Ma‘i Lepera: Disease and Displacement in Nineteenth-Century Hawai‘i 9780824865795

Ma‘i Lepera attempts to recover Hawaiian voices at a significant moment in Hawai‘i’s history. It takes an unprecedented

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note to Readers
Mō‘ī of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Significant Events in the History of Leprosy in Hawai‘i
Introduction
Chapter 1 .A Land and a Disease Set Apart
CHAPTER 2. The Criminalization of Leprosy in Hawai‘i
CHAPTER 3. Accommodation, Adaptation, and Resistance to Leprosy and the Law
CHAPTER 4. Living with Disease and Death at Makanalua
CHAPTER 5. The Journey into Exile
CHAPTER 5. Ma‘i Ho‘oka‘awale—The Disease That Separates
Epilogue
Appendix A: He Kanawai—E Kaohi Ai I Ka Laha Ana O Ka Mai Lepera
Appendix B: An Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Ma‘i Lepera: Disease and Displacement in Nineteenth-Century Hawai‘i
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