Molokaʻi

Nancy Holman, superintendent of the National Park at Kalaupapa on Molokaʻi, spoke to HPR's Catherine Cruz about the reopening of tours to the historic settlement created for Hansen’s disease patients.

A former settlement for people with Hansen's disease on Molokaʻi that’s been closed to tours and religious pilgrimages is reopening this month. Kalaupapa National Historical Park says it was closed since the COVID-19 pandemic because the disease posed a threat to its last remaining elderly patients.

Some Molokaʻi families living off the electric grid are getting a major upgrade through a local program. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.

Mafalda de Freitas, megaplastics program director at the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, talks about Hawaiʻi's only marine debris recycling center; Donor Mariel Tadena, stem cell recipient Nicole Fabela, and Erika Sevilla, spokesperson for the National Marrow Donor Program, share their stem cell story

Earlier this week, HPR reported on a petition aimed at stopping the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle from reaching Molokaʻi. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol shares the next steps of that effort.

Maui's The Spirit Horse Ranch started a therapy program after the pandemic. It also helped Maui fire survivors navigate shock and loss. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports the program has now expanded to Molokaʻi.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have left on their voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific. But another traditional double-hulled canoe is making a month-long tour closer to home. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more on the journey of the Iosepa.

The Molokaʻi community has received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Prize for its work to create a healthy future for its residents and environment. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.

Molokaʻi critically lacks dental care, and the Molokaʻi Community Health Center is expanding to help address the need this summer. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.

St. Damien's Catholic Feast Day is May 10, and his legacy in Kalaupapa is remembered by community members there.