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Hawaii became home to many veterans of the war between the North and the South. The islands' close ties to New England put Hawaii on the side of the Union.
Only a fraction of cemeteries on the island are licensed by the state and not all have a perpetual care fund to cover maintenance costs after the cemetery fills up.
Hawaiʻi’s COVID count hit 1,000 the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. Imagine if all those people were buried in one place. That's what happened to 1,000 Native Hawaiians who died of smallpox. The Conversation takes you to their final resting spot in Kakaʻako.
Douglas fir Christmas trees and wreaths hit the stores this week. But did you know David Douglas is buried here in Hawaiʻi? Cemetery historian Nanette Napoleon met The Conversation at Kawaiahaʻo Church to share his story.