Kalaupapa Peninsula sits on Molokai’s northern coast, cut off from the world by towering sea cliffs and rough waters. From 1866 to 1969, this isolated spot was Hawaii’s leprosy settlement, where ...

Kalaupapa today is the world’s most famous colony for patients with Hansen’s disease, more commonly known as leprosy. As of April 2024, eight people were still on the patient register at ...

HENRY G. LAW photo Clarence “Boogie” Kahilihiwa, who had a “big warm smile” and evolved into a “real leader” for Hansen’s disease patients in Kalaupapa, has died. Kahilihiwa ...

A cross-team collaboration about a dozen years in the making pays off despite threats from a tropical storm and deadly wildfire, resulting in a tale of the widespread devotion to two Catholic saints ...

Brown thinks the community’s acceptance of the seals is connected to its history. Leprosy patients sent to Kalaupapa “were outcasts, people who were forcibly separated from their families and loved ...

It is important to add pain management to leprosy treatment protocols. This can reduce the challenges that patients face. Read on. Leprosy may affect people of any age; it's common in those aged ...