(HONOLULU) – As DLNR Chair Suzanne Case prepared to lead her last meeting as Chair of the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), she was surprised when much […]
Forty years ago, ceremonies on Kahoʻolawe were revived after decades of the islandʻs use by the U.S. military for bombing practice. As part of an ongoing project with the Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa, HPR learns about spiritual practice and sense of place from two members of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana.
Kahoʻolawe was once home to a thriving native Hawaiian dryland forest and at least eleven wetlands. The island’s native ecosystems have yet to recover from decades of military bombing, overgrazing and large wildfires.