It is in Gavan Daws’ definitive study of soon-to-be Saint Damien that one comes to know this complex man and his time at Kalaupapa.

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Over 150 voices—young students, venerable alumni, movers and shakers, average folk, novice and seasoned teachers, Native Hawaiians, kama‘aina and fresh faces from abroad—share their experiences of the 1990s Bishop Estate controversy in Wayfinding through the Storm.

This is the human story of a crisis that erupted at Kamehameha Schools in the 1990s and came close to destroying a historic educational community. Wayfinding through the Storm tells the story of ordinary decent people who looked deep inside themselves and found the moral courage to risk everything, to come together and stand up for what they believed in: to speak truth to power.

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Offering a wonderful introduction to the Hawaiian Islands, The Illustrated Atlas of Hawai‘i includes colorful illustrations that complement the enlightening text. A sampling of its content includes historical events from Hawai‘i’s discovery to Hawai‘i’s Statehood, factual information of th [...]
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