Hansen’s disease

In celebration of January as Kalaupapa Month, we revisit past interviews related to the secluded peninsula on Moloka'i where those diagnosed with leprosy, now known as Hansen's Disease, were sent to live in isolation starting in the late 1800s.

HPR’s All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence sat down recently with the author of the play, ‘Shipment Day,’ Lorenzo Destefano. The interview includes a…

Award winning writer, storyteller, educator, MakiaMalo, was diagnosed with Hansen’s disease at age 12, and exiled to Kalaupapa in 1947. HPR’sNoeTanigawa…