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Kalaupapa National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in Kalaupapa, Hawaiʻi, on the island of Molokaʻi.Coterminous with the boundaries of Kalawao County [citation needed] and primarily on Kalaupapa peninsula, it was established by Congress in 1980 to expand upon the earlier National Historic Landmark site of the Kalaupapa Leper Settlement.
Kalaupapa postmark Kalaupapa Peninsula as seen from a descent down the sea cliffs The Kalaupapa Leper Settlement. Kalaupapa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəlɐwˈpɐpə]) [1] [2] is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land [3] on the island of Molokaʻi, within Kalawao County in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Kalawao (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kələˈvɐo̯]) is a location on the eastern side of the Kalaupapa Peninsula of the island of Molokai, in Hawaii, which was the site of Hawaii's leper colony between 1866 and the early 20th century. Thousands of people in total came to the island to live in quarantine.
Leper colony 1907 on Molokaʻi. The legislature passed a control act requiring quarantine of people with leprosy. The government established Kalawao located on the isolated Kalaupapa peninsula on the northern side of Molokaʻi, followed by Kalaupapa as the sites of a leper colony that operated from 1866 to 1969. Because Kalaupapa had a better ...
Culion leper colony in Culion old town in Palawan, Philippines used to shelter one of the largest population of lepers in Asia, numbering between 3,500-4,000. [12] [13] Taddiport in North Devon, England, formerly a medieval leper colony Abandoned nun's quarters at the leper colony on Chacachacare Island in Trinidad and Tobago
The Leper War on Kauaʻi also known as the Koʻolau Rebellion, Battle of Kalalau, or the short name, the Leper War. Following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom , the stricter government enforced the 1865 "Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy " carried out by Attorney General and President of the Board of Health William Owen Smith .
David Stratton called it "a flawed, but fascinating, film. The scenes on the island with the lepers, which showcase David Wenham`s remarkable performance, are the best, and there are some fine performances in minor roles." [7] Cox later returned to Hawaii to make a film about the island of Molokai, Kalaupapa Heaven. [8]
Palaʻau State Park is a state park located on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. The only state park on Molokai, it overlooks the settlement and former leper colony of Kalaupapa. The park includes campsites and a picnic shelter and features a hiking trail to a phallic fertility stone. [1]