Kalaupapa : : A Collective Memory / / Anwei Skinsnes Law.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Law, Anwei Skinsnes,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (576 p.) :; 295 illus.

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- 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