54 pages 1 hour read

Alan Brennert

Moloka'i

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

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Part 3, Chapters 10-16Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 3: “Kapu!”

Part 3, Chapter 10 Summary: “1903”

Haleola moves, along with most of the residents of Kalawao, to Kalaupapa, where she has a new house. As she walks through the town, she notices the American superintendent’s office and the American flag which flies above it. Referencing the flag, she announces her hatred for it, as she remembers how Hawaii was annexed to the United States in 1898.

She arrives at Papaloa Beach and sees the Bishop Home girls, including Rachel. Looking at the smaller group of girls, Haleola notes that only Rachel, Emily, and Francine remain. Rachel surfs with the board she borrowed from Nahoa and heads toward the shore as Haleola walks up. While Rachel wants to thank him, Catherine thinks any further contact is inappropriate, and Haleola accuses the nuns of only thinking about sex.

Later, Dr. William Goodhue stops by Bishop Home to check in on the girls and give an experimental treatment, which Rachel accepts. The Bishop Home girls feel restless, and they chafe under the Mother Marianne’s rules. Hina suggests they escape and go to a party on Friday.

As they approach Kaunakakai, the girls walk past a foreigner’s house, whose record player blasts Italian music into the air.

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