16 U.S.C. § 410jj–5 — Special needs of leprosy patients residing in Kalaupapa settlement; specific provisions

This section lists five specific protections for the leprosy patients living at Kalaupapa. (1) As long as the patients want it this way, the Secretary cannot let more than 100 visitors into the settlement on any single day. (2) The State of Hawaii keeps providing health care to the patients, just as before. Federal programs can also help, but only ones other than the programs this subchapter creates. (3) No matter what other law might say, the Secretary must give patients the first chance to provide any visitor services that bring in revenue. That includes food, lodging, transportation, tours, and guide services. (4) Patients keep the right to fish and gather wildlife, without having to follow federal fish and game laws or rules. (5) Patients also keep the right to gather plants and other natural resources for traditional purposes — but this right stays subject to whatever state and federal laws apply.