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  1. 1918–19
    ‘Spanish Influenza’ claims millions of lives
    American Indians and Alaska Natives are among the tens of millions who die in the Spanish Influenza ...
  2. 1903
    Hawai‘i suffers first dengue epidemic
    An epidemic of dengue fever kills 30,000 people living on the islands. The disease is caused by any ...
  3. 1901
    Tuberculosis hospital established in Honolulu
    In Hawai‘i, Le‘ahi Hospital is opened on O‘ahu, primarily for tuberculosis care. ... Epidemics ... Hawai‘i ... Le‘ahi ...
  4. 1900
    Honolulu destroyed in ‘The Great Fire’
    For three weeks, buildings are systematically torched by order of the Honolulu Board of Health as a ...
  5. 1899
    Bubonic plague diagnosed in Honolulu’s Chinatown
    After a shopkeeper in Honolulu’s Chinatown is diagnosed with the bubonic plague, the Territory of Hawai‘ ...
  6. 1895
    Cholera epidemic arrives in Hawai‘i
    Cholera comes to Honolulu via ship from Yokohama, Japan. There are 64 deaths among Native Hawaiians ...
  7. 1889
    Father Damien dies of leprosy
    Father Damien, who dedicated his life to caring for patients with leprosy on the Hawaiian island Moloka‘ ...
  8. 1874
    King Lunalilo’s will provides care for Hawaiians in need
    King Lunalilo dies of tuberculosis. His will provides for a home for elderly, infirm, and destitute ...
  9. 1874
    Father Damien comes to Kalawao leper colony
    The Kingdom of Hawai‘i's Board of Health places patients with leprosy in segregation on the island of ...
  10. 1866
    Hawaiian leprosy patients sent to Moloka‘i Colony
    The first leprosy patients are sent into forced quarantine at Kalawao on Moloka‘i. About 3,000 more ...
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