Nice snippet from the Maui News of what life was like for Mother Marianne Pope, who is set to become a saint next year:

It was Damien, canonized in 2009, and then Cope, who lived at Kalaupapa for 25 years, who are credited with making order out of Kalaupapa’s chaos.

They fought for funding and better patient treatment constantly, then built facilities like homes, churches and hospitals. They also balanced enforcement of rules with providing care for people in desperate need.

Cope became known for demanding money from the monarchy and later the territorial governments, who exiled thousands there. She wasn’t “afraid to pursue anything for her people,” said Sister Davilyn Ah Chick of Honolulu, a Cope expert.