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January is Kalaupapa Month, a time to honor and learn the history of the remote settlement on Molokaʻi's northern coastline that once served as a place of exile for thousands of people diagnosed with Hansen's disease. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, several dates make January significant for Kalaupapa.
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About 156 years ago, the first dozen people diagnosed with leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, landed at Kalaupapa on Molokaʻi. Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa is focused on making sure the stories of Kalaupapa are not forgotten. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.