When Hansen's disease (leprosy) was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands, King Kamehameha V banished all afflicted to the isolated Kalaupapa Peninsula on the north shore of Molokai. Since 1866, more than 8,000 people, mostly Hawaiians, have died at Kalaupapa. Once a prison, Kalaupapa is now a refuge for the few remaining residents who are cured but were forced to live their lives in isolation.
What you’ll hear
43 places to explore in this park.
- An Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy
- Auditorium at Paschoal Hall
- Bay View Home
- Bishop Home
- Board of Health
- Bookstore and AJA Hall
- Children in Kalaupapa
- Church of Latter-Day Saints
- Father Damien's Grave
- Father Damien's Monument
- First Patients
- Fuesaina’s Bar
- Heiau
- Judd Park
- Kahaloko Cemetery
- Kanaʻana Hou Protestant Church
- Kauhakō Crater
- Kenso Seki's Home
- Lower Pali Trailhead
- Ma'i Ho'oka'awale
- McVeigh
- Molokai Light
- Mother Marianne Cope's Grave
- Old Stone Church
- Papaloa Cemetery
- Paschoal Hall
- Paschoal Hall Entryway
- Peninsula Overlook
- Post Office
- Projection Booth
- Siloama Church
- Staff Row
- St. Frances Church
- St. Philomena Church
- The Airport (LUP)
- The Gas Station
- The Hospital
- The Kalaupapa Pier
- The Kalaupapa Store
- Trail to Kalaupapa
- Unmarked Cemetery
- Visitor Quarters
- What is Hansen's Disease?
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