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 ...

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 ...