Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement National Historic Landmark

Places of Interest

St. Francis Catholic Church

Church

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Kalaupapa Airport

Aerodrome

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Kalaupapa Airport is a regional public use airport of the state of Hawaii, located on the northern peninsula of the island of Molokaʻi, two nautical miles north of Kalaupapa Settlement, in Kalawao County.

Molokaʻi Light

Lighthouse

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Molokai Light, also known as U.S. Coast Guard Molokai Light, is a lighthouse in Kalawao County, Hawaii, on the island of Molokai. It was built in 1909 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Molokaʻi Light is situated 2½ km northeast of Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement National Historic Landmark.

Places in the Area

Kalaupapa

Village

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Kalaupapa is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi, within Kalawao County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 1866, during the reign of Kamehameha V, the Hawaii legislature passed a law that resulted in the designation…

Kauhakō Crater

Locality

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Kauhakō Crater is a volcanic crater located in Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States. The crater was formed between 230,000 and 300,000 years ago, as the result of the eruption of volcano Pu'u' 'Uao.

Kualapuʻu

Village

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Kualapuʻu is a census-designated place on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2020 census. Kualapuʻu can be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption of Puʻuʻuala: "sweet potato hill". Kualapuʻu is situated 7 km southwest of Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement National Historic Landmark.

Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement National Historic Landmark

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