Kalaupapa National Historical Park

Visitor Tours Resume At Kalaupapa National Historical Park In Hawaiʻi

Visitor tours are resuming for the first time since 2020 at the remote Kalaupapa National Historical Park on the Hawaiian island of Molokaʻi.

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By NPT Staff - September 11th, 2025

To Meet the Challenge of Marine Debris, First Collect It

Over 60 percent of marine debris collected at Kalaupapa National Historical Park in Hawai'i originated from industrial fishing operations.

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By Glauco Puig-Santana, Madeline Duda, and Kelly Moore, NPS - September 10th, 2025

How I Got The Story: Kalaupapa National Historical Park

It was five months and three days from the moment that I put out feelers to see if I could get permission to visit Kalaupapa National Historical Park until the day I flew to see it on the Hawaiian island of Molokaʻi.

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By Jennifer Bain - July 7th, 2025

In Hawaiʻi, Telling Kalaupapa's Complex Story Of Exile And Isolation

An endangered Hawaiian monk seal was the picture of bliss lolling about a shallow lava rock pool along Papaloa Beach with her slick black newborn pup. Snoozing in the sun, rolling over occasionally in the water, it’s as if she knew that she was safe in this sacred place. The normally solitary seal even tolerated a fellow mom and pup lounging nearby.

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By Jennifer Bain - June 29th, 2025

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #15 – The National Historic(al) Edition

The majority of past quiz questions (and trivia) have been about places with a little bit of topography to them. This quiz and trivia piece is all about our National Historic(al) Sites and Parks. See how much you know and learn some history, too.

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September 9th, 2020

A Year Of Exploring Our National Parks

There's never enough time to meet all the people and see all the places that make the National Park System the envy of the world, but over the past 12 months, the Traveler has "explored" quite a few parks, and we list those stories here to help you plan your next national park adventure.

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December 29th, 2017

Protecting Molokai’s Sad History At Kalaupapa National Historical Park

They were strangers to each other, collected by common calamity, disfigured, mortally sick, banished without sin from home and friends, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about the Kalaupapa Leper Colony in 1889.

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January 11th, 2017

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National Parks of Pacific Islands Offers One Great Website

Getting to Hawaii and the national parks that dot the Pacific Ocean is no easy task. But you can get some great information and virtually visit the parks by following the National Parks of the Pacific Islands' website.

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June 6th, 2010

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Kalaupapa National Historical Park Honored By Sainthood Bestowed On Father Damien

Sainthood recently bestowed on a 19th century Catholic priest who cared for Hawaiians afflicted with leprosy was celebrated at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, which tells the stories of those who were isolated on the northern shores of Molokai.

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December 3rd, 2009

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