Atoll Of Molokini

On the island there is absolutely no ground, and around towering cliffs just silent. That is why the surrounding water and are considered the cleanest in all the Hawaiian Islands.



The Atoll of Molokini rises only 50 meters above the water surface, and its surface is seen only sparse vegetation Yes noisy colony of red-breasted frigates, which in the absence of predators (it is home to only a few dozen rabbits) nest on its cliffs.



To preserve the pristine nature of the leadership of the state of Hawaii since 1987, a special decree forbade people to land on the Atoll of Molokini.
Compared to other Hawaiian Islands, the visibility under water off the coast of Molokini reaches 50 meters, and the water itself is extremely clean and clear.



For 50 years this Paradise Atoll with emerald waters used for practice bombing by military aircraft of the U.S. Navy. Bombed this tropical Paradise in the American conscience, and as a result threw a heavy iron all the surrounding areas around the Atoll.

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