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Kalaupapa water crisis is a challenge, but is ‘in God’s plan’

09/23/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Problems with a decades-old pump system have forced the evacuation of the remote peninsula By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald People who live and work in Kalaupapa, Molokai, are accustomed to the challenges posed by life on the remote peninsula. Food, mail, vehicles and other supplies arrive by boat, tiny airplane or on foot […]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Department of Health, evacuation, Father Pat Killilea, Kalaupapa, Molokai, National Park Service, Sister Alicia Damien Lau, Sister Barbara Jean Wajda, water system

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