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Kalaupapa National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in Kalaupapa, Hawaiʻi on the island of Molokaʻi. It was established by the National Park Service in 1980 to expand upon the earlier National Historic Landmark site of the Kalaupapa Leper Settlement.More info visit:
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Hiking to Kalaupapa National Historic Park-- Molokai, Hawaii
For more on this beautiful and historic adventure, check out my blog post!
This hike has both beauty and history as you descend over 2,000 feet through a series of switchbacks in order to reach Kalaupapa, home to a preserved lepur colony. The hike is mostly in the trees, but you will get beautiful glimpses of the coastline as you can hear the waves crashing against the shore. The highlight of the hike is when you finally reach sea level and you are rewarded with views of a beautiful beach right up against Molokai's massive sea cliffs. Enjoy your time down here and the sobering tour of the historic Kalaupapa... the hike back up isn't quite as enjoyable.
Music-- Boardwalks (Sonny Alven Remix) by Little May
All footage was shot with a GoPro Hero 5 from the first person POV at 1080p at 60fps
Leprosy | Forced Isolation | Kalaupapa National Historical Park
This National Park unit in Hawaii on Molokai preserves site and history of a former leprosy colony that opened here about 1866. Leper colony location chosen due to inaccessibility --- it is surrounded by nearly impassable cliffs. Half the fun is getting here either by cliff mule ride or airplane. There is also evidence of ancient and hisitoric occupation as well as spectacular sea cliffs, narrow valleys, a volcanie crater, a rain forest, lava tubes, caves and offshore islands.
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Hiking Down from “Topside” Molokai to Kalaupapa National Historical Park in Kalawao County, Hawaii
I’m here along Hawaii 470 on the island of Molokai at the trailhead for the Kalaupapa Trail into Kalawao County – the smallest county in the United States by land area and the least populous with an estimated 88 residents. I’m going to be hiking down into the county, which doubles as the Kalaupapa National Historical Park. This is an area set aside in the mid-1800s for patients in Hawaii with Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy).
Altitude at the upper trailhead is 1,726 feet. The Kalaupapa Peninsula is not accessible by road – only by this hiking/mule trail as well as by sea and airplane. As I begin the trek, I can see the enormous seacliffs, or “pali” as they are called in Hawaiian. There is my destination visible down below.
8:05 a.m.: I’ve passed one mile into the descent on the Kalaupapa Trail. Been seeing some National Park Service numbers; trying to figure out what they mean. Think they are numbering the 26 switchbacks on the trail. Haven’t seen all of the switchbacks numbered. Some seem to be missing. Making progress downhill – now at 1,000 feet altitude and passing Switchbacks 12 & 13. This should be the halfway point of the hairpin turns.
8:34 a.m.: I’ve completed all 26 switchbacks. A nice view of the waves crashing ashore 233 feet below me. Hiking through a thick and rocky forest.
8:43 a.m.: I’m just about down to sea level. Beach coming into view on my left. There’s a great look back at the seacliffs towering above the north shore of Molokai island. Trail is now adjacent to the beach.
9:13 a.m.: I have reached the trail’s end in Kalawao County and Kalaupapa National Historical Park. The hike down was 2.61 miles and took me 1 hour 23 minutes (average speed 1.88 mph).
Recorded at 7:32 a.m. July 13, 2018, on Molokai Island
Heritage Site - Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Heritage Site - Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Molokai, Hawaii - Hiking to Kalaupapa
This weekend my mom and I had the opportunity to fly to Molokai and hike to Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement and National Historic Park.
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Tour of Kalaupapa NHP on Molokai Island (Part 3): Judd Park, Abandoned Village of Kalawao
I’m on a group tour of Kalaupapa National Historical Park on Molokai Island, Hawaii. Our lunch break is coming to an end at Judd Park in the abandoned village of Kalawao on the east side of Kalaupapa Peninsula. There are some beautiful views of the seacliffs and a couple offshore islets. Molokai has some of the tallest seacliffs in the world. Pretty spectacular.
I walk to the ruins of the U.S. Leprosy Investigation Station that was built in 1909. Was quite a large facility but researchers had a hard time getting volunteers to go into years of isolation for medical investigation, so it ended up being a white elephant. Research failed in this remote location and the federal hospital closed in 1913 after only four years in operation.
Recorded at 12:20 p.m. July 13, 2018, on Molokai Island
Mule Ride to Kalaupapa Leper Colony, Molokai
You may already know the story of Father Damien's 19th century leper colony at Kalaupapa on Molokai.
The small isolated peninsula is today a National Historical Park and is still home to a small number of residents, now cured of what we today call Hansen's Disease.
Visitors can tour Kalaupapa thanks to mule skinner Buzzy Sproat and his sure-footed horse/donkey hybrids.
After Buzzy matches you up to the mule that he feels most looks like you, it's off to the trail.
After your first glimpse of Kalaupapa, it soon sinks in that the 3 mile cliff-side trail--with an elevation drop of 1664 feet and 26 switchbacks--is not for the faint hearted.
Though not a challenge for the mules, the switchbacks will have you holding tight to your saddle--unless of course you're Buzzy.
It doesn't take long to get over your initial nerves and you soon realize that, just like the mules, you can take the descent in your stride.
Of course, that doesn't mean you're not happy when you finally reach the bottom.
The sound of the ocean and the stunning shoreline are welcomed. And, as you make your way to Kalaupapa, a sign reminds you that you are entering Kalawao County - the smallest in the US!
After you dismount your trusty steed, it's time to take in the stunning views...and perhaps shake off some of the stress from the ride down.
An old school bus ensures that visitors don't wonder off on their own and serves as transport for the scenic tour of what will one day become a national park.
While there are plenty of opportunities to learn about Kalaupapa--and take some photos--it's the short drive out to Kalawao that brings the story of Father Damien to life.
St. Philomena Church is the last structure in Kalawao that bears witness to Father Damien's work with the original leper colony. The church interior includes holes in the floor that allowed those with leprosy to expectorate. As Buzzy explains...
Two islets mark where ships used to throw exiled patients into the raging water...too scared to bring them ashore to the colony.
As you make your way back up the trail, you realize that you only thought you knew the story of Father Damien.
Read our full write up on our visit:
Kalaupapa - A Story to Tell
2000. Kalaupapa, Hawaii is one of those rare places where the history that began in the 1860's is still alive today. Located on the rugged shore of Molokai, Kalaupapa was chosen as the inescapable place to isolate Hawaiians who had contracted Hansen's Disease, better known as leprosy. Some 50 people who had contracted the disease have chosen to live out their lives here. They provide a link between the past and the present and can best tell the story of Kalaupapa. A central part of that story has been Paschoal Hall. Built in 1916, Paschoal Hall is the largest structure in the community. Until the early 1960's it was the center of social gatherings. Because of its special meaning to residents, Paschoal Hall was chosen for a major historic preservation project. Leading the project was Bernie Weisgerber, a Forest Service Historic Preservation Specialist. This program highlights the efforts to restore Paschoal Hall and presents the historic preservation challenges that remain. Now and in the future, these structures will play a vital part in telling the story of Kalaupapa.
Kalaupapa and Kalawao Tour Adventure
Tour of Kalaupapa and Kalawao on Moloka'i, the leper colony ministered by Saint (Father) Damien in the late 1800's.
Inside Hawaii's Secret Leper Colony
In this episode of A Broad Abroad, Paula Froelich gets a rare tour of Molokai Island's remote Kalaupapa village, where thousands of Hawaiians with leprosy lived under forced quarantine for 150 years.
Kalaupapa Overlook
The Kalaupapa Overlook provides a scenic overview of the Kalaupapa Peninsula from the edge of a 1600ft cliff.
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Kalaupapa Overlook
Kalaupapa Overlook, Molokai
Hiking in Palaau State Park. Molokai, Hawaii
Exploring Kalaupapa
Exploring some of the seldom visited palaces in Kalaupapa.
Kalaupapa Lookout, Molokai
The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai: History of America’s Only Leper Colony (2006)
Molokaʻi or Molokai (/ˈmɒləkaɪ/; Hawaiian: [ˈmoloˈkɐʔi]), often called the Friendly Island, is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. About the book:
It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) in size at its extreme length and width with a usable land area of 260 square miles (673.40 km2), making it the fifth-largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States.[2] It lies east of Oʻahu across the 25-mile (40 km) wide Kaiwi Channel and north of Lānaʻi, separated from it by the Kalohi Channel.
The island has been known both for developments by Molokai Ranch on much of the island, for pineapple production, cattle ranching and tourism. Residents or visitors to the west end of Molokaʻi can see the lights of Honolulu on O'ahu at night; they can view nearby Lānaʻi and Maui from anywhere along the south shore of the island. In Kalawao County, on the Kalaupapa Peninsula on the north coast, settlements were established in 1866 for quarantined treatment of persons with leprosy; these operated until 1969. The Kalaupapa National Historical Park now preserves this entire county and area.
Beginning in 1897 much of the western end of the island was purchased from Hawaiians by Molokai Ranch to operate a cattle ranch. From 1923 to 1985, they leased thousands of acres of their land to pineapple producers, and the pineapple industry thrived on the island, continuing to attract Japanese and Filipino immigrants as low-paid laborers. Since the late 20th century, the pineapple industry has suffered across Hawaii.
Over the years the Ranch company has also acted as a developer, establishing hotels and related amenities for resort tourists on their property. In 2007 community residents organized in the Save La'au Point movement to oppose Molokai Ranch's attempt to expand its resort operation.[15] As a result, on March 24, 2008, Molokai Ranch, then the island's largest employer, decided to shut down all resort operations, including hotels, movie theater, restaurants, and golf course, and dismiss 120 workers.[16]
Because of its rural, agricultural nature, Molokaʻi has Hawaiʻi's highest unemployment rate. One-third of its residents use food stamps.[17] As of 2014, the largest industry on the island is seed production for Monsanto and Mycogen seeds, including GMO seeds.
Notable people:
Mother Marianne Cope, 19th-century nun and saint
Father Damien de Veuster, 19th-century Catholic priest and saint
Joseph Dutton, Catholic missionary who worked with Father Damien
Harvey Rexford Hitchcock, Protestant missionary
Peter Johnson Gulick, Protestant missionary
Linda Lingle, 6th Governor of Hawaii
William Ragsdale, popular Hawaiian attorney and politician, who served as superintendent at Kalaupapa for four years (1874-1878)[29]
Scott D. Whiting, President and CEO of Molokai Ranch
Rudolph Wilhelm Meyer, politician and agricultural businessman in Hawaii
Lois-Ann Yamanaka, poet and novelist
Harvey Rexford Hitchcock, Jr., 1913 College Football All-America Team
Melveen Leed, singer
Keith Luuloa, professional baseball player (Anaheim Angels)
Image By Travis.Thurston (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
Visit Molokai 2015
Explore the lush island of Molokai. From an unforgettable mule ride to the secluded Kalaupapa village, to the verdant slopes of Halawa Valley, to the tallest sea cliffs in the world. Molokai has a place for the adventurous side in all of us. Visit Molokai-Hawaii.com today!
Corals and Coastlines at Kalaupapa National Historical Park in 63 Seconds
See coral reefs, fish, endangered monk seals, and dramatic Hawaiian cliffs in this Hansen's disease (leprosy) colony turned National Historical Park.
Molokai Mule Ride to Kalaupapa
Photos of the Mule Ride down the cliffs to Kalaupapa and Kalawao, the former leper colony, now a national park, Molokai, Hawaii.
Kalaupapa veiw from edge of cliff
Veiw of Kalaupapa, Moloka'i