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Table of contents :
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