• View of the Kalaupapa Peninsula

    Kalaupapa

    National Historical Park Hawai'i

Photo Gallery

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Siloama Church
T. Scott Williams - NPS
 
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St. Philomena Church
T. Scott Williams - NPS
 
Kalawao Cemetery - low res
St. Philomena Cemetery
T. Scott Williams - NPS
 

Did You Know?

Damien Sign

Father Damien's life and death among his people at Kalaupapa focussed the attention of the world on the problem of leprosy and the plight of its victims. After Damien's death in 1889, the people of England established a fund and a commission for the scientific investigation of the disease.