Aloha 'Aina: Kaho'olawe Service

These are some images and notes from our Sierra Club Outing to Kaho'olawe, March, 2008
The purpose of the outing was to restore vegetation on the Island which had been denuded by a century of grazing by goats and cattle followed by half-a-century of gunnary practice by the U.S. Navy. We were serving under the guidance and at the invitation of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC). The Commission strictly controls access to the Island to restore and preserve its physical and cultural resources.

Jill McIntire, leader     Stan Johnsen, commissary

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The posh waiting room for our helicopter trip to the Island
1000 plants, ready to go
on the way

arriving over Kaho'olawe
erosion clouding the waters
arriving at Base Camp

"downtown"
the necessaries - solar powered
sleeping quarters

714 holes dug
Jackson from KIRC directed our work
everybody at work In the background is the summit of Haleakala on Maui.

ubiquitous shrapnel
an old Hawaiian artifact
Rule 1: If you didn't drop it, don't pick it up!
expended ordinance

busting ground
the finished product

getting around

watch our departure (movie)
Job well done! This patch illustrates the denudation of the Island.
Jackson documenting it

Following our days on Kahoolawe we visited Maui. Due to popular request:
click here to see some of the recipes used by Stan on Maui
and don't forget the banana boats!
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Stan Johnsen
March 15, 2008