Kalaupapa National Historical Park, located on a small isolated peninsula on Molokai's rugged north coast was used to isolate Hawaiians with Hansen's disease (leprosy). The park tells the story of this chapter of Hawaii's history.

Although Hansen's disease is now treatable, a small number of residents have spent their whole lives here, so the National Park Service is commited to respecting their privacy as the remaining residents live out the rest of their lives. So access to the park is limited; participating in a guided tour is required, and most visitors go down into the park via donkey rides.

My pictures of the park were taken from a Molokai viewpoint and not from within the park itself.

Mark Wasson, http://www.markwasson.com > Trips has detailed summaries of my trips

http://www.markwasson.com/u2006h06ahawaii.htm