夏威夷前麻风病患者定居点Kalaupapa在大流行病关闭后,重新开放导游参观。 Kalaupapa, Hawaii's former leprosy settlement, reopens for guided tours after pandemic closure.

Kalaupapa的偏远夏威夷麻风病居住区本月在疫情期间关闭后重新开放导游服务, The remote Hawaii leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa is reopening for guided tours this month after closing during the pandemic to protect six remaining elderly patients. 该孤立半岛建于1866年,在1969年以前一直是麻风病人的流亡地点,在那里有8 000多人死亡,其中大多数是夏威夷土著人。 Established in 1866, the isolated peninsula was a place of exile for leprosy patients until 1969, and over 8,000 people died there, mostly Native Hawaiians. 由 " 海风旅游 " 推动的旅游需要卫生部的游客许可证,是进入半岛的唯一途径,通过飞机、骑驴或徒步旅行可以到达半岛。 Tours, facilitated by Seawind Tours, require a Department of Health visitor permit and are the only way to access the peninsula, which is reachable by plane, mule ride, or hike.