Editing Kalawao County, Hawaii (section)

==History==

The [[Hawaiian Kingdom|Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i]], the [[Republic of Hawaii|Republic of Hawai{{okina}}i]], the [[Territory of Hawaii]], and the [[Hawaii|state of Hawaii]] all exiled persons suffering from [[Hansen's disease]] (leprosy) to the peninsula, from 1866 to 1969. The [[quarantine]] policy was only lifted after effective [[Antibiotics|antibiotic]] treatments were developed that could be administered on an outpatient basis and patients could be rendered non-contagious.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalawao County {{!}} Office of Hawaiian Affairs |url=https://www.oha.org/wp-content/uploads/RPT_Kalawao-County.pdf |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=Office of Hawaiian Affairs |page=7}}</ref>

Many residents chose to remain in their familiar community on the peninsula.<ref name="Magazine Fessenden 2015 v875">{{cite web | last=Fessenden | first=Maris | title=Should a Colony Where Leprosy Patients Were Once Exiled Become a Tourist Destination? | website=Smithsonian Magazine | date=May 29, 2015 | url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/should-colony-where-leprosy-patients-were-once-exiled-become-tourist-destination-180955449/ | access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref> The state promised that they could live there for the rest of their lives.<ref name="npshistory.com o323">{{cite web | title=Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawai'i | website=National Parks System | url=http://npshistory.com/publications/kala/index.htm | access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref> As of 2015, the population consisted of the remaining patients, plus state employees and park staff.<ref name="Senthilingam 2015 z266">{{cite news| last=Senthilingam | first=Meera | title=Taken from their families: The dark history of Hawaii's leprosy colony | website=CNN | date=September 9, 2015 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/health/leprosy-kalaupapa-hawaii/index.html | access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref>  Tourists 16 years of age and older and personal guests of residents may visit with prior government permission,<ref name="Kalawao_OoHA">{{cite report |author=Office of Hawaiian Affairs Research Division |date=2015 |title=Kalawao County | url=https://www.oha.org/wp-content/uploads/RPT_Kalawao-County.pdf |publisher=Office of Hawaiian Affairs |access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Kalaupapa National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) 1980 x120">{{cite web | title=Laws & Policies | website=Kalaupapa National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) | date=December 22, 1980 | url=https://www.nps.gov/kala/learn/management/lawsandpolicies.htm | access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref> and the general public must be part of an official tour.<ref name="npshistory.com o323" />

In 1980, the [[Kalaupapa National Historical Park]] was established to preserve the county's history and environment.<ref name="npshistory.com o323" />