Travel The site of an 1860s leper colony on Molokai island draws determined travelers November 2, 2017 More than 7 years ago Summary ...

The thumblike promontory taking shape below us – formed of flowing lava, hammered by rough seas and swept by trade winds – became the site of Hawaii’s famed leper colony that was started in ...

Finding the “Real” Hawaii in Molokai’s Leper Colony There I was, coming down the mountain like a kid on a playground, happy to finally be in the “real Hawaii”, and all of a sudden I realized that I’d ...

John Tayman's book The Colony tells the story of Molokai, the slice of Hawaiian paradise that was turned into an infamous 19th century leper colony. Tayman discusses the book with Renee Montagne.

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I was in no hurry, so I paused at one of the trail's 26 switchbacks. I sat on a muddy rock, reflecting on what I had just seen during a guided tour of Molokai's famous leper colony on the ...

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Molokai’s former leper colony is now a national historical park, reached by air or by a 3.5-mile trail.

For about a century beginning in 1866, some 8,000 individuals afflicted with leprosy were quarantined to live out their lives on the remote Kalaupapa Peninsula on Molokai's northern shores.

John Tayman's book The Colony tells the story of Molokai, the slice of Hawaiian paradise that was turned into an infamous 19th century leper colony. Tayman discusses the book with Renee Montagne.