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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Mai Lepela: Leprosy PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — I save tumas: Wise HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The disease that deprives one of relatives and friends.” HAOLE SAYINGS OF THE DAY — “Love your neighbor as yourself; but don’t take down the fence.” - Carl Sandburg
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Think Green Hawaii WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Dance around the world with Matt NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Slate’s Podcasts GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Maui Food BankTODAY: Bush Names New Pacific National Monuments. President Bush designates vast tracts of American-controlled Pacific Ocean islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor as marine national monuments, limiting fishing, mining, oil exploration and other commercial activity. More >
January 6, 1866: The first lepers are forced to move to Molokai.
The history of the Molokai Leper Colony at Kalaupapa causes a confusing and sometimes contradictory understanding of the peninsula. Today, there are people with Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) still living in the colony, even though the disease is curable with antibiotics. The state of Hawaii has pledged to keep the colony open as long as the residents wish to stay, or until the last of them dies.
