Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 12, 1 December 2014 — Kalaupapa exhibit [ARTICLE]

Kalaupapa exhibit

A historical exhibit exploring the strong relationship between the people of Kalaupapa and Hawai'i's royal family will wrap up this month at Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama Midkiff Learning Center. The "A Source of Light, Constant and Never Fading" exhibit runs 7:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 12. Developed by Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa, the exhibit has been traveling throughout the islands since at least 2012. Ka 'Ohana is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the value and dignity of each individual exiled to the Kalaupapa peninsula on Moloka'i beginning in 1866. The majority of the 8,000 individuals exiled because of government policies on leprosy were Native Hawaiian, who as a race were more susceptible to the disease, also known as Hansen's disease. For exhibit information, contact Hawai'i/Pacific Collection librarian Shari Chan at shchan@ksbe.edu or archivist Stacy Naipo at stnaipo® ksbe.edu.