Kalaupapa National Historical Park

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Kalaupapa National Historical Park is a remote historic site on the Hawaiian island of Molokaʻi that preserves the former leprosy (Hansen’s disease) settlement and the stories of its patients and caregivers.

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Kalaupapa National Historical Park canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
national historical park
protected area
accessMethod boat (weather permitting)
hiking trail down sea cliffs
small aircraft
administeredBy National Park Service
area approximately 4,000 acres
associatedWithDisease Hansen’s disease
leprosy
associatedWithPerson Hansen’s disease patients of Hawaii
Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Saint Marianne Cope
contains Kalaupapa settlement
linked to: Kalawao settlement

Kalawao settlement
St. Francis Church
St. Philomena Catholic Church
archaeological sites
historic cemeteries
containsCommunity remaining Hansen’s disease patients
country United States
createdToPreserve Kalaupapa leprosy settlement
linked to: Kalaupapa Peninsula

Kalawao leprosy settlement
history of Hansen’s disease patients
history of caregivers at Kalaupapa
established 1980-12-22
establishedBy United States Congress
facesBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
governedWith State of Hawaii Department of Health
hasAccessRestriction limited visitor access
hasGeographicalFeature coastal plain
sea cliffs
hasIUCNCategory V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Hawaii
Molokaʻi
United States
locatedOn Kalaupapa Peninsula
manages cultural resources
natural resources
offers cultural interpretation programs
guided tours
partOf National Park System
periodOfLeprosyIsolation 1866–1969
primaryTheme Native Hawaiian history
public health history
social justice history
significance preserves stories of patients and caregivers of the Kalaupapa settlement

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Molokaʻi hasProtectedArea Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Molokaʻi hasProtectedArea Kalaupapa National Historical Park
subject linked to: The Friendly Isle
Kalaupapa Peninsula partOf Kalaupapa National Historical Park