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1850: Kamehameha III appoints a Board of Health

King Kamehameha III establishes Hawai‘i’s first Board of Health to organize the response to epidemics and enforce sanitary provisions to protect public health.

Theme
Epidemics
Region
Hawai‘i

King Kamehameha III

Courtesy Hawai‘i State Archives