Hansen's disease patient Norbert Palea of Kalaupapa was only five years old when he was sent there, without even being officially diagnosed with the disease. In spite of that sentence and its hardships, he endured, with no regret. He tells Leslie, "Even if they sent us here... look around. They gave us the most beautiful home in the world." This is the first in a series of Long Story Short shows shot on location at Kalaupapa on Moloka'i.

Norbert Palea, Kalaupapa Molokaʻi resident, says that we should live our lives to the best of our ability.