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Kalaupapa Peninsula
Situated on Molokai’s remote north shore
Kalaupapa
Hawaii
Type: Theme Park
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Kalaupapa
Hawaii
Type: Theme Park
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Situated at the foot of 2,000-foot-high cliffs, and reached by way of a steep, narrow 3-mile hiking trail with 26 switchbacks, or by air. The peninsula itself, isolated from the rest of the island, was once the site of a leper colony, established in 1866 and finally abandoned in the 1940s. It is now preserved as the Kalaupapa National Historical Park, with tours of the area available to visitors. Tours take in the Kalaupapa settlement and its buildings, including a 1900s store, one or two dispensaries, the white, steepled St. Philomena Church, built by Father Damien in 1872, and the 19th-century Catholic, Protestant and Mormon churches. Also included on the tour are a visit to the Kalawao Park, on the east side of the peninsula, and the Kalaupapa museum-cum-bookstore, which has old photos recounting the history of Kalaupapa and its inhabitants, as well as books on Father Damien, Mother Marianne, and Kalaupapa. For touring information and visitor permits (which are required to visit the peninsula), contact Father Damien Tours at (808) 567-6171.
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