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.
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| 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.
this entity surface form: "Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve"
this entity surface form: "Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission"