Kalaupapa : a collective memory / Anwei Skinsnes Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Law, Anwei Skinsnes, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leprosy--Patients--Hawaii--Kalaupapa--Social conditions.

Leprosy.

Kalaupapa (Hawaii)--History.

Kalaupapa (Hawaii).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (602 pages)

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between 1866 and 1969, an estimated 8,000 individuals-at least 90 percent of whom were Native Hawaiians-were sent to Molokai's remote Kalaupapa peninsula because they were believed to have leprosy. Unwilling to accept the loss of their families, homes, and citizenship, these individuals ensured they would be accorded their rightful place in history. They left a powerful testimony of their lives in the form of letters, petitions, music, memoirs, and oral history interviews. Kalaupapa combines more than 200 hours of interviews with archival documents, including over 300 letters and petitions written by the earliest residents translated from Hawaiian. It has long been assumed that those sent to Kalaupapa were unconcerned with the world they were forced to leave behind. The present work shows that residents remained actively interested and involved in life beyond Kalaupapa. They petitioned the Hawaii Legislative Assembly in 1874, seeking justice. They fervently supported Queen Liliuokalani and the Hawaiian Kingdom prior to annexation and contributed to the relief effort in Europe following World War I. In 1997 Kalaupapa residents advocated at the United Nations together with people affected by leprosy from around the world.This book presents at long last the story of Kalaupapa as told by its people.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Part I. What Shall Be Done? (1866-1883)

1. Perhaps They Are Just Left There: The First Twelve People Arrive At Kalawao

2. The Thoughts Of The Hawaiian Family Have Been Aroused Two Cultural Responses To Leprosy

3. Not Of The Hawaiian Culture: The Onset Of Starvation And Political Activism

4. Siloam'S Healing Pool: Early Leadership At Kalawao

5. Misfortune And Great Sorrow Has Beset Me: William Humphreys Uwelealea

6. With Heaviness Of Mind: Jonathan Hawaii Napela

7. His Dying Words Were "A Little Poi": Peter Young Kaeo

8. You Could Not Wish For Better People: The Arrival Of Father Damien

9. Steaming Hot Coffee: Ambrose Kanewalii Hutchison

10. Damien With The Sparkling Eyes: Music, Kindness, Celebration

11. A Different Circle: Mother Marianne Cope And The Sisters Of St. Francis

Part II. What Is Proper And Just? (1884-1901)

12. "Kaumaha Nohoi" (Deep Sorrow): Queen Kapiolani Visits Kalaupapa

13. Indignity Keenly Felt By All: Experience In The Lahaina Prison

14. I Am Not Guilty: Keanu And Dr. Arning

15. "We Will Take Care Of Him": Father Damien Is Diagnosed With Leprosy

16. Ways That Are A Little Exceptional: Joseph Dutton And Father Conrardy

17. Seriously Consider What Is Proper And Just: Effects Of The Bayonet Constitution

18. Kapoli Brought Flowers: Kapoli Kamakau

19. Nunc Dimittis: The Death Of Father Damien

20. Unforgotten In Our Hearts: Kaluaikoolau, Piilani, And Kaleimanu

21. We, Your Nation Of People, Will Survive: Queen Liliuokalani And The Hawaiian Kingdom

22. The Soul Of This Land: Robert Kaaoao And Thomas Nakanaela

23. It Is In Your Power To Make All Things Right: The Quest For Self-Government

Part III. From Generation To Generation (1902-1929)

24. Entitled To Every Consideration: Mr. Mcveigh And Dr. Goodhue

25. The Fourth Of July, 1907: Jack And Charmian London Visit Kalaupapa

26. No Place To Honor This Man: Elemakule Pa And The Federal Hospital

27. We Called It Ohana: The Bishop Home

28. "O Makalapua": The Death Of Mother Marianne

29. From Generation To Generation: David Kupele And Ben Pea

30. Chaulmoogra Oil-Hawaii's Message Of Renewed Life: Alice Kamaka And Rosalie Blaisdell

31. A Blending Of Souls: Tandy Mackenzie, Adeline Bolster, And Maria Von Trapp

32. Every Night We Have Music: John Cambra, Kenso Seki, And The Baldwin Home

33. The Suffering Was On Both Sides Of The Fence: "Fence-Jumping" At Kalihi Hospital

Part IV. A Time Of Evolution (1930-1945)

34. A Union Of Cooperation: Wilhelmina Cooke Carlson And Minerva Ramos

35. Another Good Man: The Memoirs Of Ambrose Hutchison

36. Suddenly The Whole World Changed: Twenty Stories Of Separation

37. So Friendly: Pearl Harbor And Life At Kalaupapa

Part V. To See This Place Stay Sacred (1946-Present)

38. Always This Line Of Separation: A Cure, Barriers, And Lawrence Judd

39. Courage And Refusal To Quit: Richard Marks And The End Of The Isolation Policy

40. A Quest For Dignity: Bernard K. Punikai'a And Hale Mohalu

41. "My Name Is Olivia": Kalaupapa's First Author

42. To See This Place Stay Sacred: The Education And Inspiration Of Present And Future Generations

43. Changed In One Day: The Restoration Of Family Ties

Acknowledgments

Notes Bibliography

Index Of Names

Index Of Subjects

About The Author

Notes:

"A latitude 20 book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9780824865801

0824865804

OCLC:

830023588