Kalaupapa
Kalaupapa is an area on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. It is an area where people with the disease leprosy went so they would not infect any other people. Thousands of people from the United States alone were sent there.
| Most of the village of Kalaupapa as seen from an airplane. This photo also includes a section of the sea cliffs that form a natural barrier between the Kalaupapa Peninsula and "Topside" Molokaʻi. Most of the village of Kalaupapa as seen from an airplane. This photo also includes a section of the sea cliffs that form a natural barrier between the Kalaupapa Peninsula and "Topside" Molokaʻi. | |
| Coordinates: 21°11′22″N 156°58′54″W / 21.18944°N 156.98167°WCoordinates: 21°11′22″N 156°58′54″W / 21.18944°N 156.98167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Kalawao |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 82 |
| Time zone | UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian) |
| ZIP codes | 96742 |
| GNIS feature ID | 360096[1] |
Kalaupapa Media
- Kalaupapa HI postmark.jpg
Kalaupapa HI postmark
- Kalaupapa penninsula.jpg
Kalaupapa Peninsula as seen from a descent down the sea cliffs
- The Kalaupapa Leper Settlement.jpg
The Kalaupapa Leper Settlement
- Offshore of Kalaupapa.jpg
The offshore islands 'Ōkala, Mōkapu, and Huelo as seen from Kalaupapa
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