| Nickname: |
The Target Isle |
| Flower: |
hinahina (beach heliotrope) |
| Color: |
Gray |
| Area: |
44.6 sq. miles |
| Government: |
Part of the County of Maui |
| Notable Facts: |
Kaho'olawe is uninhabited. Following the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the US government confiscated
the island from ranchers to use as a bombing practice site.
The US Navy and Air Force bombarded the island until 1990, and
in 1993 the US government allocated funds to clean up the island's
military waste. In 1994, the island was turned over to the state
of Hawaii, which has established legislation prohibiting all
commercial activities on the island, except fishing. There is
no infrastructure or landing strip on Kaho'olawe; authorized
visitors arrive via small boats. This island has been established
as a center for traditional Hawaiian cultural, spiritual and
subsistence activities, and work is being done to restore it. |
