Ma'i Lepera

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Ma'i Lepera is written by Kerri A. Inglis and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0824871383 (ISBN 10) and 9780824871383 (ISBN 13).

This recovers Hawaiian voices at a significant moment in Hawai's history. It takes an unprecedented look at the Hansen's disease outbreak (1865-1900) almost exclusively from the perspective of patients, 90 percent of whom were Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian). Using traditional and non-traditional sources, published and unpublished, it tells the story of a disease, a society's reaction to it, and the consequences of the experience for Hawai'i and its people.