Kalawao County, Hawaii
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Kalawao County (Hawaiian: Kalana o Kalawao) is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii.[1] It is the smallest county in the 50 states by land area and the second-smallest county by population, after Loving County, Texas.[2] The county encompasses the Kalaupapa or Makanalua Peninsula, on the north coast of the island of Molokaʻi. The small peninsula is isolated from the rest of Molokaʻi by cliffs over a quarter-mile high; the only land access is a mule trail.[3]
Kalawao County | |
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Coordinates: 21°11′49″N 156°58′02″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
Founded | 1905 |
Named for | Kalawao |
Seat | none (administered by Hawaii Dept. of Health) |
Largest community | Kalaupapa |
Area | |
• Total | 53 sq mi (140 km2) |
• Land | 12 sq mi (30 km2) |
• Water | 41 sq mi (110 km2) 77.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 82 |
• Density | 1.5/sq mi (0.60/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Because of the small population (82 as of the 2020 United States Census[4]), Kalawao County does not have the same functions as other Hawaii counties. Instead, it is a judicial district of Maui County, which includes the rest of the island of Molokaʻi. The county has no elected government.[5]
It was developed and used from 1866 to 1969 for settlements for treatment of quarantined persons with Hansen's disease (leprosy).[6]