It did have a leper colony but I think it wasn’t existing any more by then. But there was very little at that time (and not much more now) than some cattle ranches and a bunch of local Hawaiians. It’s hard to think of any reason why people who didn’t already live on Molokai would go there for any reason at all. It’s not scenic like Maui. Probably didn’t hardly have any hotels then either. Doesn’t make a bit of sense.
Father Damian’s colony?