Danielle

oh my god happiness is important to humanity god that was such a good time now that i'm like actually thinking about it i would love to go back there and i i know we asked on national park after dark if any listeners knew of that bar because i described it more in detail and somebody wrote back to us and said yeah i know it because i i worked there oh wow small world yeah i know anyways interesting

Back to Alice and her incredible accomplishment of becoming the first African-American woman to receive a master's degree at the College of Hawaii.

Back to Alice and her incredible accomplishment of becoming the first African-American woman to receive a master's degree at the College of Hawaii.

Back to Alice and her incredible accomplishment of becoming the first African-American woman to receive a master's degree at the College of Hawaii.

And she was invited back to do her master's at two different places. Which is also incredible. Yeah. I don't even think I got into two undergrad colleges. And I had to ask. No one asked me.

And she was invited back to do her master's at two different places. Which is also incredible. Yeah. I don't even think I got into two undergrad colleges. And I had to ask. No one asked me.

And she was invited back to do her master's at two different places. Which is also incredible. Yeah. I don't even think I got into two undergrad colleges. And I had to ask. No one asked me.

Yeah, I was like, can I please come there and I'll pay you everything, every penny I have.

Yeah, I was like, can I please come there and I'll pay you everything, every penny I have.

Yeah, I was like, can I please come there and I'll pay you everything, every penny I have.

Hawaii had a dark history of leprosy being deeply misunderstood, feared, and stigmatized since the first cases in the 1830s and 40s.

Hawaii had a dark history of leprosy being deeply misunderstood, feared, and stigmatized since the first cases in the 1830s and 40s.

Hawaii had a dark history of leprosy being deeply misunderstood, feared, and stigmatized since the first cases in the 1830s and 40s.

It is. I think I first discussed this in 2021. I do remember I titled the episode Exile Island, if you're interested, but we did a whole episode on leprosy and what we're about to get into right now.

It is. I think I first discussed this in 2021. I do remember I titled the episode Exile Island, if you're interested, but we did a whole episode on leprosy and what we're about to get into right now.

It is. I think I first discussed this in 2021. I do remember I titled the episode Exile Island, if you're interested, but we did a whole episode on leprosy and what we're about to get into right now.

In 1865, King Kamea Kamea V passed the act to prevent the spread of leprosy, leading to the forced establishment of the Kalapapa and Kalawao settlements on the Molokai Peninsula, an isolated area surrounded by steep cliffs and treacherous waters. Police were required to arrest anyone they suspected of having the sickness.

In 1865, King Kamea Kamea V passed the act to prevent the spread of leprosy, leading to the forced establishment of the Kalapapa and Kalawao settlements on the Molokai Peninsula, an isolated area surrounded by steep cliffs and treacherous waters. Police were required to arrest anyone they suspected of having the sickness.

In 1865, King Kamea Kamea V passed the act to prevent the spread of leprosy, leading to the forced establishment of the Kalapapa and Kalawao settlements on the Molokai Peninsula, an isolated area surrounded by steep cliffs and treacherous waters. Police were required to arrest anyone they suspected of having the sickness.

Those with advanced cases were torn away from their families and forced to relocate to this remote island, where they endured harsh conditions. The policy tore families apart. Some fled while others hid their loved ones from authorities, terrified they would be taken away and never seen again.