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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.
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 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.
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The Kalaupapa Peninsula developed from lava that erupted from the ocean floor near Kauhakō Crater and spread outward, forming a low shield volcano. This was the most recent volcanic episode on the island and of the larger East Molokaʻi shield volcano, occurring after the formation of the cliffs by erosion.
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged ...
Kalaupapa: Hawaii: 10,778.88 acres (43.6206 km 2) Kalaupapa National Historical Park is located in Kalaupapa, Hawaiʻi, on the island of Molokaʻi, with the goal of preserving the settings of two leper colonies that operated from 1866 to 1969 with 8500 residents during its operation. [135] Kaloko-Honokōhau: Hawaii: 1,163.05 acres (4.7067 km 2)
Apr. 18—John Arruda was sent to the isolated Kalaupapa Peninsula in 1945 following his Hansen's disease diagnosis and Friday celebrated his 100th birthday in the Kalaupapa Settlement, where only ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... North Shore Cliffs: December 1972 Molokaʻi: Maui: State & private lands