Kalaupapa: Why Hawaii's Most Isolated Town Stays Isolated

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Special thanks to Anwei Law--author of Kalaupapa: A Collective Memory--and Henry Law--collectively the team behind the "International Organization for Integration Dignity and Economic Advancement: https://www.idealeprosydignity.org/
Special thanks to Colette Higgins, who you can hear more from in this lecture on Kalaupapa:    • Three Queens and the People of Kalaupapa  

Writing by Tristan Purdy
Editing by Alexander Williard
Audio by Graham Haerther
Motion graphics by Josh Sherrington and Maddy
Thumbnail design by Simon Buckmaster
Project management by Gina Giorgi

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