Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 4, 1 April 2015 — OHA HOSTS 'SOURCE OF LIGHT' EXHIBIT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA HOSTS 'SOURCE OF LIGHT' EXHIBIT

In March, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs held a blessing at its Iwilei headquarters for the exhibit "A Source of Light, Constant and NeverFading," whieh will run through May 22 in Lili'uokalani Hall, fronting the boardroom. The traveling exhibit, organized by the nonprofit Ka 'Ohana o Kalaupapa, has brought the story of leprosy in Hawai'i to audiences statewide. The exhibit encompasses stories of the people affected, to leprosy policies and the little-known, butstrong relationship between the Hawaiian monarchs and the people of Kalaupapa. Native Hawaiians were among the ethnic groups most susceptible to the disease, and the majority of the more than 8,000 individuals exiled to Kalaupapa from 1 866 to 1 969 were of Hawaiian descent. The free exhibit is open during meetings of the OHA Board of Trustees and its committees. For links to meeting schedules, visit oha.org/trustees. - Photo: laeh Villanueva

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