Historical Articles from the Hawaii Medical Journal
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The Hawaii Medical Journal has published many articles documenting the history of medical practice in Hawaii. These articles, originally published in the Hawaii Medical Journal, are reproduced on these web pages.

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Arnold HL Jr. Hawaii Medical Association, 1856-1956. Hawaii Med J. 1956 Mar-Apr;15(4):313-24.
Arnold HL Jr. John Robert Stephenson, M.D. 1927-1970. Hawaii Med J. 1971 Mar-Apr;30(2):123.
Arnold HL Jr. Leahi Hospital, 1901-1951 [editorial]. Hawaii Med J. 1951 Sep-Oct;11(1);25.

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Bell DB. William Hillebrand, M.D. [editorial]. Hawaii Med J. 1962 Mar-Apr;21(4):340.
Bolles ED. War came to Hawaii. Hawaii Med J. 1942 Jan;1(3):139-40.
Brainard SC. How open heart surgery came to Hawaii. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):794-7.
Bushnell OA. The antiquarians. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):765-6.

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Catts AB. Medical society in the early 1900s. Hawaii Med J 1995 Nov;54(11):776-9.
Caver CV. The history of tuberculosis at Kalaupapa Settlement. Hawaii Med J. 1955 Sep-Oct;15(1):27-9.
Civin WC. History of the Medical Library. Hawaii Med J. 1956 Mar-Apr;15(4):342-4.
Cloward RB. Neurology and neurosurgery in Hawaii over 45 years--a personal reminiscence. Hawaii Med J. 1984 Dec;43(12):444-8 passim.
Cody WJ. Psychiatry in Hawaii: a short history. Hawaii Med J. 1974 Jun;33(6):207-10.

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Goltz RW. WWII, the 147th General hospital & Harry Arnold. Hawaii Med J. 1982 Nov;41(11):410.
Goodell LM. Plantation medicine in Hawaii 1840 to 1964: a patient's perspective. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):786-90.

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Hastert M. History of the Hawaii Medical Library. Hawaii Med J. 1988 May;47(5);210-1:216.

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Ikezaki FM. Triumph and tragedy. Hawaii Med J. 1989 Jul;48(7):268-77.

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Judd CS Jr. Leprosy in Hawaii, 1889-1976. Hawaii Med J. 1984 Sep;43(9):328-9, 333-4.
Judd CS Jr. Some early physicians of Hawaii--1800s. Hawaii Med J. 1984 Jul;43(7):250.

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Katsuki B. Medical men who helped to shape Hawaii. Hawaii Med J. 1981 Oct;40(10):279-82.
Kimmich RA. 100 years of Hawaiian psychiatry. Hawaii Med J. 1956 Mar-Apr;15(4):345-7.

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Larsen NP. 100 years of plantation medicine. Hawaii Med J. 1956 Mar-Apr;15(4):325-30.
Lee RKC. History of public health in Hawaii. Hawaii Med J. 1956 Mar-Apr;15(4):331-7.
Lytle H. Tribute to Harry Loren Arnold, Jr., on the 25th anniversary of the H.M.J.--1941-1966. Hawaii Med J. 1966 Sep-Oct;26(1):25-30.

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Miller R. Plantation doctor. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):791-3.
Mills GH. Hawaiians and medicine. Hawaii Med J. 1981 Oct;40(10):272-6.
Morens DM. Thoughts on the relevance of medical history. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):768-9.
Morris AD. The epidemic that never was: yellow fever in Hawaii. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):781-4.
Morton WS. Hawaii Poison Center. Forty years of saving lives and health costs. Hawaii Med J. 1998 Mar;57(3):440-2.

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Penington AH. The Fiji School of Medicine--a brief history. Hawaii Med J. 1984 Sep;43(9):314,316, 318.
Phillips LG. The Bulletin is dead, long live the Journal. Hawaii Med J. 1941 Sep;1(1):33.

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Rath P. Palama Settlement: 100 years of serving a neighborhood's needs. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):774-5.
Reppun JI. Early history of the Hawaii Academy of General Practice. Hawaii Med J. 1986 Nov;45(11):399.
Reppun JIF. Straub Clinic, Inc.-fiftieth anniversary year [editorial]. Hawaii Med J. 1971 Nov-Dec;30(6):484-5.

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Schmitt RC. Differential mortality in Honolulu before 1900. Hawaii Med J. 1967 Jul-Aug;26(6):537-41.
Schmitt RC. Hawaii's first hospitals. Hawaii Med J. 1949 Jul-Aug;8(6):424-7.
Schmitt RC. Hawaii's first ophthalmologist. Hawaii Med J. 1986 Sep;45(9):323-4.
Schmitt RC. Hawaii's hospitals, 1831-1956. Hawaii Med J. 1956 Mar-Apr;15(4):338-41.
Schmitt RC. Health personnel in Hawaii, 1820-1974. Hawaii Med J. 1975 Feb;34(2):53-5.
Schmitt RC. Medical progress in a remote archipelago. Hawaii Med J. 1995 Nov;54(11):770-3.
Schmitt RC. The okuu--Hawaii's greatest epidemic. Hawaii Med J. 1970 May-Jun;29(5):359-64.
Sia CC. Richard Ho Ping Sia, M.D. 1895-1970. Hawaii Med J. 1971 Jan-Feb;30(1):59.
Strode JE. Fifty years' observation of gastric surgery. Hawaii Med J. 1971 Jan-Feb;30(1):15-9.
Strode JE. Harry L. Arnold, Sr., M.D., 1887-1971. Hawaii Med J. 1971 Sep-Oct;30(5):404-5.
Strode JE. My experience at Pearl Harbor at the time of the blitz, December 7, 1941. Hawaii Med J. 1971 Jan-Feb;30(1):20-2.

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Tabrah FL, Eveleth BM. Evaluation of the effectiveness of ancient Hawaiian medicine. Hawaii Med J. 1966 Jan-Feb;25(3):223-30.
Tabrah FL. Healing places. Hawaii Med J. 1990 Oct;49(10):382-3.
Takata A. History of the care of the seriously disabled mentally ill in Hawaii. Hawaii Med J. 1989 Mar;48(3):62-4.
Tamura PY. Paul W. Gebauer: Hawaii's illustrious thoracic surgeon. Hawaii Med J. 1988 Jul;47(7):320-1, 345.
Tasaka M and Suehiro R. The immigrants' hospital: Kuakini Medical Center. Hawaii Med J. 1985 Aug;44(8):291-3.

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Wong RT. Hawaiian medicine. Hawaii Med J. 1994 Dec;53(12):358-9.
Wong RT. History of ophthalmology in Hawaii. Hawaii Med J. 1997 Sep;56(9):229-34.

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Kidney transplant: a first for St. Francis Hospital [editorial]. Hawaii Med J. 1969 Sep-Oct;29(1):41.
The Rehabilitation Center of Hawaii [editorial]. Hawaii Med J. 1954 May-Jun;13(5):366-7.
St. Francis Hospital's quarter-century [editorial]. Hawaii Med J. 1952 Jul-Aug;11(6):367-8.

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