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Moloka’i

Moloka’i
  • Author(s): Alan Brennert
  • Location(s): Moloka'i
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1890s

Young Rachel Kalama, growing up in idyllic Honolulu in the 1890s, dreams of seeing far-off lands, but at the age of seven Rachel’s dreams are shattered by the discovery that she has leprosy. Forcibly removed from the family, she’s...

Drowning

Drowning
  • Author(s): T J Newman
  • Location(s): Moloka'i, Pacific Ocean
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors—but it’s too late. The plane sinks to the...

Daughter of Moloka’i

Daughter of Moloka’i
  • Author(s): Alan Brennert
  • Location(s): Moloka'i
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th Century

Alan Brennert’s beloved novel Moloka’i, currently has over 600,000 copies in print. This companion tale tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama—quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa—was forced to...

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