Kalaupapa Evacuated With No Return Date After Crucial Infrastructure Fails
Residents of the Molokaʻi settlement of Kalaupapa were evacuated following critical failures in water and electricity infrastructure. There is currently no confirmed date for their return.
Dozens of residents were temporarily removed from the Molokaʻi settlement on planes after a one-two punch of water and electricity failures.
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