by the Kalohi Channel. The lights of Honolulu are visible at night from the west end of Molokai, while nearby Lānai and Maui are clearly visible from anywhere along the south shore of the Island.
Geography
Molokai is built from two distinct volcanoes known as East Molokai and the much smaller West Molokai. The highest point is Kamakou on East Molokai, at 4,970 feet (1,515 m). East Molokai volcano, like Koolau on Oahu is today only what remains standing of the southern half of the original mountain. The northern half suffered a catastrophic collapse and now lies as a debris field scattered northward across the Pacific Ocean bottom. The south shore of Molokai boasts the longest fringing reef of the US and its holdings -- nearly 40 km long.
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Kalaupapa National Historic Park :: National Parks and Monuments
Aloha, Kamiano! - A lengthy account of Father Damien's years of service on Molokai.
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Blessed Damien de Veuster on USA National Calendar - Congregation for Divine Worship approves request to place Father Damien on the calendar. Includes prayer and a note from the NCCB Committee on Liturgy about the liturgical texts for his feast.
Columbia Encyclopedia: Damien, Father - Brief biographical profile.
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Damien the Leper - Lengthy biography.
Damien, Priest, Missionary, and Martyr - Brief biography. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.
Encyclopædia Britannica: Damien, Father - Concise biography of the Belgian missionary who ministered to the leper colony on Molokai. In the 11th edition (1911). Some scanner errors.
Father Damien (Joseph de Veuster) - Biography of the Belgian missionary priest to the leper colony on Molokai. From the Catholic Encyclopedia.
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Father Damien (Pater Damiaan) - Short biography.
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Hawaii State Government: Father Damien - Brief biography.
Holy Man--Father Damien of Molokai - Lengthy biographical essay, based on a reading of Gavan Daws' 1973 book.
Joseph de Veuster - Short illustrated biography of Father Damien.
National Statuary Hall Collection: Father Damien - Photo of a stylized bronze sculpture, donated by the state of Hawaii; short biography.
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Wikipedia: Father Damien - Biography and discussion of his legacy.
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