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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.
An estimated 8, 000 islanders were banished to Kalaupapa on Molokai's isolated peninsula after being diagnosed with Hansen's disease, then known as leprosy, from 1866 to 1969, when policies that ...
Kalaupapa National Historical Park on the north side of Molokaʻi was the site of forced isolation for patients with leprosy.
The Kalaupapa Leper Settlement The advent of leprosy (also known as Hansen's Disease) in the Hawaiian Islands brought separation and immense sadness to the Hawaiian people. The disease was brought to the islands in the mid-1800s and was widespread by the 1860s. [ 13 ]
Kalaupapa, now a refuge for those who still call the peninsula home, was once the government’s answer to a deadly leprosy outbreak in the 1800s that persisted into the next century.
With the coming of more immigrants from Asia, cases of leprosy began to appear around the Hawaiian islands in the late 19th century.As it spreads, a colony for the isolation and care of lepers was established on the isolated Kalaupapa peninsula on the northern side of the island of Molokai.
Hawaii's Kalaupapa, a former leprosy colony, has reopened to sponsored visits from family and friends of residents.