Leprosy. It’s no longer a word you hear very often. It’s given way to its modern name, Hansen’s Disease, and is %a treatable disease. But, in the early 1900s, it was known as leprosy and diagnosis was devastating. In Hawaii, a diagnosis of leprosy brought fear and despair. I’ve written about how the Hawaiians dealt…
Tag: Molokai
Friday Free Ebook: The Molokai Settlement
Today’s freebie comes from archive.org. The book is called The Molokai Settlement, Territory of Hawaii: Villages of Kalaupapa and Kalawao. Issued by the Board of Health of the Territory of Hawaii : 1907. The book has information of the leper colony on Molokai. It includes many photographs of the two settlements, the facilities used, the…