1930s: Heart disease, cancer replace infectious diseases as leading causes of death in Hawai‘i

Heart disease and cancer begin to replace tuberculosis, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal illnesses as leading causes of death among Native Hawaiians. The loss of Native Hawaiian lifeways and diet, along with the development of Native lands by corporate interests, contributes significantly to the shift.

Theme

Epidemics, Land and Water

Region

Hawai‘i