At 7pm, learn from Kahikinaokalā Domingo and Saige Leikuluwaimaka Meleiseā and their presentation on “He Noiʻina Maʻi: No Ka Maʻi Ahulau” – nūpepa accounts of epidemics in Hawai‘i. Here they will explore what we can learn about epidemics and public health measures through Hawaiian language newspapers.Then at 7:45 PM, listen to a reading of “Olivia - My Life of Exile in Kalaupapa”, a memoir by Hawaii’s celebrated leprosy activist Olivia Robello Breitha (1916-2006). Olivia’s memoir chronicles her personal and medical history from the age of eighteen, when she was first diagnosed with leprosy in 1930s Honolulu. Excerpts will be read by Deanna Espinas, followed by a Q&A with Olivia's nephew and playwright, Lorenzo DeStefano.Watch it on Facebook @hawaiiponoicoalition and on hawaiianhistorymonth.org, with replays on @olelocommunity Channel 53.
Then at 7:45 PM, listen to a reading of “Olivia - My Life of Exile in Kalaupapa”, a memoir by Hawaii’s celebrated leprosy activist Olivia Robello Breitha (1916-2006). Olivia’s memoir chronicles her personal and medical history from the age of eighteen, when she was first diagnosed with leprosy in 1930s Honolulu. Excerpts will be read by Deanna Espinas, followed by a Q&A with Olivia's nephew and playwright, Lorenzo DeStefano.
Watch it on Facebook @hawaiiponoicoalition and on hawaiianhistorymonth.org, with replays on @olelocommunity Channel 53.