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    Kalawao, Hawaii

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    Kalawao County (Hawaiian: Kalana o Kalawao) is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the smallest county in the 50 states by land area and the second-smallest county by population, after Loving County, Texas. The county encompasses the Kalaupapa or Makanalua Peninsula, on the north coast of the … See more

    The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, the Republic of Hawaiʻi, the Territory of Hawaii, and the state of Hawaii all exiled persons suffering from Hansen's disease (leprosy) to the peninsula, from 1866 … See more

    Kalawao County lacks a local, county government. Instead, Kalawao County is administered by the Hawaii Department of Health because … See more

    As of the census of 2000, 147 people, 115 households, and 21 families resided in the county, declining to 90 inhabitants in 2010. The See more

    Like the rest of the state, Kalawao County is a stronghold for the Democratic Party. It was the only county in the United States where the See more

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    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 53 square miles (140 km ), comprising 12 square miles (31 km ) of land and 41 square miles (110 km ) (77.3%) of water. … See more

    The only access to Kalawao County is by air, or by a steep mule trail that descends 1,600 ft (490 m) from the rest of Molokaʻi. Kalaupapa Airport has … See more

    The county is within the Hawaii Department of Education school district. See more

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    Kalawao ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [kələˈvɐo̯]) is a location on the eastern side of the Kalaupapa Peninsula of the island of Molokai, in Hawaii, which was the site of Hawaii's leper colony between 1866 and the early 20th century. Thousands of people in total came to the island to live in quarantine.
    Thousands of people in total came to the island to live in quarantine. It was one of two such settlements on Molokai, the other being Kalaupapa. Administratively Kalawao is part of Kalawao County.
    Most of the peninsula is occupied by the Kalaupapa National Historical Park, administered by the state as its very own county, called Kalawao. Unlike Hawaii’s other counties, which are the islands’ only level of local government, Kalawao County has no government or elected officers at all—just a state-selected sheriff.
    Kalawao, while on Molokai Island, is not part of Maui County. It is politically separated as its own county, the smallest one in the United States in area and second smallest in population with a population of 82 people.
  4. WebKalawao was a village on the isolated Kalaupapa Peninsula in Molokai, Hawaii, where people with leprosy were forced to live from 1866 to 1969. Learn about the origins, conditions, and challenges of this century-long …

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