On Jan. 3, 1865, the Kingdom of Hawaii, then a sovereign state, enacted “An Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy.” Any person suspected of having the ancient disease – which is mentioned as far back ...

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, about 8,000 people afflicted with leprosy were quarantined ...

The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s History Club members will return to Molokai on Friday to honor the patients of Hansen’s disease, or leprosy, by placing lei on their graves. “Prior to that, if you ...

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed to a Catholic martyr who gave his life to minister to the least fortunate Hawaiian natives. Probably knowing little or nothing about his life’s story, ...

Alan Brennert made his first trip to Molokai in 1996, which inspired him to write two books about the forced confinement of leprosy patients at Kalaupapa. I really work hard at getting every little ...

My old mule Tita clopped straight up to the edge of the first switchback. One more step and we'd tumble down a sheer cliff, falling almost 1,600 feet to the sea. But mules are smart creatures and, at ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It took residents of Kalaupapa and members of Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, a nonprofit organization, almost 20 years to raise funds to build the Kalaupapa Memorial to honor their loved ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A visit from several top state officials to Molokai on Saturday raises questions about the future of the isolated peninsula, which was once home to thousands of Hansen’s ...

Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, ...