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Happy Thanksgiving Scott 

Dave Berry <dave.berry@mokulelehawaii.com> 

Thursday, November 28, 2013 8:50 PM 

Faulk, Scott (OST) 

EAS (OST) 

Kalaupapa EAS support 

I thought i would send you a note about my family and the ties we have at Kalaupapa. You know i support our 

bid for the EAS but for me it is more than that. When i mentioned that i was working on routes an bids for 

Kalaupapa to my Uncle Bill he said that my ggg grandfather (my grandmother on my dads side is Bessie 

Ragsdale) was the first supervisor ofthe settlement before Father Damian. His name was William (Bill) 

Ragsdale and in 1866 he was the speaker interpreter ofthe Hawaiian Parliament in Honolulu and then moved to 

Hila to practice law. It was in Hila that he became inflicted with leprosy and was the one first to "volunteer" to 

go to Molokai. I recently made the mule trip down from topside to Kalaupapa and made the tour of the 

peninsula. I found that after speaking with some of the locals that they heard of Bill Ragsdale and on the top 

side there is still a family there by that name. His name is in Hawaiian history at this 

link http://www.worldstatesmen.org/US Hawaii.html about halfway down is the Superintendents of 

Kalaupapa and Kalawao. 

Resident Superintendents 

1865 - 1867 

1867 - 1869 

1869 - 1871 

12 Apr 1871 - 4 Jun 1872 

1872 - Jan 1873 

Jan 1873 - May 1873 

May 1873 - Oct 1873 

Oct 1873 - 1877 

1877 - 1878 

1878 - 1879 

1879 - 1880 

1880 - 1882 

1884 - 1887 

1887 - 1888 

1888 - 1892 

18 92 - 1902 

of Kalaupapa and Kalawao 

Louis Lepart (1st time) 

Donald Walsh 

Caroline Walsh (f) 

W.H. Kahoohuli 

William Humphreys 

Louis Lepart (2nd time) 

Jonathan H. Napela 

William Ragsdale 

Father Damien 

Clayton Strawn 

Nathaniel B. Emerson 

Charles Nielson 

Arthur Mauritz 

Charles Peterson 

Sidney Bourne Swift 

Richard K. Oliver 

(d. 1869) 

(d. 1872) 

(d. 1873) 

(b. 1840 - d. 1889 

(b. 1839 - d. 1919) 

I mention this to you because to me and Mokulele every airport and community is important to us. We become 

involved. On the same trip to Molokai i met with State Senator Kalani English and he informed me that the 

settlement in Kalaupapa has fewer than 12living patients and the balance of people choose to stay there to 

supper the settlement until they are gone. Most all ofthe patients are in their 70's and 80's (some 90's) so the 

disposition of the settlements as it is today may change soon. 

Rest assured that should Mokulele get the award that we will perform excellent service and keep local 

involvement as our highness priority. We currently sponsor numerous events and local Molokai sports travels to 

other islands now. For them the connection to Kahului Maui is very important as the county seat is there and 

support staff from health services, eduction and judicial uses Mokulele for transportation to Molokai every day. 

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Anyway this award is important to us but it is also important that we help in any aspect to 

protect and preserve the history and legacy of Kalaupapa. We will cherish the 

opportunity. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User: KA VEBEAR/William P. Ragsdale 

thank you. 

Dave Berry 

Exec VP and COO staff 

Mokulele Airlines 

73-350 U'u Street 

Kailua-Kana, HI 96740 

dave.berry@mokulelehawaii.com 

808-333-2532 Direct 

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