Historic resource study - Exile in paradise: The isolation of Hawaii's leprosy victims and development of Kalaupapa settlement, 1865 to present
Greene LW. 1985. Historic resource study - Exile in paradise: The isolation of Hawaii's leprosy victims and development of Kalaupapa settlement, 1865 to present. Historic Resource Study. National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Denver
Perhaps few groups of Hawaiian people have been as analyzed and described as the residents of Kalaupapa settlement, a colony for leprosy patients established in the nineteenth century on the north shore of the island of Moloka’i. While previous studies have been primarily sociological in nature, concentrating on the plight, problems, and concerns of these people, this Historic Resource Study of Kalaupapa National Historical Park has been written for two rather different reasons. First, the area is new to the National Park System, and although its general development has been traced in standard Hawaiian histories, much of the detail necessary for proper park management, interpretation, and preservation has been lacking. The park contains an amazing variety of prehistoric archeological ruins and historic buildings at scattered locations across the peninsula and in varying states of deterioration. Establishing priorities for stabilization, restoration, interpretation, and adaptive use requires the collection and evaluation of all data necessary to establish levels of significance. Second, the National Park Service is mandated by E.O. 11593, the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980, Service Management Policies, and by former Director Russ Dickenson’s Staff Directive 81-1 to identify significant resources and thus avoid the potential for serious adverse effects on them. This study provides a narrative history of the Kalaupapa peninsula on Moloka’I, beginning with the arrival of leprosy patients in 1866. Perusal of kingdom and territorial records has provided minute details on the early Kalawao and Kalaupapa settlements, and Board of Health records for later years provide plentiful data on later rehabilitation work at Kalaupapa settlement. The information found in these primary sources has been supplemented by many useful secondary sources, maps, and photographs.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Greene, Linda
- Date of Issue
- 1985-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- HIST , KALA
- Keywords
- Buildings, Cultural Resources, Damien, ehistory, Hawaii, History, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Leprosy, Molokai