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1909: Native Hawaiians lose access to Western medical care

After Governor Walter Frear privatizes Queen’s Hospital, white physicians and businessmen gain control of Kapi‘olani Maternity Home from Native Hawaiian women of the Ho‘ola Lahui Society. Native Hawaiians lose access to Western medicine with the stroke of the governor's pen.

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Native Rights
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Hawai‘i