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 eight ...

This month, services were held to celebrate the life of Gloria Marks, one of the last surviving patients of Kalaupapa, ...

KALAUPAPA, Hawaii — 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, black rock ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Tours of Kalaupapa will reopen in late September 2025 after a five-year pandemic closure. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news The ...

KALAUPAPA, Hawai‘i — 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, black rock ...

On the north side of Molokaʻi — the least-visited Hawaiian Island — a piece of land called the Kalaupapa Peninsula juts out from the rest of the island. Lay eyes on it for the first time, and your ...

A former leprosy settlement in a remote part of Hawaii will reopen this month for the first time since the pandemic, when it closed to shield the few remaining patients, all of whom are over 80, from ...

Sunday evening I attended a screening of a preliminary cut of the documentary "The Soul of Kalaupapa." The film examines the ecumenical legacy of the leper's colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

Aug. 3—Hawaii still records new cases of Hansen's disease every year, but the numbers have remained steady, according to health officials. Hawaii still records new cases of Hansen's disease every year ...

The isolated, 75-person settlement was founded to stem disease spread. In the 1800s, thousands of infectious disease patients were forced to isolate from the outside world in a newly formed settlement ...

HONOLULU — A former leprosy settlement in a remote part of Hawaii will reopen this month for the first time since the pandemic, when it closed to shield the few remaining patients, all of whom are ...