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Three Trailblazing Hawaiian Nurses: Part 2 – First Hawaiian Registered Nurse

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Their lives and work create a beautiful kaleidoscope of service that has improved the lives of residents in this tropical paradise for over 100 years. Mabel Leilani Smyth was born in Honolulu on September 1. After Smyth’s father died around 1907, the family moved to the Palama neighborhood, a suburb of Honolulu on the island of Oahu.

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Three Trailblazing Hawaiian Nurses: Part 3 – Hawaii’s First Nurse Midwife

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Their lives and work create a beautiful kaleidoscope of service that has improved the lives of residents in this tropical paradise for over 100 years. Alice Ting Hong Young was born on October 24, 1911, in the Chinatown section of Honolulu. Her father, Wah Kam Young, was a Chinese immigrant and fish merchant.

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Three Trailblazing Hawaiian Nurses: Part 1 – First Registered Nurse in Hawaii

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Their lives and work create a beautiful kaleidoscope of service that has improved the lives of residents in this tropical paradise for over 100 years. As a result, she earned the moniker “Kauku Wilikoki” or Doctor Wilcox for her work. Once the French government was stable enough to take over her work, she returned to Hawaii.