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  Kalaupapa National Historical Park (National Park Service)
Two tragedies occurred on the Kalaupapa Peninsula on the north shore of the island of Moloka`i; the first was the removal of indigenous people in 1865 and 1895, the second was the forced isolation of sick people to this remote place from 1866 until 1969.
Within its boundaries are the historic Hansen's disease settlements of Kalaupapa and Kalawao.
The community of Kalaupapa, on the leeward side of Kalaupapa Peninsula, is still home for many surviving Hansen's disease patients, whose memories and experiences are cherished values.
www.nps.gov /kala   (208 words)

  
 Kalaupapa Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kalaupapa Airport is a regional airport of the State of Hawai'i.
Kalaupapa Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i.
Kalaupapa Airport is a subordinate of the Mau'i District officials.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kalaupapa_Airport   (275 words)

  
 Kalaupapa - Hawaii Ghost Town
Kalaupapa is on a sea level peninsula that is completely isolated from the rest of Molokai by a sheer mountain face.
Kalaupapa can only be reached by a very small airplane, or by hiking or riding a mule down the almost vertical trail.
On the surface, Kalaupapa looks like a picturesque Hawaiian village which has remained oblivious to the passage of time and the infection of modernity, but everywhere, there are constant reminders of Kalaupapa's grim and brutal history.
www.ghosttowns.com /states/hi/kalaupapa.html   (309 words)

  
 Kalaupapa NHP Home Page
Wayside exhibits are also at the Kalaupapa airport and at the Kalaupapa overlook at Pala`au State Park.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is administered in cooperation with several Hawai`i state agencies.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park shares broad themes of volcanism, geology, endangered flora and fauna, decreasing habitat, threats from introduced alien species, Hawaiian culture and land use, and history with these six areas.
www.nps.gov /kala/home.htm   (2125 words)

  
 CBS News | Last Days Of A Leper Colony | March 22, 2003 17:55:36
Kalaupapa was once a sprawling and lively community with a population of more than 1,000.
The Kalaupapa Peninsula is surrounded on three sides by the white-capped waves of the Pacific Ocean, with the rugged green cliffs of Molokai on the fourth.
Many have tried life outside Kalaupapa, but some returned when they couldn't find work and were outcast by their neighbors and sometimes their own families.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/03/22/health/main545392.shtml   (1984 words)

  
 Kalaupapa, an Inspirational Outpost
Kalaupapa lay 1,664 feet below, a five-square-mile peninsula, splendid in its windswept isolation, dappled greens against the brilliant blue of the ocean.
The mule ride to Kalaupapa was always Moloka'i's most thrilling adventure, so when the former owner closed it in the early 1990s, a trip o the "Friendly Isle" seemed to have lost some of its zing.
The Board of Health had chosen Kalaupapa as a leper colony because it was a natural prison surrounded by cliffs and sea.
www2.hawaii.edu /~davink/EXPOSITORY/FullardLeo.html   (1568 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
Kalaupapa was once a lively community with a population of more than 1,000.
The Kalaupapa peninsula is surrounded on three sides by the white-capped waves of the Pacific, with the rugged green cliffs of Molokai as the backdrop.
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii >> Father Damien, the Belgian priest who came to this forsaken peninsula to minister to leprosy patients, then contracted the disease himself and died, is now a candidate for sainthood.
starbulletin.com /2003/03/30/news/story6.html   (2092 words)

  
 Moloka`i (Kalaupapa) Lighthouse, Hawaii at Lighthousefriends.com
Kalaupapa means 'flat leaf' and is an accurate description of the peninsula that was formed by a low volcano, which broke the surface of the water long after the rest of Moloka`i was formed.
The northern tip of the Kalaupapa Peninsula was considered the ideal spot for the lighthouse, but lawmakers were reluctant to place the light in close proximity to the leprosy settlement.
We decided to fly to the Kalaupapa Peninsula since the airport is adjacent to the lighthouse, and we would be guaranteed a view of the lighthouse.
www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=137   (1605 words)

  
 MOLOKAI Tours MOLOKAI TOUR Molokai by AIR-FLY TO MOLOKAI KALAUPAPA MOLOKAI NORTH SHORE FLIGHT FLY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Kalaupapa is on the north shore of Moloka'i, 2000 feet Sea cliffs that stretch to almost 4,000 feet, the kept the Kalaupapa residents from escaping this cruel and barren place.
Kalaupapa, Molokai was formed by a central crater now full of water and its bottom is known to be a least 800 feet.
While this area is generally referred to as Kalaupapa, it is in fact, Makanalua Peninsula which is divided into three districts: The Kalawao district on the eastern edge; Kalaupapa and the settlement of Kalaupapa to the west; with Makanalua in the center.
www.paragon-air.com /molokai.htm   (1295 words)

  
 2003 WAAC Annual Meeting--Kalaupapa Tour
Note: The cost of flights from Honolulu to Kalaupapa are variable and have ranged recently from $130 to $160.
While difficult to access, the Kalaupapa Peninsula is a place of unique natural beauty and considerable historic and archaeological interest.
Kalaupapa is best known as the leprosy settlement on Molokai and is where patients with Hansen's disease or leprosy were isolated before the disease could be effectively treated with medication.
palimpsest.stanford.edu /waac/historical/pastmeetings/2003-honolulu/kalaupapa.html   (509 words)

  
 Tour: The Kalaupapa National Historical Park and Guided Mule Tour
The Board of Hospitals and Settlement authorizes the use of the sulfone antibiotics at Kalaupapa.
Upon arriving in Kalaupapa, you'll be met by your Damien Tours guide and for the next few hours you'll experience one of Hawaii's most remarkable tours, in a community hidden from the world for so many years.
Kalaupapa, is truly a special place in Hawaii, and like no other you will ever experience.
www.muleride.com   (883 words)

  
 Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii - Father Damien.
While this area is generally referred to as Kalaupapa, in fact, Makanalua Peninsula is divided into three districts: The Kalawao district on the eastern edge; Kalaupapa and the settlement of Kalaupapa to the west; with Makanalua in the center.
Once a year in the summer, when the seas are calm, a barge from Honolulu anchors at Kalaupapa, delivering thousands of pounds of rice, cases of beer, drums of gasoline and supplies to stock the grocery store and hospital.
At Kalaupapa are the administration building, post office, book store, fire station, never-used jail and of course the hospital which, considering the size of the population, is one of the best staffed and equipped in Hawaii.
visitmolokai.com /kala.html   (1135 words)

  
 Audit slams Kalaupapa staff - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Kalaupapa was established in 1865 for people with leprosy, which is now referred to as Hansen's disease.
Kalaupapa patient Kuulei Bell yesterday said that medical treatment is "wonderful," but that residents have complained about a lack of communication with McCarten.
The audit also said patients are bothered that they must pay for home appliances while employees living in Kalaupapa live in homes that come fully furnished, a point that patient Richard Marks said is one of the larger issues.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Dec/13/ln/ln27a.html   (692 words)

  
 Kalaupapa
All that remains is an indentation in the earth that natives shaped like a ship’s hull, a crude matrix that gave them a rough idea of when they’d cut enough sandalwood to fill a ship (it’s identified on some maps as Luanamokuiliahi, or Sandalwood Boat).
Kalaupapa National Historical Park was established on December 22, 1980.
Within its boundaries are the historic settlements of Kalaupapa and Kalawao.
www.the-hawaii-vacation-guide.com /kalaupapa.html   (244 words)

  
 Uncle Charlie - KALAUPAPA, A LAND OF BEAUTY, PAIN AND SUFFERING
Talk Story with Uncle Charlie was broadcast live from Kalaupapa, the Hansen's disease settlement on Moloka'i on August 17, 2001 from 10:00am.
When Father Damien Joseph De Veusder arrived at Kalaupapa, conditions changed and he fought with the Catholic Church for materials to build homes and improve the lives of the residents at Kalaupapa.
The most traumatic impression when you go to Kalaupapa is the thousands of graves that are present when you enter the village.
www.moolelo.com /kalaupapa.html   (646 words)

  
 Kalaupapa National Historic Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It contains the Kalaupapa Peninsula, where the community of Kalaupapa and the original community of Kalawao (which was abandoned in 1931) are located, adjacent cliffs and valleys, and submerged lands and water out to one-quarter mile from shore.
The community of Kalaupapa, with approximately 120 residents, is the location of the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement.
Access to the peninsula is limited to mule rides or hiking on a three-mile long trail along the cliffs that descend 1,600 feet to the peninsula, by commercial or charter air flights by airplane or helicopter to a small airstrip at the northern edge of the peninsula, or by private boat.
www.fta.dot.gov /library/policy/fedland/fieldreports/NPS/West/Kalaupapa.html   (729 words)

  
 Kalaupapa National Historic Park
The settlements of Kalaupapa and Kalawo, a volcanic crater, rain forest, lava tubes and caves, and the Molokai Lighthouse all lie within the park borders.
The park was established in 1980 and is dedicated to preserving the memories of the past so that we might all learn a valuable lesson about ignorance, fear and the humanity of one man, Father Damien.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is located on the north shore of Molokai on the Kalaupapa Peninsula.
www.hawaiiweb.com /molokai/html/sites/kalaupapa_national_historical_park.html   (273 words)

  
 Kalaupapa nun a step closer to sainthood - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
She remained at Kalaupapa until she died in 1918 at the age of 80.
She accepts and, along with two other sisters, moves to Kalaupapa to care for more than a hundred homeless girls who had been sent there without families.
She is buried at the edge of the lawn of the home where she cared for the girls.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Dec/21/ln/ln03p.html   (1506 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Molokai
This was done, however, in 1894, since, after the waterpipe was laid to Kalaupapa, the people had begun to drift that way, and the public buildings also, the shops, etc., had gradually been moved to that place.
It was given a place at Kalaupapa, not far from the steamer landing, near the public road now called "Damien Road", adjoining the sisters' place at Bishop Home.
At Kalaupapa there are the poi factory, the shops, and warehouses, and the residences of the officials pleasantly located and well supplied with conveniences.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/10444a.htm   (2680 words)

  
 Aloha-Hawaii.com: Kalaupapa
Among the important chapters in Hawaii’s history, few are as poignant or heroic as the story of Kalaupapa on the island of Molokai.
By the time Damien arrived at Kalaupapa to care for the patients in 1873, the situation had reached crisis proportions.
Although his stay at Kalaupapa was supposed to be temporary, he soon petitioned for a permanent stay.
molokai.aloha-hawaii.com /hawaii/kalaupapa   (445 words)

  
 Absentee ballots for Kalaupapa taken out of bill
HONOLULU - In one of the more bizarre twists at the state Legislature, a Senate bill that would have made absentee voting easier for the elderly residents of Kalaupapa was gutted by the House Judiciary Committee and replaced with language that would call for the election of the attorney general and insurance commissioner.
English said he and Hanabusa will not only ask that the Kalaupapa voting procedures be restored, but that the request for constitutional amendments to elect the attorney general and insurance commissioner be deleted.
A separate House bill that supported the election of the attorney general was heard earlier this session, but the Judiciary Committee recommended two weeks ago that the measure be "held," which tabled it for the rest of the term.
www.kalanienglish.com /news_mauinews_040422b.html   (862 words)

  
 KALAUPAPA: A LONG TRAIL WITH A HOPEFUL FUTURE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
KALAUPAPA SETTLEMENT, MOLOKA'I ‹ Kalaupapa residents gathered Saturday morning, January 17, 2004, to prepare for another meeting of the newly formed Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of this historically important community on the remote northern shore of Moloka'i.
It is important that the legacy of Kalaupapa reflect the true values, aspirations and sacrifices of all the Kaulapapa patient residents," he remarked.
Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa works to assure that all Hansen's Disease patients who lived and died on Kalaupapa, whether in the times of isolation or freedom, are remembered and honored in the proper way.
www.kalanienglish.com /pressrelease_040126.html   (447 words)

  
 Kalaupapa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
There are two ways to enter Kalaupapa peninsula -- the treacherous winding trail from the steep cliffs that mark the settlement's inland boundary, or via small propeller plane on its tiny airstrip.
The wind-swept eastern shore of the peninsula is littered with flotsam; there are simply not enough residents to keep the beaches cleared.
A group of 15 hams, myself included, was invited to the settlement in November 1992 for 3 days of guest operation, and the lucky Deserving who worked us received this special card to commemorate the event.
www.qsl.net /ah6hy/kalaupapa.html   (223 words)

  
 Kalaupapa, Moloka'i
The Kalaupapa region was home to a large population of Native Hawaiians during pre-contact and early historic times, who carried out intensive dryland cultivation of sweet potatoes on the peninsula, and irrigated pondfield cultivation of taro in the valleys.
Until recently, little was known concerning the pre-contact history of the Kalaupapa region or the form, extent, and chronology of the expansive Kalaupapa field system.
Due to the excellent state of preservation of the archaeological record, the vast majority of features found on survey are agricultural plots – most defined by rows of low walls designed to protect plants from the dominant northeastern winds that sweep across the landscape.
sscl.berkeley.edu /~oal/research/kalaupapa/kalaupapa.htm   (901 words)

  
 kalaupapa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NPCA believes that Congress should approve legislation to authorize expansion of Kalaupapa and that the National Park Service should commence with the negotiations.
This would provide the landmark’s resources more lasting protection and assure that a beautiful, culturally rich, and geologically significant natural treasure is preserved for the enjoyment and education of future generations.
Extending east of the existing Kalaupapa boundaries for approximately 15 miles and inland, encompassing the amphitheater-like valleys of Pelekunu and Wailau streams
www.npca.org /explore_the_parks/new_parks/kalaupapa.asp   (562 words)

  
 Images of Kalaupapa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Many of Kalaupapa's events and persecution are quite well known and have been eloquently portrayed in drama, literature and even by word of mouth.
It's difficult when visiting Hawaii to meet members of the community without learning of family and friends who were sent to the exile on Kalaupapa.
What may be important to ask is "What does this sacrifice mean for all of us?" This large group of people gave their lives and everything that was dear to them so others might survive.
www.rfpphoto.com /kalaupapa/kalaupapa.htm   (341 words)

  
 Hawaii Highways - Road Photos - Kalawao County
Kalawao County is on the Kalaupapa Peninsula on the north shore of Molokai.
The Kalaupapa Settlement, at the foot of the 1600'-high sea cliffs that block land access from the rest of Molokai, and surrounded by rough and shark-infested waters.
Its isolation made Kalaupapa the perfect place for the Kingdom of Hawaii to exile Hawaiians diagnosed with Hansen's Disease, beginning in 1866 in the reign of King Kamehameha V. Hansen's Disease can now be treated and made noncontagious, and in 1969 patients were allowed to leave (and no new patients were admitted).
www.hawaiihighways.com /photos-Kalawao.htm   (1037 words)

  
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KALAUPAPA --With candles, prayers and probably more than a few tears, the little community of Kalaupapa begins its long farewell to the earthly remains of Mother Marianne Cope, the woman who could become a saint for her work with the leprosy patients at Kalaupapa.
Harada is among a handful of Kalaupapa residents who have made the pilgrimage to Syracuse where they have also looked into the faces of the sisters who love Mother Marianne.
Mother Marianne’s legacy centers around her 30 years at Kalaupapa where she succeeded Damien as the moral cornerstone and respected leader who ensured that the patients would be treated with compassion and dignity.
www.mauinews.com /story.aspx?id=5278   (2019 words)

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