Kalaupapa: A Collective Memory, Ka Hokuwelowelo Sept. 26

We've received news from the Hawaii Judiciary History Center of an exciting lecture about Kalaupapa on the island of Molokai. 

Kalaupapa:  A Collective Memory, Ka Hokuwelowelo is scheduled for Wednesday, September 26, Noon - 1:00 pm. 

"Join us as Anwei Skinsnes Law shares letters, petitions, music, memoirs, and oral histories of Kalaupapa's residents.  Law will be joined by retired public interest lawyer and writer, Esther Arinaga, who will discuss a late 19th century capital punishment case, Republic of Hawaii v. Kapea, et al, revealing the impact of leprosy and the laws pertaining to the disease in Hawaii.

"Between 1866 and 1969, an estimated 8,000 individuals, at least 90 percent of whom were Native Hawaiians, were sent to Molokai's remote peninsula because they were believed to have leprosy. Unwilling to accept the loss of their families, homes, and citizenship, these individuals fought to ensure their rightful place in history.

"Law's research reveals a Kalaupapa community actively engaged in the pursuit of better living conditions, and keenly interested in life beyond their confinement."

RSVP for this program by calling the Hawaii Judiciary History Center at 539-4999. The Center is located in Aliiolani Hale off South King Street across from Iolani Palace and behind the Kamehameha the Great statue in downtown Honolulu.