MOLOKAI ISLAND

Molokai is Hawaii's fifth largest island (673 km2), measuring 61 by 16 km at its extreme dimensions In geologic time, Molokai built upwards from the sea during the Tertiary, possibly by early Pleistocene. Molokai was formed by two volcanic domes, but only one remains a dominant feature, East Molokai, which rises to 1,515 m. West Molokai is characterized by rolling arid land rising to 721 m, while East Molokai is mountainous with many deep gulches and canyons.

Thirty-seven perennial streams were reported by Timbol and Maciolek (1978), all on East Molokai. Only 43 % of these streams were continuous. Only one, Kamalo Stream on the southeast side of the island, had been altered with an elevated culvert.