Talk:Molokai

message: This material was added by  It needs to be cleaned up to meet basic standards for inclusion. Viriditas (talk) 11:34, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I felt the original left something to be desired re POV so tried to neutralize it. I hope by so doing it meets the concerns of . Obviously, a lot more could be written about this, but since it's still happening and people are actively involved, let's keep it very neutral. Time will tell how it will all work out. Makana Chai (talk) 22:32, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Excellent work.  You are both a lady and a scholar.  BTW, I would expect an article like this to have at least Economy of Molokai and/or Politics of Molokai as separate articles, especially the latter.  I'm currrently working on a draft of History of Niihau, so I've got my hands full, but if you feel up to it... Viriditas (talk) 05:54, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Mahalo! I'm more interested in ancient history than current politics, so I won't be able to do that. I'm definitely interested in reading your work on the history of Niihau! Makana Chai (talk) 19:06, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Same here, although I've had to try to write about politics in order to salvage content (see for example Talk:Hawaiian sovereignty movement/Temp which still needs work).  In regards to Niihau, I'm particularly interested (and looking for) historical information in the modern era, specifically from 1964-2008.  If you run across anything you find interesting, feel free to copy it over to User:Viriditas/History of Niihau or just add it to the main article.  Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 09:42, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you know the little book  Aloha Niihau/ Oral Histories -- it might have some info for you. I also see on amazon a book  Niihau: The Traditions of an Hawaiian Island. Makana Chai (talk) 13:56, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I own it.  Adding it to Niihau now. Viriditas (talk) 13:06, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup POV 

message: Since Hawaii is not in the tropics, can it be correct to call this a tropical rainforest? Makana Chai (talk) 07:28, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hawaii is in fact in the tropics. The Tropic of Cancer is at about 23.5° N; Hawaii ranges from about 19.5–21.5° N. --Makaristos (talk) 07:35, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: tropical rainforest?

message: Is there an Austronesian linguistic connection between the two names?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 06:32, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Morotai]]? 

message: The Meyer Sugar Mill on Molokai is probably the best-known mill, due to its current status as a museum and the impact that R. W. Meyer and his family had on the commerce and development of Molokai. However, there was at least one more mill, slightly older, on Molokai, in Kamalō.
The McCorriston brothers, Daniel and Hugh McCorriston, ran the Kamalō Sugar Plantation for their cousin, John C. McColgan (aka John H. McColgan, John N. McColgan, and John Kamanoulu) from 1873. This plantation and mill was built on about 4,000 acres of land leased from King Kamehameha V's estate in 1873, 300 acres of which were used for sugar cane farming. The mill was in operation by 1877, according to a 1939 interview with Chun Ah Ping, one of the first plantation workers. The mill for this operation came from McColgan's sugar plantation and mill in ʻEwa, on Oʻahu.
The Kamalō Sugar Plantation was exporting sugar to California by 1884, during which time it was being operated by Hugh and Daniel McCorriston. Upon McColgan's death in 1890, ownership passed to Daniel and Hugh under the condition of "share and share alike." Unfortunately, the mill burned down on August 7, 1891, due to unknown causes. The land was turned into a cattle ranch.
Suffice to say, Rudolph Wilhelm Meyer did not build " ... the first and only sugar mill on the island in 1878 ... " I did not make the change or add details because there's a possibility of COI editing; however, if another editor agrees that these are true statements, I would appreciate the updates!
Sources:
# https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27029967/john_mccolgan_start_of_kamalo/
# https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26433024/john_mccolgan_sugar_plantation_on/
# https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26303693/daniel_mccorriston_kamalo_sugar/
# https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27042820/john_mccolgan_middle_initial_is_c_not/
# “Hawaii, Wills and Probate Records, 1822-1962,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2019), search for John McColgan, residing in Hawaii and died in 1890; Probate records, 1845-1900; indexes 1814-1917; Author: Hawaiian Islands. Circuit Court; Probate Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
# https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26256367/daniel_mccorriston_the_kamalo_sugar/
-- Lkdaue (talk) 19:18, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sugar Mills on Molokai 

message: The information about Arthur Albert St. Mouritz was deleted with reference to WP:UNDUE. This seems to need more specific explanation than the linking to the guidelines only. Mouritz published a book about the subject in 1916 and he is mentioned in a recent scholarly study: Amundson, Ron (2010). A Wholesome Horror: The Stigmas of Leprosy in 19th Century Hawaii. Disability Studies Quarterly. Volume 30 Number 3/4. The other cited references support the view, that Mouritz is relevant enough to be mentioned in the regarding section of the article. Without closer explanation for the deletion I'll restore the deleted passages. --ThT (talk) 14:08, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I restored the text as previously announced. Please seek consensus here before changing again. --ThT (talk) 20:34, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arthur Albert St. Mouritz 

message: To add to this article:  mention of the Kaluakoi Resort and hotel, now shuttered. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 01:55, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: To add to article

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