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When Hansen's disease, or leprosy, was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands, King Kamehameha V banished all afflicted people to the isolated Kalaupapa peninsula on the north shore of Molokai. Since 1866, more than 8000 people, mostly Hawaiians, have died at Kalaupapa. Once a prison, Kalaupapa is now a refuge for the few remaining residents who are cured but were forced to live their lives in isolation.
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Kaunakakai, Hawaii · United States
