Friday 3-21-08 BY: BRANDON ROBERTSIs a facelift in store for the Kalaupapa shore?
By Brandon Roberts
There are 26 switchbacks on the hike to Kalaupapa, which at one time were marked by numbered signs. The National Parks Service (NPS) recently unveiled plans to install new signs, dedicating each switchback to a patient currently living in Kalaupapa.
Parks Department archeologist Erika Viernes-Stein proposed the sign dedication to restore the allegedly vandalized trail. At Kalaupapa’s monthly meeting, residents also received initial details on a proposed harbor upgrade.
NPS officials told residents that the peninsula’s only harbor needs a major facelift to accommodate larger...
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