I've been waiting for this book to come out for some time! My husband and I hiked down the pali by foot to tour the Kalaupapa settlement in 2004 and we are both fascinated by the this area and have read everything we can get our hands on about the history. This is such a beautiful, spiritual place with such a horrific history...I was incredibly touched by being there. We are currently fighting over who will read this book first, but since I bought it...(!) Needless to say, this book will become a permanent part of our "Hawaii" collection.