KALAWAO
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| NAME: Kalawao
ISLAND: Molokai ROADS: 2WD CLIMATE: Nice and warm all the time. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime. |
COMMENTS:
On the east side of the island on Makanalua
peninsula. REMAINS: Unknown. |
| Kalawao was a leper colony founded in 1866 but it was in less of a protected area than its neighbor Kalaupapa. So, residents soon moved to Kalaupapa and by the early 1900's, Kalawao was deserted. |  Kalawao in 1880. (Photo courtesy of Kalaupapa National Historical Park) Mike Woodfin |
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