Kahoʻolawe

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Kahoʻolawe is the smallest of Hawaii’s main islands, historically used as a military bombing range and now largely uninhabited and undergoing environmental and cultural restoration.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian island
former military bombing range
island
abbreviation HST
access restricted
archipelago Hawaiian Islands
area approximately 115 square kilometers
approximately 44.6 square miles
bombingBegan World War II era
bombingCeased 1990
channelSeparatingFrom ʻAlalākeiki Channel
climate semi-arid
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
culturalSignificance sacred to Native Hawaiians
elevation approximately 1,483 feet
approximately 452 meters
formerUse aerial bombing target
target practice for naval gunfire
governedBy Hawaii
surface form: "State of Hawaii"
hasIssue severe erosion
unexploded ordnance
hasOfficialLanguage English
Hawaiian
highestPoint Puʻu Moaulanui
islandGroup Maui County
surface form: "Maui County, Hawaii"
legalStatus Kahoʻolawe
surface form: "Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve"
locatedIn Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
managedBy Kahoʻolawe
surface form: "Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission"
nameMeaning The Taking Away (commonly cited translation)
nearbyIsland Maui
ownership Hawaii
surface form: "State of Hawaii"
partOf Hawaiian Islands
Maui County
population uninhabited
primaryUse cultural restoration
environmental restoration
protectionStatus no commercial development allowed
no permanent residency allowed
restorationProgram erosion control projects
native species replanting
timeZone Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time
traditionalUse fishing grounds
navigation training
religious ceremonies
usedAs U.S. military bombing range
military training area
usedBy United States Armed Forces
United States Navy

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hawaiian Islands contains Kahoʻolawe
Maui County containsIsland Kahoʻolawe
Hawaii hasIsland Kahoʻolawe
Maui County hasJurisdictionOver Kahoʻolawe
Maui County hasNotableIsland Kahoʻolawe
Makena Beach hasViewOf Kahoʻolawe
Wailea Beach hasViewOf Kahoʻolawe
Kahoʻolawe legalStatus Kahoʻolawe
this entity surface form: "Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve"
Kahoʻolawe managedBy Kahoʻolawe
this entity surface form: "Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission"
Maui nearbyIsland Kahoʻolawe

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