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In one of the most unfortunate chapters in Hawaiian history, the Legislative Assembly passed and King Kamehameha V approved "An Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy" in 1865. The act declared that land be set aide for the "isolation and seclusion of such leprous persons... |
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as in the opinion of the Board of Health or its agents, may, by being at large, cause the spread of leprosy." The land ultimately chosen for this leprosy colony (some would say natural prison) was remote Makanalua Peninsula, site of what is known today as Kalaupapa National Historical Park. |
