No doubt similar sad stories abound throughout the world since biblical times while this feared disease had no known cure or treatment.
From the “lost child” article: (capitalization added)
“There is NO REGISTRY of children born and taken away from Kalaupapa. Most of the RELATED DOCUMENTS, including birth records, are IN THE HAWAII STATE ARCHIVES. But state law requires that 80 years pass before such information is made public. Thus, only records before 1931 are available.”
There was something written down in the archives, Abercrombie said.