Kaho'olawe

Here's a slideshow of pictures taken by me and a couple of the other volunteers from our trip to the island of Kaho'olawe 3-6 October 2011.



Kaho'olawe

This video features images group of students from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa on a service project volunteering with the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission.

Kaho'olawe is the smallest of the Hawaiian islands. It was used as a training ground and bombing range by the US Armed Forces from WWII to 1990. Today KIRC manages the Reserve while it is held in trust for a future Native Hawaiian Sovereignty entity. It can be used only for native Hawaiian cultural, spiritual, and subsistence purposes. There is strict protocol when entering and leaving the island. The restoration plan includes removing ammunition, controlling erosion, re-establishing vegetation, recharging the water table, and gradually replacing alien plants with native species.

See more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fightingforward/sets/72157627924379024/

Fore move information visit:
www.kahaolawe.hawaii.gov
www.kahoolawe.org

Protect Kaho'olawe 20th Anniversary

September 25, 2011, the Protect Kaho'olawe Ohana is having a 20th anniversary celebration to mark the ending of the US Military's bombings of the sacred island of Kaho'olawe.
Fore more info: visit http://www.kahoolawe.org.
See also: http://www.kahoolawe.hawaii.gov