Kalaupapa, Hawai‘i is a town on the island of Moloka‘i in the state of Hawai‘i, and part of Kalawao County. Image of Molokai taken by NASA. Sign greeting visitors to Molokai at exit to airport. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd) - Land 16,649 km² - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... Kalawao County is a county located in the state of Hawaii. ...
The town is located at the base of cliffs on the Kalaupapa Peninsula. These cliffs are amongst the highest in the world, dropping about 1010 metres into the Pacific Ocean. Cliffs on the banks of the River Severn, near Bristol, England In geography, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. ...
The town is the site of a former leper colony which was attended by Father Damien and Mother Marianne Cope. Some former sufferers of leprosy continue to live there. A leper colony is a place to quarantine people with leprosy from the rest of the population. ... Father Damien is the patron of lepers, outcasts, those with HIV/AIDS and the State of Hawaii. ... Mother Marianne Cope, also called Blessed Marianne of Molokai, lived, worked and died for the lepers of Hawaii. ... Father Damien was a Roman Catholic missionary who helped lepers on Hawaii and also died of the disease. ...
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"Last days of a leper colony" (CBS News article, March 22 2003)
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.
Kalaupapa is on the north shore of Molokai on the south side 2000 feet cliffs the kept the Kalaupapa residents from escaping this cruel 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.
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