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Kalawao County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The county encompasses the Kalaupapa or Makanalua Peninsula, on the north coast of the island of Molokai. The small peninsula of Kalaupapa is isolated from the rest of Molokai by sea cliffs over a quarter-mile high—the only land access is a mule trail. As of the 2010 census, the population was 90,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/15/15005.html )〕 making it the least-populous county in Hawaii and the second-least populous county in the United States after Loving County, Texas. Because of the small population, Kalawao County does not have the functions of other Hawaii counties. It is a judicial district of Maui County, which includes the rest of the island of Molokai. The county has no elected government. Developed and used from 1866 to 1969 for settlements for treatment of quarantined persons with leprosy, it is administered by the Hawaii Department of Health. The only county statutes that apply to Kalawao County directly are on matters of health.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Hawaii's 4 (or 5) Counties )〕 Kalawao County is included in the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==Overview== Kalawao County is independent of the rest of Molokai, which is included as part of Maui County. The county encompasses the Kalaupapa Settlement where the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Republic of Hawaii, the territory, and the state once exiled persons suffering from leprosy (Hansen's disease), from 1866 to 1969. The quarantine policy was lifted after effective antibiotic treatments were developed that could be administered on an outpatient basis and patients could be rendered non-contagious. At that time, many of the resident patients chose to remain, and the state promised that they could live there for the remainder of their time. No new patients, or other permanent residents, are admitted. Visitors are permitted only as part of officially sanctioned tours. State law prohibits anyone under the age of 16 from visiting or living there, although exceptions have been made for children seeing their relatives. The Kalaupapa National Historical Park has been established to preserve this history as well as the environment. It is coterminous with the boundaries of Kalawao County, With a population of 90 at the 2010 census and in a 2013 census estimate, Kalawao County's population is the second smallest of any county in the United States. Only Loving County, Texas, has a smaller population. Kalawao is part of the First Judicial Circuit, which includes the entire island of Oahu. For the purposes of Notarization, the designated venue for the First Judicial Circuit is "State of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalawao County, Hawaii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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