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Kalaupapa drinking water system repairs completed; Power outage delays return of patients and staff
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is continuing to coordinate with the National Park Service and other partners to return patients and staff to Kalaupapa as soon as possible, following the successful repair of the settlement’s drinking water system.
Department of Health applauds the start of public tours in Kalaupapa National Historical Park
The National Park Service announced that public tours at Kalaupapa National Historical Park will resume this week. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health welcomed the return of tours as an opportunity to share the history and legacy of Kalaupapa and those who have lived there.
Kalaupapa resident, John Arruda celebrates 100 years of life
Kalaupapa resident, John Arruda celebrates 100 years of life today. In a statement, Arruda said, “The State of Hawai‘i has provided me with everything, and that’s why I have this beautiful Kalaupapa, which has kept me going all these years and where I call home.”
New Exhibit Explores Often Forgotten Chapters of Kalaupapa’s History
A Source of Light, Constant and Never Fading uses 12 double-sided panels to feature historical and modern photographs, letters from the early residents of Kalaupapa, quotes from the aliʻi and the people of Kalaupapa, mele and other historical events often left out of traditional histories.