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Forever gracious: Remembering Kalaupapa advocate Pi‘olani Motta

05/13/2020 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Pi‘olani Motta fought hard to honor the legacy of her grandparents and other forgotten Kalaupapa souls By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald In describing Pi‘olani Motta, certain words keep coming to mind: Gracious. Elegant. Determined. Others before self. Motta died Feb. 14 at the age of 90 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor […]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Kalaupapa, Obituary, Pioilani Motta

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