A very special birthday was recently celebrated in Hawaii: Earlier this month, on April 12th, the oldest “patient” living on the historic Kalaupapa Peninsula, John Arruda, celebrated his 100th ...

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order selecting Mokulele Airlines to provide Essential Air Service to Kalaupapa. The federal program ensures air service for hard-to ...

HNN was told four patients are still living at Kalaupapa, one over a hundred years old. A working group is said to have already formed to determine the area’s next steps after they leave.

Welcomed by former outcasts, an endangered seal starts a dynasty at Kalaupapa National Historical Park. At first she was just a young seal swimming alone in unfamiliar waters. When she came ashore ...