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'It's the best medicine for us': Hawaii's Kalaupapa eases pandemic restrictions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Hawaii Health Department has restored visitor privileges to former Hansen’s disease patients and...
Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoKalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to Saint Damien of...
At this national park in Hawaiʻi, a natural paradise and a medical purgatory
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn the north side of Molokaʻi — the least-visited Hawaiian Island — a piece of land called the...
As Kalaupapa resident turns 100, stewards look to settlement's future
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 18—John Arruda was sent to the isolated Kalaupapa Peninsula in 1945 following his Hansen's disease diagnosis and Friday celebrated his 100th birthday in the Kalaupapa Settlement, where ...
Kalaupapa park remains closed 3 years after pandemic shutdown
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 18—The National Park Service unit has been closed to the general public since COVID-19 struck in 2020. Connie Pollack knows all about the tragic story of Kalaupapa. Over the years she's ...
Torn from Family at Birth Because of Parents' Leprosy, Woman Reunites with Brother 53 Years Later...
People via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhen he returned home after being cured, Teofilo Carillo reconciled with his wife and told his kids...
What changes about church when Christmas Eve is on a Sunday?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoChildren light candles at the Sacred Heart Church on Christmas Eve, in New Delhi, India, Saturday,...
National Park Week: 15 surprising facts about America's parks you may not know
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt's National Park Week, starting on Saturday, April 20. Check out these lesser-known, surprising...
Is it expensive to island hop in Hawaii? Here's how to save money and fly between islands.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you're flying to Hawaii, the most remote archipelago in the world, why limit your trip to just...
This Illinois secret beach was voted No. 54 in the nation. Here's how it ranks in Midwest
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFamilyDestinationGuide.com recently updated their list of 100 Best Secret Beaches in the USA and one...