Steep green sea cliffs on Molokaʻi dropping straight into deep blue ocean, with a rock islet offshore

Guides & island notes

Island Journal

What we find ourselves explaining to buyers again and again: where the towns are, how the communities differ, and what owning here actually asks of you.

Aerial view of Molokaʻi's lush green mountains rising above a vast turquoise coral reef and calm Pacific shallows

Buying on Molokaʻi

Flying In to See Molokai Real Estate

Lanai Air began Molokaʻi to Honolulu flights in August 2026. If you are flying in to look at property, here is what was reported and how to plan the trip around it.

October 2, 20264 min read

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The view from under a covered lanai on Molokaʻi, across kiawe trees and a fenced green pasture to the ocean on the horizon

Buying on Molokaʻi

Buying a House on Molokaʻi: What to Ask Before You Offer

Houses are the hardest way to own on Molokaʻi to shop for, because so few come up. When one does, people decide quickly. These are the questions worth asking before you do.

September 25, 20264 min read

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Steep green sea cliffs on Molokaʻi dropping into deep blue ocean, with a rock islet offshore

Buying on Molokaʻi

Buying Land on Molokaʻi: What to Ask Before You Fall for a Lot

Land is the most Molokaʻi way to own here, and it asks the most of you. Here are the questions we would want answered about a lot before anybody falls for the view.

September 18, 20265 min read

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Golden sand and turquoise surf at Kepuhi Beach, with pale rock outcrops and palms along the bluff

Buying on Molokaʻi

Planning a House-Hunting Trip to Molokaʻi

Plenty of Molokaʻi buyers start from somewhere else and fly in to look. The trip is short and the island is not, so here is how we would spend it.

September 11, 20265 min read

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Aerial view of Kaunakakai and the south shore of Molokaʻi at sunset

Island guide

Working With a Realtor on Molokaʻi

Searching for a Molokaʻi realtor turns up a short list, because the island is small. Here is what the job actually involves out here, and what to ask before you choose anybody.

September 8, 20264 min read

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A covered lanai on a Molokaʻi home, with a wooden table and chairs on a painted deck, looking past a palm tree and a white railing to the ocean and a distant island on the horizon

Selling on Molokaʻi

Selling a Property on Molokaʻi

Most of what is written about Molokaʻi real estate is written for buyers. This one is for the other side of the table: what to have ready before you list, and the questions we will ask you in the first conversation.

September 4, 20264 min read

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A wide golden-sand beach on Molokaʻi curving toward a rocky point, with turquoise water, dark lava rock and palm fronds in the foreground and a green headland in the distance

Island guide

Long-Term Rentals on Molokaʻi: The Honest Answer

A lot of people arrive here searching for somewhere to live on Molokaʻi rather than somewhere to buy. Here is the straight answer about rentals, and the help we can actually give you.

August 28, 20264 min read

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A red-roofed oceanfront home on a Molokaʻi beach, framed by tall palms, with the dry hillside and scattered houses rising behind it

Island guide

Where to Live on Molokaʻi

Molokaʻi is 38 miles long and 10 miles wide, and each end of it keeps its own weather, its own pace and its own kind of property. Here is how the island divides up.

August 25, 20263 min read

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Buying on Molokaʻi

Condo, Home or Land

There are really only three doors into owning on Molokaʻi. Each asks something different of you, and the right one usually becomes obvious once you say out loud how you plan to use the place.

August 25, 20262 min read

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Oceanfront condominium grounds on Molokaʻi with palms beside the shoreline

Condos

Molokaʻi's Condo Communities, Explained

Five names come up again and again in Molokaʻi condo listings. Here is where each one sits, what the setting is like, and the kind of buyer each tends to suit.

August 25, 20262 min read

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