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Kahoolawe - the Forgotten Island
APPROPRIATELY, "KAHOOLAWE" IS A HAWAIIAN WORD MEANING "THE ONE THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY".
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Mythology holds that Kahoolawe was a sacred island born to Wakea and Papa, the two great mythical progenitors of Hawaii. It was a difficult birth, which almost killed Papa and Kahoolawe was the child. Small enclaves of Hawaiians lived on Kahoolawe for centuries. In 1917 Angus MacPhee built a cattle ranch and vegetable farm. If Niihau is called "The Forbidden Island" then Kahoolawe should be called "The Forgotten Island". It is indeed a modern tragedy that this island was seized on December 8, 1941 and its inhabitants evicted by the United States Government who made it a bombing range for target practice for the American military until 1990. The only inhabitants of Kahoolawe are a band of wild goats that have refused to be killed off by the bombing. In spite of the destruction wreaked by years of bombings from the military, there are scores of archeological sites and remains of Heiau, traditional Hawaiian temples, platforms of skillfully fitted rocks, where structures were built and offerings were made to the Hawaiian gods.
Kahoolawe has 36 miles of coastline circling 45 square miles and the highest point is Lua Makika at 1,477 feet above sea level. Kahoolawe is the smallest of the 8 major Hawaiian Islands. Like all the other Hawaiian Islands, Kahoolawe was formed by volcanic eruptions. At the end of the initial volcanic phase, Kahoolawe was part of a single large island that included Maui, Lanai and Molokai.
Kahoolawe Shoreline at Sunset
Kahoolawe Summary
Kahoolawe in a Nutshell - Highlights of the history, geography, geology, mythology and the founding of Kahoolawe along with photos, points of interest as well as Kahoolawe today
Virtual Field Trips
Take Virtual Field Trips on Kahoolawe and learn about arrival there via Seacraft; find information regarding hiking on Kahoolawe; get information about the Research Project and Restoration of Kahoolawe - Courtesy NASA. Also find further information concering hiking and camping on Kahoolawe courtesy the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana, PKO.
Geography of Kahoolawe
Geological and geographical information about the Island of Kahoolawe and all the islands in the Hawaiian archipelago.
Map of Kahoolawe
To see a map of Kahoolawe click here. To see a map of Hawaii showing the position of Kahoolawe in the Hawaiian Islands, click here. To see a satellite photo of Kahoolawe click here. Photo courtesy NASA. To view a photo from the shore of Kahoolawe, click here. To look at a photo of Haleakala Volcano on Maui from the shore of Kahoolawe, click here.
Protect Kahoolawe Ohana
Protect Kahoolawe Ohana fought a long and courageous fight against the United States Government for the legal, historical and ecological restoration of Kahoolawe to the people of Hawaii.
Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission
Responsible for the oversight of the Kahoolawe since it was ceded from federal control back to the State of Hawaii on November 12, 2003 in a ceremony at Iolani Palace
Kahoolawe is part of Maui County and was returned to the State of Hawaii by the federal government in November of 2003 after the U.S. Navy cleaned the ordnance and bombs from the island. Click above to see the sunshine on Maui! To read about the geography of Kahoolawe click here.
Maps of Hawaii
A map of the state of Hawaii and individual pop-up maps of each of the Hawaiian islands as well as a tidbit of miscellany regarding the individual islands.
Select a link below to visit Niihau - the Forbidden Island where the only pure Hawaiians still live; Hawaii miscellany such as moving to Hawaii, living in hawaii, finding employment in the Hawaii job market, ancient Hawaiian mythology and everything from beach safety to sharks; explore Hawaiian music and Polynesian music; discover the geography of Hawaii and click the last link to find Hawaii statistics.
Brief Overview of Kahoolawe
Photo of Kahoolawe and Molokini at Sunset
The Islands Page
To Connect to Each Individual Hawaiian Islands' Pages
The Hawaiiana Page
All-Island Information for Visitors, Students and Afficionados
The Languages of Hawaii
To use dictionaries of the Hawaiian language and language translators for 150 other languages, including Polynesian and Native American tongues, click here. There is also a dictionary of computer terminology as well as E-mail, chat room and instant messenger language translators.
"Mako" is the Hawaiian word for "shark". Hawaiians also use the word "mano" for various kinds of sharks, such as Mano kihikihi for hammerhead sharks. One species of shark common in Hawaiian waters as well as being found worldwide is called the "Mako Shark". You are invited to visit the Sharks webpage to read general information and see many photographs regarding the forty plus species of sharks in Hawaiian waters. The sharks in Hawaiian waters pose little threat to human beings. The sharks that have been responsible for the most hazards in Hawaii have been the galapagos sharks, scalloped hammerhead sharks, gray reef sharks and tiger sharks. While great white sharks can be dangerous, they do not frequent Hawaiian waters in great numbers because of their feeding habits. For more info about which shark species are the most aggressive and the most dangerous, more photographs, fascinating facts, shark research, safety tips, suggested reading and links to more shark websites, click, here.
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