Reporting from Kalaupapa, Hawaii — After hiking downhill 90 minutes on a three-mile trail with 26 switchbacks, we came to a clearing with a long, peaceful stretch of sandy white beach juxtaposed ...
A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history. For about a century, beginning in 1866, some 8,000 individuals afflicted with leprosy were ...
Editor’s Note: Beyond Pearl Harbor, most of us don’t know squat about Hawaiian history. GP contributor Will McGough visited the island of Molokai for an education in the “real” Hawaii. Three miles, 26 ...
John Tayman's book The Colony tells the story of Molokai, the slice of Hawaiian paradise that was turned into an infamous 19th century leper... 'The Colony' Details Molokai's Painful History RENEE ...
Greg Solatorio blows a conch to announce the arrival of visitors to his family’s land in the Halawa Valley on Molokai. Photo Credit: Tovin Lapan After I placed my small gift on the altar, I turned to ...
Kukulu-Ka Hale o Ka La - A Restoration of the Haleakala Visitor Center Organized by Haleakalā Conservancy, the Ka Hale o Ka Lā: A Restoration of the Haleakalā Visitor Center will revitalize the ...
Dive into Gordon Brownlow’s Detailed Exploration of Molokai’s Breathtaking Landscapes, History, and Travel Experiences at the Toronto and Frankfurt Book Fairs ...
It’s been two years since Pope Benedict XVI canonized Father Damien de Veuster, a Belgian priest who first traveled to Hawaii in 1864 and spent the final 16 years of his life caring for quarantined ...
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