William Francis James and the Quarantine Island
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
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In 1872, the small island off Iwilei in Honolulu Harbor – “Kamokuʻākulikuli” – became the site of a quarantine station used to handle the influx of immigrant laborers drawn to the islands’ developing sugar plantations. Quarantine Island (what is now referred to as Sand Island) became the largest US quarantine station of the period, accommodating 2,255-individuals. This facility included two hospitals and a crematorium.
One of its residents was Dr William Francis James. James was a graduate physician and surgeon.
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