Father Damien Tour, Hawaii Expedition & Adventures

The tour that we went on today with Hawaii Expedition and Adventures is perhaps one of the most unique as well as historic tours that we offer. We took a small plane to the island of Molokai where we did a tour of the Kalaupapa Leper Colony. This area was set aside by the state of Hawaii to serve as a quarantine zone for those that were infected with leprosy. Since its opening towards the end of the nineteenth century over 8000 patients lived and died here. What many people do not know is that this is still an active colony and at the time we went there were still 11 patients that live here.

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