File:Kalaupapa Water Supply System, Waikolu Valley to Kalaupapa Settlement, Island of Molokai, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, HI HAER HI-42 (sheet 1 of 13).tif

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HAER HI-42 (sheet 1 of 13) - Kalaupapa Water Supply System, Waikolu Valley to Kalaupapa Settlement, Island of Molokai, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, HI
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Croteau, Todd, field team
Farnham, Kate, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
O'Connor, Richard, historian
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HAER HI-42 (sheet 1 of 13) - Kalaupapa Water Supply System, Waikolu Valley to Kalaupapa Settlement, Island of Molokai, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, HI
Depicted place Hawaii; Kalawao County; Kalaupapa
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 24 x 36 in. (D size)
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER HI-42 (sheet 1 of 13)
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  • Significance: From 1866, Hawaiians suffering from the severest forms of leprosy were exiled to the peninsula of Kalaupapa on northwest Molokai. A beautiful, windswept area, it lacked a readily available supply of potable water, which had to be transported from nearby valleys watered by streams draining topside Molokai or themselves receiving abundant annual rainfall. A pipeline initially designed to capture runoff from nearby valleys proved inadequate, and periodic droughts encouraged extension of the system to tap the abundant springs and runoff of the Waikolu valley several miles distant from Kalaupapa. During the twentieth century, this system was enlarged and extended several miles up the valley, to an elevation of approximately 560 feet. By the late 1930s, the system provided a regular supply of pure, if mildly acidic water that was treated by aeration and sedimentation as it flowed down the valley. Built and modified by the Territory (and then State) of Hawaii, strenuous and difficult regular maintenance was performed largely by patients.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N861
  • Survey number: HAER HI-42
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hi0489.sheet.00001a
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Object location21° 11′ 33″ N, 156° 59′ 10″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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