Mo‘omomi Preserve, Molokai 1998
 
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Psalm 65 "You Keep Your Promise"  by Robert M. Mondoy. © Mondoy Music

Mo‘omomi Bay,  a.k.a. "CPC" Mo‘omomi from childhood days...
Rob, with N. Shore Moloka‘i in the distance
The ancient sand dunes of Mo‘omomi contain several archaeological sites, fossils, ancient hawaiian burial sites and many endemic native shoreline plants. In pre-contact times the inhabitants of  North shore Moloka‘i valleys came here in the summer months to fish, and even gamble, away from their wives' eyes. Their camping spots are still extant. Dry, hot, but astonishingly beautiful, this place. We used to play here as children - it was such a big deal to spend a weekend here...
  The bigger sand dunes...
  Fossilized Root-tubes, exposed by the wind, create many weird forms and shapes 
As a scientist-child, I was fascinated by these Partulina land-snail fossils. Why were they here at the seas' edge, in the driest of places? I found one with a color band on it - still have it - and an extinct Kalae specimen that looks just like it....
Native plants:
‘Ena‘ena    Hinahina    The rare ‘ohai [red] of Mo‘omomi, found only here.
  Aloha ‘äina, E Mo‘omomi


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