HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nora Espaniola steps aside as she opens the door to a center that’s one of the newest additions to Kaunakakai. “Hi. Aloha! Welcome to the Molokai History Project. Why don’t ...

A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history. For about a century, beginning in 1866, some 8,000 individuals afflicted with leprosy were ...

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MOLOKAI, Hawaii — A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history. For about a century beginning in 1866, some 8,000 individuals afflicted with ...

Greg Solatorio blows a conch to announce the arrival of visitors to his family’s land in the Halawa Valley on Molokai. Photo Credit: Tovin Lapan After I placed my small gift on the altar, I turned to ...

Editor’s Note: Beyond Pearl Harbor, most of us don’t know squat about Hawaiian history. GP contributor Will McGough visited the island of Molokai for an education in the “real” Hawaii. Three miles, 26 ...

Even as a Maui local, I was surprised by how familiar, yet new, Molokai felt. The island's slow pace and tight-knit community reshaped how I think about travel in Hawaii. Molokai's history, ...

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... 'The Colony' Details Molokai's Painful History RENEE ...