### Faulk, Scott (OST) From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: 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 andthe ties we have at Kalaupapa. Youknow i support our bidfor the EAS butfor me it is more thanthat. When i mentioned that i was working onroutes anbids for Kalaupapato myUncle Bill he said thatmy ggg grandfather (my grandmother on my dads side is Bessie Ragsdale) was the first supervisor ofthe settlementbefore FatherDamian. His name was William (Bill) Ragsdale and in 1866 he was the speaker interpreter ofthe HawaiianParliament in Honolulu and then moved to Hila to practice law. Itwas in Hila thathe became inflicted with leprosy andwas the one first to "volunteer" to go to Molokai. I recently made the mule trip down from topside to Kalaupapa and made the tour ofthe peninsula. I found that after speaking with some ofthe locals thatthey heard ofBill Ragsdale and onthe top sidethere is still a family there bythat name. His name is in Hawaiianhistory at this 

### linkhttp://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 1892
- 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 mentionthis 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 metwith State Senator Kalani English and he informed me thatthe settlementin Kalaupapa has fewer than 12livingpatients and the balance ofpeople choose to stay there to supperthe settlement until they are gone. Most all ofthepatients are in their 70's and 80's (some 90's) so the disposition ofthe settlements as itis today may change soon. Rest assured that should Mokulele getthe award that we will perform excellent service and keep local involvement as ourhighness priority. We currently sponsornumerous events and local Molokai sports travels to other islands now. Forthemthe connectionto Kahului Maui is very important as the county seat is there and support stafffrom health services, eduction andjudicialuses Mokulele for transportationto 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:KAVEBEAR/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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