{"id":11484,"date":"2015-10-15T12:49:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T12:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mathewguiver\/head-to-molokai-immediately"},"modified":"2015-10-15T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T12:49:19","slug":"17-reasons-you-should-absolutely-never-visit-molokai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/11484","title":{"rendered":"17 Reasons You Should Absolutely Never Visit Molokai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>It&rsquo;s known as &ldquo;the most Hawaiian island,&rdquo; because of it&rsquo;s underdeveloped and laid-back vibe.<\/b> Who would want to visit that?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_dec_up suplist_list_show \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5033928\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> Because when you visit Molokai you won’t see many tourists. Obviously it means there’s something wrong with the island.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-buzz-wide-14398-1424391189-35.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"Because when you visit Molokai you won't see many tourists. Obviously it means there's something wrong with the island.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-buzz-wide-14398-1424391189-35.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edsuom\/11823145164\">Flickr: edsuom<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Molokai&rsquo;s north shore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041057\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> Because with less than 8,000 people living on the island it’s pretty much impossible to escape the crowds.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-buzz-wide-23869-1424455774-20.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"Because with less than 8,000 people living on the island it&rsquo;s pretty much impossible to escape the crowds.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-buzz-wide-23869-1424455774-20.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edsuom\/9661930412\">Flickr: edsuom<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">As of 2010 the population <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Molokai\">was<\/a> 7,345.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_grid_row  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041196\">\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> Because Molokai is home to the longest fringing reef in the U.S. If you like snorkeling or scuba diving then definitely don’t go to Molokai.<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"grid_row two_ss grid_height_m\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_1\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr06\/grid-cell-32269-1424456415-19.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_grid_source_via\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeremyrjohnson\/sets\/72157627052692400\">Flickr: jeremyrjohnson<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr06\/grid-cell-32269-1424456417-24.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid_clear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_row_description\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">The reef <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Molokai\">stretches<\/a> nearly 25 miles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5033987\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> Because the sunsets are bland and colorless.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr10\/original-8596-1424391623-22.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"663\" alt=\"Because the sunsets are bland and colorless.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr10\/original-8596-1424391623-22.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/taiger808\/888088712\">Flickr: taiger808<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Yawn. Wake me when it&rsquo;s morning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041217\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> Because buildings cannot be taller than coconut trees. If you like long elevator rides then avoid Molokai at all costs!<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-30367-1424456555-10.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"661\" alt=\"Because buildings cannot be taller than coconut trees. If you like long elevator rides then avoid Molokai at all costs!\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-30367-1424456555-10.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeremyrjohnson\/5873233739\/in\/set-72157627052692400\">Flickr: jeremyrjohnson<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Technically there are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/13136\">different limits<\/a> depending on the type of building, but in general Molokai doesn&rsquo;t allow construction of tall buildings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5033889\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> Because on a clear day you’ll see Maui across the water and be overwhelmed with a desire to leave Molokai.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr07\/enhanced-buzz-wide-15701-1424390920-13.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"Because on a clear day you'll see Maui across the water and be overwhelmed with a desire to leave Molokai.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr07\/enhanced-buzz-wide-15701-1424390920-13.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edsuom\/9633008116\">Flickr: edsuom<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Why would you want to stay any longer when Maui is just a boat ride away?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041238\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">7.<\/span> Because the beaches are hazardous.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-23246-1424456691-7.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"979\" alt=\"Because the beaches are hazardous.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-23246-1424456691-7.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeremyrjohnson\/5873797428\/in\/set-72157627052692400\">Flickr: jeremyrjohnson<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041258\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">8.<\/span> I mean look at this! Can you imagine how miserable it would be to spend an afternoon on here?<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr09\/enhanced-buzz-wide-9661-1424456818-15.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"669\" alt=\"I mean look at this! Can you imagine how miserable it would be to spend an afternoon on here?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr09\/enhanced-buzz-wide-9661-1424456818-15.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/auntiem\/39570775\/in\/set-870542\">Flickr: auntiem<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_grid_row  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041307\">\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">9.<\/span> Because you can send yourself a coconut through the mail, and it’s literally the most exciting thing you can do on the island.<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"grid_row two_lp grid_height_m\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_1\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr10\/grid-cell-24410-1424457086-6.jpg\" width=\"657\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_grid_source_via\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/auntiem\/39572551\/in\/photolist-4uPxn-82Qsbf-83iLWj-83iPFE-83fG6v-83fCQH-7oBC9-83iNxY-7oBBn-7oBEb-7oBDB-7oBCZ-oUy2k8-83iQ6S-5XYtCr\">Flickr: auntiem<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr10\/grid-cell-24410-1424457088-11.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_grid_source_via\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/auntiem\/39572551\/in\/set-870542\">Flickr: auntiem<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid_clear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_row_description\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Yep. It&rsquo;s called &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/us-post-office-hoolehua\">Post-A-Nut<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041786\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">10.<\/span> Because the second most exciting thing you can do is visit something called “Phallic Rock.”<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-buzz-wide-29430-1424458998-9.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" alt='Because the second most exciting thing you can do is visit something called \"Phallic Rock.\"'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-buzz-wide-29430-1424458998-9.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/4nitsirk\/3777094213\">Flickr: 4nitsirk<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">What a dumb looking rock to take selfies in front of?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041335\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">11.<\/span> Because there are annoying signs reminding you to slow down.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr05\/edit-wide-3435-1424459898-17.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"654\" alt=\"Because there are annoying signs reminding you to slow down.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr05\/edit-wide-3435-1424459898-17.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/4nitsirk\/3777191143\/in\/photolist-82QrLf-6KM6ke\">Flickr: 4nitsirk<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_grid_row  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041495\">\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">12.<\/span> Because there’s a farmers market that ONLY happens on Saturdays.<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"grid_row two_ss grid_height_m\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_1\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr10\/grid-cell-24440-1424458000-4.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_grid_source_via\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmauiblog.com\/blog\/molokai-farmers-market\/\">visitmauiblog.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr10\/grid-cell-24440-1424458001-9.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid_clear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_row_description\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">It&rsquo;s a complete waste of time. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmauiblog.com\/blog\/molokai-farmers-market\/\">Don&rsquo;t go<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041531\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">13.<\/span> Because traffic in Molokai is insane, just look at this shot of the main street. And yeah, I said THE main street, as in there’s only one.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr07\/edit-wide-22314-1424458122-8.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"736\" alt=\"Because traffic in Molokai is insane, just look at this shot of the main street. And yeah, I said THE main street, as in there's only one.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr07\/edit-wide-22314-1424458122-8.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/4nitsirk\/3777147827\">Flickr: 4nitsirk<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041835\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">14.<\/span> Because part of Molokai is a straight up leper colony.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-7256-1424459461-11.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" alt=\"Because part of Molokai is a straight up leper colony.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-7256-1424459461-11.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/brautiganr\/2541404881\/in\/photolist-6GAPNf-6PHSdi-fa4NuY-85ZpA6-34gR3b-6GANGG-4Szn8x-6j1z6j-6iWnqx-9d782t-5DtVbs-3PCdWQ-5CJ8Xu-9u1yZk-9zRFgA-dsih9R-85Zpwz-fj4WE1-8bcNuT-8bcNsF-aF4dvK-fjMwJw-9gfaM8\">Flickr: brautiganr<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">In the mid 1800&rsquo;s sufferers of the disease were <a href=\"http:\/\/visitmolokai.com\/faq.php\">first abandoned<\/a> on Molokai. The Kalaupapa peninsula was essentially a prison for them, as it&rsquo;s surrounded by cliffs and water.<\/p>\n<p>Drugs that were developed in the 1940&rsquo;s stopped the spread of the disease. However, there are still 40 residents living in Kalaupapa, and though they are no longer contagious, access to the area is strictly regulated. The peninsula is now a National Historic Site where you can learn more about the disease and it&rsquo;s important role in the history of Molokai. <\/p>\n<p>Dedicated to preserving the memories and experiences of the past, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muleride.com\/\">guided mule tour<\/a> is a great way experience Kalaupapa and take in the incredible views.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041597\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">15.<\/span> Because this is the Molokai airport.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-buzz-wide-24410-1424458283-27.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"Because this is the Molokai airport.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-buzz-wide-24410-1424458283-27.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mutrock\/7632742426\">Flickr: mutrock<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_grid_row  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041650\">\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">16.<\/span> And because this bench at the airport doubles as baggage claim.<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"grid_row two_ss grid_height_m\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_1\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr03\/grid-cell-21068-1424458687-16.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_grid_source_via\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jshyun\/\">Flickr: jshyun<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/13\/enhanced\/webdr03\/grid-cell-21068-1424458688-19.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid_clear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_row_description\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">No conveyer belts in Molokai.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3680035_5041816\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">17.<\/span> Because the Molokai Visitor Center even <a href=\"http:\/\/visitmolokai.com\/why-visit.php\">warns you<\/a> that there are no four or five star dining opportunities.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-buzz-wide-24517-1424459296-18.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" alt=\"Because the Molokai Visitor Center even warns you that there are no four or five star dining opportunities.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/20\/14\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-buzz-wide-24517-1424459296-18.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jshyun\/4620647670\">Flickr: jshyun<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">But they do say &ldquo;you will be able to find good food and ambiance from picnic tables to beachfront dining.&rdquo; Talk about miserable?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mathewguiver\/head-to-molokai-immediately\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mathewguiver\/head-to-molokai-immediately<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s known as &ldquo;the most Hawaiian island,&rdquo; because of it&rsquo;s underdeveloped and laid-back vibe. Who would want to visit that? 1. Because when you visit Molokai you won’t see many tourists. Obviously it means there’s something wrong with the island. View this image &rsaquo; Flickr: edsuom Molokai&rsquo;s north shore. 2. Because with less than 8,000 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/11484\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">17 Reasons You Should Absolutely Never Visit Molokai<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[5148,5149],"class_list":["post-11484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety","tag-hawaii","tag-hawaiian-islands"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/14448809639912-head-to-molokai-immediately-2-2269-1424463192-8_dblbig.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}