The Exiled: Ostracism and Ideologies During the Leprosy Epidemic in Hawaiʻi As Portrayed in Shark Di
In as early as the 1830s, Hansen’s disease – more commonly known as leprosy – was detected among foreigners and natives residing in...
The Sores of Leprosy on Hawaiian History
Leprosy has a long and painful history in Hawai‘i. It ravaged many of the local peoples and tore countless families apart, changing the...