January is Hawaii s first "official" Kalaupapa Month. The State Legislature adopted thanks to a push from a group called Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa, whose goal is to remember the lives
HONOLULU (KITV4) A memorial nearly 160 years in the making is set to go up next year. The memorial honors the lives of some 8,000 men, women, and children,
About 156 years ago, the first dozen people diagnosed with leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, landed at Kalaupapa on Molokaʻi. Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa is focused on making sure the stories of Kalaupapa are not forgotten. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.