The government established Kalawao located on the isolated Kalaupapa peninsula on the northern side of Molokaʻi, followed by Kalaupapa as the sites of a leper colony that operated from 1866 to 1969.
O goberno fundou Kalawao situada na illada península de Kalaupapa no lado norte de Moloka'i, seguido de Kalaupapa como os sitios dunha colonia de leprosos que funcionou desde 1866 ata 1969.