Molowaku Island

[wishfulanthony 3]

Welcome to Molowaku Island

A Peaceful, Progressive Nation

Founded in 1783

Background

   

    Molowaku Island is actually a chain of different islands forming an archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, located in between Nauru and Midway Islands. Its isolated, yet central, location is a favored stopover for many cruise ships from around the world, and it has been a favorite tourist destination in the Central Pacific region due to its natural beauty and business-friendly practices that encourage more people to stay in the nation.

    Molowaku Island is composed of several different islands, in which each one of them has a large city. There are various cities and towns that have been developed throughout the island nation, which include

Towns and Cities of Molowaku Island

City/Town Name	Population	Founded
Leicester*	26,500	1783
Ocean View	137,903	1783
Orinda	6,471	1787
Webster	10,124	1790
Ithaca	1,251	1793
Lakeside*	25,301	1797
Alexandra Village	4,350	1801
Alameda	4,750	1802
Lancaster	5,308	1802
San Pablo	12,083	1805
Paseo del Mar	12,300	1806
Doncaster	pending
Holyfield	pending
Garibaldi	pending

* - denotes that the city is under construction  

   At the moment, I am building up more islands that I have hand-terraformed, from wide lakes to islets, which recreate the looks of this great archipelago. Its main draws include the Nalapamu Lake, in Lakeside, in which it is the largest inland lake of the archipelago.

History

    Molowaku Island has been settled since its prehistoric times, with a predominantly-agricultural economy where people hunted wild hogs, birds, fishes, and other small, edible animals, along with planting crops, such as rice, maize, plantains, fruits, vegetables, and wheat, that provided adequate nutrition for the population. The island have been a land wherein pirates tried to settle on, but, the locals tried their very best to eradicate any intruders who tried to settle in Molowaku because they believe that they were trying to use the locals’ industries for their own gain. In 1624, Molowaku’s maize industry collapsed due to natural phenomena: 3 huge thunderstorms along with a violent earthquake with massive tsunamis have flooded the land extensively that it has destroyed almost all of the maize fields in the island.

    When Molowaku Island was colonized by the British in 1655, the nation started to grow economically and develop its own social and political identity. As a commonwealth asset of the United Kingdom under the leadership of Her Royal Majesty, Queen Victoria, Molowaku grew in an unprecedented rate that the island nation started its world-famous tourism industry. The British, though, gave political independence in its local levels (city, townships, villages), and managed to keep the island’s local heritage due to its well-developed traditions that the locals do not even want to be destroyed by other cultures. They also gave tools for military and security development, from battalions of soldiers to wooden ships. At first, the locals feel threatened by the supposed large number of military men surrounding the whole island; in the end, though, the soldiers were more knowledgeable of the local cultures, they even take in part of the various local customs of the islands that really boost the island’s competitiveness.

    Yet, as the British influence and presence continued to grow, the local Molowakuans feel threatened by the huge bureaucratic processes that the colonizers brought them. In 1780, the leader of Kinameo township, Liloani Watanaki, has proposed a plan to write to the British colonizers on the island to mind their own business when it comes to trading with other nations because it could somehow impede to the local economic growth of the island. But, the Governor-General of Molowaku Island, Admiral Benjamin Wright, refused to follow Watanaki’s demands, saying that the Molowakuan economy is growing at a steady rate, and that it has not touched on any of the trade flow with the neighboring islands and states. What made Watanaki more disappointed on how the British taxed Molowakuan goods sold abroad, especially in the United Kingdom – Molowakuans had to pay at least 12% of their income dues to the British tax collectors in exchange for trade of British-made goods, in which it seemed to be unfair for its citizens because it did not give them proper taxation that is aimed to the local economic growth, as the British promised. The Molowakuan economy flourished during the British colonization, but, the growth has been limited to several people: the British colonizers and several Molowakuans who have connections to the British Government.

    In 1782, Watanaki, along with the other leaders and citizens dismayed by the British political system implemented in Molowaku, staged a protest and brought with them sheets of paper, written in there the citizens’ thoughts about the British governance in the island. Watanaki, on the other hand, brought in two documentations, the Peace Deal with the British Colonizers and the Molowakuan Declaration of Independence addressed to Admiral Wright that hopefully, according to him, “would reduce the racial and economic tensions amongst its people.” The Admiral felt worrisome on both documents, saying that the “papers angered the British authority, and that we cannot give full autonomy to Molowaku unless the people discipline themselves to the British forces.” Yet, Watanaki refused to give up his plan for independence, so he posted banners throughout the island, saying that Molowaku will not surrender for its independence because its people are already suffering from too much British politics and policies that do not contribute to the betterment of the colony. The banner said “Join the fight – 25th December 1782 – in front of the Admiral’s Residence for the Fight for Freedom!”

    Christmas Day came, and most of Molowaku’s citizens staged a mass protest in front of the Admiral’s Residence in Shady Grove (now Ocean View), and the people were angered by Admiral Wright’s policies, saying that “Ben’s priorities are bribing its people, burning down ‘businesses that are against the British’, and blaming the people for the country’s lagging growth.” The tens of thousands of Molowakuans presented themselves as warriors, with metal shields and all, ready to fight against the Admiral’s soldiers, filled with machete guns. Watanaki was also present in the riot, proclaiming that “Molowaku is ready to be independent, and its people are fighting too hard to fulfill your (the British) aimless desires of wealth and power. We are ready to fight for independence, and we are ready to remove you, Admiral Wright!” The riot began with one soldier shooting his machete gun as a warning shot, and the people started to attack. Although the citizens only have metal and wooden war equipment, they have been able to kill 38 of 46 guarding soldiers, while the soldiers killed 25 civilians. The Admiral was then shocked of the horrific events happening outside his palace, and then Watanaki came within the Admiral’s sight. Wright then warned Watanaki that if the carnage continues, he will send in more forces from Australia to help in the fightings, but Watanaki ignored Wright’s disastrous plan. By midnight, the civilians eventually killed 45 of 46 soldiers from the attacks, and with many of the people having machete guns from the soldiers, the Admiral pleaded for mercy from Watanaki for what he had done to the nation. After hours of negotiation towards Boxing Day, the Admiral and Watanaki made a Peace Agreement and signed the Declaration of Molowakuan Indpendence, which said:

     Today, the 26th of December, in the Year of our Lord 1782, I, Admiral Benjamin Peterson Wright, honorably surrender my title as the Governor-General of Molowaku Island and declare Molowaku Island as an independent and sovereign nation. The people of Molowaku have been a gracious and outstanding folk, with excellent characteristics of leadership, courage, and determination that I have seen during my leadership. My powers that you have vested to me, Her Majesty Queen Victoria, have been used to the best of my ability, and yet, I have not received an arousing and well-thought response from the people.

     As a fine and superior Admiral, I have declared my own surrender back to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland because of Liloani Watanaki’s great leadership that has surpassed my own capabilities, and that he will be responsible for Molowaku’s continued growth and prosperity. Molowaku Island has been a great nation where the economy continues to flourish – a model to the rest of the British Empire. But, as the people wanted to declare independence and sovereignty, I have finally thought about giving them more than independence – a lifetime membership to the Commonwealth, in which the President will be directly elected by the people, and the government will remain under the leadership of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Queen of England.

     As I surrender my post as Governor-General of Molowaku, I will appease to you that the British Empire will continue to succeed even without Molowaku Island. Our successes will continue to base upon economic growth and military leadership, and Molowaku has shown to us that the people are willing to fight for their own independence, and now, I am giving this Declaration to Independence to them.

     To God be the Glory, and Molowaku is now a full-fledged independent nation.

                                                           Admiral Benjamin Wright

                                                          Governor General, Molowaku Island

     Once the people heard of Molowaku’s Independence, the people rejoiced, and Liloani Watanaki was declared as the Greatest Hero of Molowaku. Watanaki then served as the first President of Molowaku Island from 1783 to the present, with a large-scale economic growth and trade development with other nations. Now, Molowaku Island continues to be a huge trading nation, with a flourishing economy, high standards of living, and agricultural growth that the island has not seen throughout the British colonization and perhaps the history of the island-nation.

Government

     The Molowaku Government consists of a neatly-organized system, with the leadership headed by Her Royal Highness, Queen Victoria, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Although Molowaku was colonized by Great Britain, the people chose a democratic form of government, headed by a President and Vice President, which simplifies leadership roles, both of them serving six (6)-year terms.

     There are four regional governments, defined as the four regions (provinces) of Molowaku: Harrison, Newton, Georgetown, and Oahu. Each region consists of various numbers of cities, towns, and villages, each with either a mayor or village leader governing each political sector, in which all of them serving three (3) year terms. There are only six unincorporated areas, in which these are directly governed by their respective Regional Government Head of the area.

   

     The Secretaries, under direct leadership from the Executive Branch, constitute the various departments of the country. These include:

• Department of Education
• Department of Environment, Science, and Technology
• Department of Public Infrastructure and Transportation
• Department of Health and Social Welfare
• Department of Trade and Industry
• Department of Labor and Employment
• Department of Defense and Homeland Security
• Department of Athletics and Culture
• Department of Media and Communications
• National Historical Society
• National Wildlife, Forestry, and Parks Service
• Molowaku Social Security
• Department of Foreign Affairs
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Finance
• Department of Corrections
• Molowaku Investigation Bureau
• Molowaku Tourism Board
• Department of Public Housing and Redevelopment
• Molowaku Meteorological Bureau

     The Molowaku Legislature consists of two interdependent, but separate, houses. The Upper House (commonly called the Senate) consists of fifteen (12) senators, three of which are elected from the four regions, serving three-year terms. The Lower House (commonly called the House of Congress) consists of thirty-six (36) congressmen, nine of which are elected from each of the four regions, serving three-year terms. The Legislature Department serves as the law-making body of Molowaku, and it has the rights to execute constitutional revisions and amendments.

    The Molowaku Judiciary has also a simplified court system, the highest of which being the Supreme Court, which is headed by six (6) judges. With the Supreme Court, it has various lower courts that answer to the needs of the people (regional, city, village courts), and it also has Appelate Courts that serve the needs of the government and civilian affairs (Court of Appeals). The main purpose of the Judiciary Department is to review and uphold laws of Molowaku Island, and it is responsible also for challenging issues that the government may not be able to deliver upon.

People and Ethnicity

   

     Molowakuans are proud of their cultural heritage, and their pride comes from the fact that they have been accepting of all cultural ethnicities and backgrounds. From the British colonization, people from various cultural backgrounds, from Englishmen to Chamorro to Pacific Islanders to Asians, have been living in the islands, sometimes intermarrying with the local populace. Now with open trade with other countries, the racial and cultural divide amongst its people begin to grow and diminish at the same time because many of the foreigners love calling Molowaku Island their home, they even want to adapt to the local culture.

Economy

    Molowaku Island has a rapidly-industrializing economy that has evolved from a predominantly agricultural state. It also hosts to a high standard of living that provides its citizens with low taxes, along with highly-efficient healthcare and welfare systems. A detailed description of the economic statistics of Molowaku Island is shown below:

Population: 209.500 (males 48.2%, females 51.8%)

Jobs Ratio: Commercial: 118,167 (56.40%); Industrial: 45,305 (21.62%); Civic: 8,305 (3.96%); Number of employed in relation to population: 82%

Unemployment Rate: 4.2%

Currency: Molowaku Rial (MR) (US$1 = MR 0.75)

Median Disposable Income (1803): MR 115,200

Gross Domestic Product (GDP, 1803): MR 26,350,125,897

GDP Per Capita (1803): MR 125,776

Poverty Income Threshold: MR 40,500

Major Jobs Per Sector:

Commercial: Retail, Hospitality, Restaurants, Finance

Industrial: Semiconductors, Automobiles, High-Tech

Major Agricultural Products:  Rice, Vegetables, Wheat, Fish, Citrus

Military Strength: 4,650, with four divisions:

Army: 2,785; Navy: 1,150; Air Force: 425; Marines: 290

Police Divisions: The Royal Police of Molowaku Island, with national, regional, and local police forces throughout the islands.

Trading Partners:

Exports: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Fiji

Imports: China, Japan, USA, Australia

Foreign Embassies in Molowaku:

Australia: 735 Lancaster Avenue, Ocean View OV1-8267

Canada: 100 Lancaster Avenue, Ocean View OV1-5133

China: 800 First Street, Ocean View OV1-9200

European Union Commission: 1200 Normandy Street, San Pablo SP1-2503

India: 1750 Fifth Street, Ocean View OV2-0363

Japan: 600 Kirkham Street, San Pablo SP2-1602

New Zealand: 1000 Hollis Street, Ocean View OV4-9145

United Kingdom: 700 Fourth Street, Ocean View OV1-1616

United States of America: 2850 Balboa Street, Ocean View OV4-3316

               

Transportation

    Molowaku provides an extensive highway, rail, and road network, connecting all major towns in the region. The highways that connect the various islands include:

• Highways A1 to A5, with Highway A201, serving the Oahu Region (A4 is also called as the Oahu Coast Parkway)
• Highways C1 to C3, with Highway C201, serving the Newton Region
• More highways are under construction for all four regions, interconnecting the country.

    Molowaku also hosts to extensive bus, subway, rail, and ferry transit systems that interconnect the whole region. Reliable and efficient local and inter-city buses provide service throughout the islands. Inter-regional subway systems connect all the islands, along with monorail services in several areas (example: within Leicester, there is a direct monorail service between Downtown Leicester and Pelican Island, 20 minutes away). Rail systems connecting all the islands are fast and efficient as well; bullet trains will soon be available on the most popular routes (Leicester Cross to Kingsdale via Ocean View; Leicester Cross to Holyfield via Martinville, and other regional routes). It also hosts to several inter-island ferry companies, which provide ferry services throughout the islands. With an extensive ferry network, it allows travel throughout the islands, the most distant service lasting around 7 hours nonstop. Ferry taxis exist between Leicester and Ithaca, Pebble Beach, and Aptos; Ocean View and Orinda, Larkspur Village, Lakeside, and Flores Township; and Palm Beach City with Nuneaville, San Juan Township, and Alexander Beach. Car ferries also are available that serve the various islands of the region.

    Molowaku also hosts to several airports, including:

• Molowaku International Airport, Ocean View
• San Pablo Airport, San Pablo
• Orinda Field, Orinda
• Apolonio Monokea, Kingsdale
• Norwich Regional Airport, Norwich

Communications

   

     Being a huge democratic nation that embraces Freedom of the Press and Media Openness, Molowaku Island has dozens of media entities that serve the people, be it on television, radio, or internet. Here’s a listing of the following media entities available on the island, with most television stations providing high-definition (HD) programming:

• Molowaku Media Network, home to MoloMedia, MoloNews 24, MoloSport, MoloWeather.tv, and the Molowaku Chronicle

• Newton Media, home to newtonetwork and the Daily Spotlight

• Leopold Media, home of 4 Network, VarieTV, and SpotlighTV
• Georgetown Community Network, home to the Georgetown Network (GN)
• Harrison Television Company, home to HTV
• Metro Media, home to the Metro Television and Metro Journal

City and Township Profiles

     Since Molowaku Island is a continuously-growing nation, I will give you one snapshot of some of the cities I have made so far in the area. Note: you can click on the pictures for a bigger view too!

Ocean View: Capital of Molowaku Island

Leicester: Founding City of Molowaku Island

San Pablo: Regional Center of Newton

Webster: Small Town, Large Personality

Orinda: Painting the Town Red

Paseo del Mar: A Quaint Town Far from City Life

I do not deserve greatness for my City Journal, but, I want to create a personal and unique approach to make Molowaku Island a great SimCity 4 CJ.

What to expect on the next updates:

• The City Profiles of the various cities and towns of Molowaku Island
• Various developments from the regional and national government

[Geronimo 4]

Interesting story, great presentation you provide a lot of details there! Nice pictures too. Good start, I look forward to the first update!

[dj's girl 0]

What an interesting presentation you have provided. Great pictures as well.

[fabsies55 5]

wow one hell of a introduction and to let you know its waaaayy to big, cause im not gonna read it and neither is half the ppl as well i dont think,

anyways. looks good you could have a better layout but your city is nice,

has plenty of variety and it looks good, your stadium looks great too. and some of your parks look great too.

well done.

[Renas 0]

Nice CJ!

[un1 41]

I think the intro is the best part of it.

The cities are nice but next time try to turn of the UDI zots.

Also if you could make the images larger.

-un1

[jacqulina 162]

great start interesting intro,great first pics my friend

[roboo1 1]

The intro was to big for me to read it but i have looked at the pictures and I can say that they are quite promising

[nylaya24 0]

Man, I like the intro. You gave a lot of thought to your cities/country and I can appreciate that. I look forward to seeing a in-depth view of your cities and their history. Keep up the good work

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

Looks great Anthony, the intro is especially nice considering the effort put into it.

Waiting for more,

-Todd

[Haljackey 17,385]

Wow that's a lot of text! Nice work though!

I'd highly suggest you "un-compress" your images. Their natural resolution is 800x600, the perfect size, but they are @ only 500x375 here. They will look much better and more detailed if you did this!

I'll be back for more.

Best,

-Haljackey

[blue sinjid 7]

Wow great start here!NIce intro! Also i would suggest u use the new airport pack.

[JakeMD 107]

Awesome! One suggestion, though, is to turn off the My Sim icons (those little plane, car icons). To do this, go to the My Sim tab, click the transportation menu, and click the lowest icon with the magnifying glass and the x.

[TV-VCR 15]

Great into Anthony. I love your background information on Molowaku. Good job with the airport too.

Chris.

[Schulmanator 5,805]

An excellent and well thought-out introduction to your work. I am looking forward to seeing your islands as you develop them.

[Cupcake Carly 12]

i cant wait to see this turn into another amazing accomplishment. GOO!! WISHFULANTHONY!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hahayoudied 3]

Great intro, I love it!

[spore415 5]

looks nice, lets see what you have next

[qinbenjiaren 0]

such a long history! wow. really see it's a quiet town.

awesome start! keep going.

[Theirishnintendonerd 13]

Great intro , Im looking foward to more updates

-Trevor

[sim1234 62]

Fantastic start to your CJ Anthony! The storyline is very interesting and the pictures are great! I'm looking forward to more, keep up the brilliant work!

[Twenty20 28]

Great and detailed intro ! nice city, looks great, excellent work.

[wishfulanthony 3]

       First of all, I would like to express my big thank you to all of who have read my first article, the Introduction to Molowaku Island, and many of you commented on my introduction being too long. I will tell you right now, though, that I want to make my introduction as comprehensive and detailed as possible so that you can actually feel what my City Journal will actually bring. To go along with my thank you, here are my responses to your comments.

geronimo: Thanks for your interest on my CJ. My first update will be right after all of these comments, so scroll all the way down to where you see "City Journal Update" after all my comments. I really like the storyline and the pics I provided for my introduction, and I am looking forward for your subsequent replies as well.

dj's girl: Well, thanks for your comments! Wait until you see my CJ update below all of my responses to your comments, and you will see a lot of great things there as well.

fabsies55: I know that my introduction is way too big for many users to read, but I think that I made a pretty good job at introducing my CJ. Trust me, there will be more than just the introduction; look at my CJ update after all of the comments to see how far I can run into! My cities look quite great, but, I still have room to polish some of them as well, and my civic structures are pretty well laid out as well too. In my City Profiles, you will see more pictures of how my areas are actually laid out.

renas: Thanks for your comment! Looking forward for your next replies!

un1: I know the introduction part is the best, William, and I know that those can really catch a reader's attention. Some of the older pictures I have are those pics that I have not removed the UDI zots, but, on the later pics, all of them are gone and what you will see are just buildings. (Be warned, though: my cities are growable, so don't be surprised if repeating buildings occur)

jacqulina: Thanks for your comments! I know I love my CJ, and I will be working hard to make this CJ a wonderful one. Hope for your next replies as well. (Please take note my response to un1, though, about my cities being growable as many people don't like them.)

roboo1: I know! It's the same observation as fabsies55's, but, I know that it really can catch one's attention if I elaborate on how my city was founded and how it grew up to become a great region. The first pics just provide a teaser to the bigger CJ, so go all the way down the comments to the "City Journal Update" to see the first pics of my first City Profile.

nylaya24: Thanks for your observation! I really like making great articles, and I want to make my city descriptions in-depth so that you can keep on reading what my cities are actually up to. Your encouragement is really much welcome, and I appreciate it.

simhottoddy: Thanks for your comment, Todd! My introduction is something that I really thought about quite well, and it really took me time to form the whole thing. I promise you that whatever you saw on my Introduction will look like the same as for the rest of my CJ.

haljackey: I know that my introduction has tons of text, and I just want to make an interesting article! Don't worry, my next pics will be of 800x600 resolution, and it will remain that size for all my pictures so that you will see them in great detail.

blue sinjid: Thanks for your comments! I really love making that intro, and it's quite epic (in my opinion! hehe ) Anyways, what's the new airport pack like? Can you link me to it?

swat-medic: Thanks, Jake! I already heard that suggestion from un1, and I will take note of that!

tv-vcr: Why thank you, Chris! It's something I like doing...

schulmanator: Well, that's a result of days and weeks of thinking that I really made the history into how it is -- tragic yet peaceful one. I will also be looking forward on your comments as well, and thanks for your interest on my CJ.

vampiregirl: Woohoo! You made your first post here on ST on my CJ! Thanks for your comments, and I will be working hard to make this CJ as appealing as possible!

hahayoudied: Thanks, youdied! I really appreciate it!

spore415: Of course, Steve... read down to my City Journal Update and find out what's in store for you!

qinbenjiaren: It's quite a long history, and yeah, my cities are mostly peaceful. Thanks for your encouragement and I will keep myself going on my CJ! Hope for your replies as well too!

theirishnintendonerd: Thanks, Trevor! I will be waiting for your subsequent thoughts as well.

sim1234: Nick, thanks for your uplifting thoughts! I will really keep my CJ alive and kicking, and keep coming back to my CJ for the next updates. I promise you: more history and city profiles are on the way!

twenty20: Why thank you for your interest on my CJ! I really love the intro and the pics I provided, and I believe that I can do well!

    Now, with all my replies done, here is my first update. The subsequent CJ updates will be called "City Profiles" wherein I will profile one city or town with its history, economy, cultural background, and technological advances. Each city or town has gone through a lot of turbulent and positive times throughout their history, and I am more than happy to share each city's individual character.

Ocean View: The Nation's Capital

Founded:                                    1783

Present Mayor:                           William Jones (1801-present)

Number of Council Members:      10

Congressman:                             Peter Hatsuko (1801-present)

Elevation:                                   30 meters

Population:                                 139,100

History

         Formerly named "Shady Grove", Ocean View has been a growing city that continues to blossom itself as the Capital of the Oahu Region and Molowaku Island. During the British Colonial Period, Shady Grove has been the official seat of power for Molowaku Island; even the Governor General's Palace was located in here as well. But, due to the Revolution for Independence in 1783, everything changed; many of the grand palaces built by the British colonizers were destroyed to give way to financial centers; many tax reforms had to be made that started from the first mayor of Ocean View, Jameson Crockett; and the ever-growing modernization plans have to be laid out so that the spirit of the Molowakuans will be uplifted to its former glory. It took some time until the current mayor, William Jones, that the city finally grew up in its own heels and made itself into the Capital of Molowaku Island, at least financially. Many of the important government structures, such as the Congress and the Supreme Court, are located one town to the east, Leicester, and what is left for Ocean View are all of the commerce for the Oahu Region and Molowaku Island.

      In a span of 20 years, the city grew into an extremely prosperous and modern city, with some of the British past. But, as modernization came into full swing, many new problems occurred: people are starting to get used to the motorways, subways, and new transit options; ways of communication are being modernized even further; and the government has to face challenges when it comes to air pollution because the city also has some factories on the northern part that has been the legacy of the British presence.

      Now, Mayor William Jones is successfully running the city's coffers and government. Newcomers and businessmen want to visit and stay in the city more often due to its low crime rate, friendliness of the people, and the cultural vibrancy that surrounds throughout Ocean View. The government also provides adequate to excellent health care services, public schools, road maintenance, transportation development, recreation services, and revenue collection. Just recently, the city opened the MetroLife Stadium, home of Ocean View's four professional sport teams:

Basketball:                    Ocean View Panthers

Women's Basketball:     Ocean View Lynx

Ice Hockey:                  Ocean View Chiefs

Football:                       Ocean View Nationals

People and Culture

      A majority of the people living in the area are Pacific Islander in nature, and they celebrate a lot of events throughout the year. Some of the more interesting ones include:

Free Speech Day: every 4th Friday of the month at Plaza del Ray

Farmers' Market @ Bayview: every Thursday and Sunday from 9am to 4pm at the University of Molowaku Parking Lot

Molowaku Independent Film Festival: third week of November at the Civic Center Cinema

Molowaku International Film Festival: second week of March at the Civic Center Cinema and University of Molowaku

Molowaku Arts and Culture Festival: fourth week of August at the Ocean View Convention Center

Interreligious Festival: second weekend in May at the Ocean View Convention Center and University of Molowaku

Economy 

      Ocean View's economy has grown from a fishing community to a financial one. It is the powerhouse of Molowaku, and it hosts to a future stock exchange. It also has the headquarters of several corporations, including MoloMedia, UBM (United Bank of Molowaku), Microsoft in the Pacific Islands, and Lauren and Swift, the financial and insurance company in Molowaku. It also hosts to various colleges and universities as well, the biggest and most well-known being the University of Molowaku along Bayview Avenue. The city also boasts of 300 restaurants (mostly sit-ins) and thousands of shops that are scattered throughout the city, and it also has several branches of many famous brands, such as Apple (2 branches), Gap (5 branches), Prada (2 branches), Adidas (6 branches), and Marks and Spencer (2 branches).

     Ocean View is a shopper's haven as well, with several malls that are available throughout the city. The most popular mall is called the Molowaku Shopping Center, located close to the Civic Center, with 12 floors (yes, 12 floors) of shopping, dining, and entertainment. Another popular mall choice is the MolView Mall at the Uptown District, with 3 floors of bargain goods from knock-off clothes to mobile phone shops. Dozens of groceries and specialty stores also abound in the city.

Transport and Communication 

     Being the capital of Molowaku, Ocean View hosts to a large international airport serving destinations throughout the world. Molowaku International Airport has 4 concourses, servicing all over -- Concourse A serves domestic routes, Concourse B serves short-haul international and domestic routes, Concourse C serves international routes, and Concourse D is a separate terminal serving low cost carriers. The city also has an extensive bus system, with over 50 routes serving throughout the city. Molowaku Transit Agency, the main transit agency for Molowaku Island, is based in Ocean View, and it also employs inter-regional, basic, rapid and commuter bus routes throughout the region as well. It also employs ferry taxi services throughout the rest of the islands as well, the ones coming from Ocean View include services to Orinda and Lakeview. Ocean View also has 4 subway lines, with 3 more under construction, that will ultimately serve the whole city -- it is also a very popular transit choice for travels within the city.

Photo Gallery 

      Here are some pictures from Ocean View, the Capital of Molowaku Island. Enjoy! Note: some of the older pictures have the UDI zots on, so my apologies; those pictures will be fixed soon.

Downtown Ocean View and the Financial District

Ocean Beach, with Financial District to the right

North of City Hall, with various buildings. In this area, one can find the various embassies from around the world.

One of the major businesses in the area, the MoloMedia Tower. Also seen is a Sheraton Hotel in Ocean View.

Plaza del Ray, one of the major attractions of the city. Also seen is the Ocean View Convention Center.

The Uptown District, with the major roads being San Jose Avenue and Polomar Boulevard.

The Industrial District of Ocean View

Lafayette Village, one of the many subdivisions in Ocean View.

One of the interchanges in Ocean View with A1, Bayview Avenue.

The MetroStadium, the main stadium of Ocean View. This stadium has a retractable roof that can be opened in the summer and closed in the winter.

With the rapid development of Ocean View, more and more taller apartments are growing throughout the city, and it has been a welcome relief to the small shops that surround the area.

Molowaku General Hospital and a branch of Molowaku College at Santa Clara Avenue.

The Rainbow Hotel, one of the tallest structures of Ocean View, overlooking Molowaku International Airport.

The main entrance of Molowaku International Airport, along with the Kingsvale Avenue Park-and-Ride lot which also serves as Airport Parking.

An overview of Molowaku International Airport (Concourses A, B, and C)

The Low-Cost Carrier Terminal of Molowaku International Airport, accessible via a 5-minute taxi or bus ride.

[simmaster07 1,221]

Quite an interesting CJ. Can't wait for more!

[un1 41]

I'd say the airport is the best part of it. Good luck!

-un1

[blue sinjid 7]

Hey nice update with the aiport! U have the right airport pack but i will give u a link to an updated runway pack  here. Dowload all the ''rmip packs''

[88fordwayne 19]

Very nice layout for your city! Great job on the airport.

-Jake

[Nexis 1]

I like the airport alot!

[futurama2506sim 7]

hi, great job on the airport!

[jacqulina 162]

great looking airport there my friend