My Name is Makia - A Memoir of Kalaupapa

A Storyteller’s Tale… Diagnosed with Hansen’s disease (leprosy) at the age of twelve and exiled to the remote settlement of Kalaupapa, Moloka`i, Makia Malo lost his hands, his feet and his eyesight over the years – but never the vision or spirit that have made him a celebrated storyteller and poet.

In My Name is Makia, this inspirational Hawaiian now tells his own story – of a child of Kalaupapa who grew up to carry his message of hope and love throughout the Islands and around the world.