03-11-2024, 05:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-11-2024, 06:46 PM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
brothers and sisters that occupied Kahoolawe are saints. They sparked the renaissance
Yes they were, they managed to stop the needless, incessant, unsettling bombing of the island.
It’s also another excellent example of when cooperation benefited many people. In this case, between the Native Hawaiian people and the visitor industry.
sparked the renaissance
Before the 1990’s most of Wailea Beach on Maui was sand and kiawe. There was one hotel nearby, The Maui Renaissance. Construction of the Grand Wailea, Four Seasons, and Kea Lani was underway, as well as condos, restaurants and private beachfront homes along the Kihei-Wailea coast. There were boat tours and snorkel trips to Molokini. And bombing practice by the navy just a few miles away.
The bombing was finally halted, thanks to cooperation and input from many who were affected, money was appropriated to try and clean up the unexploded ordinance on Kahoolawe. Today the island is quiet, and native plants have returned to the arid island. People can enjoy the sunset in peace from Maalaea to Makena, and upcountry in Kula. A side note, the Navy formerly said their bombs helped the plants to grow because their actions were like a farmer who plowed his field. I think the plants are doing better now that Native Hawaiians planted and cared for reintroduced indigenous botanicals in areas that have been once again made safe for life.
Yes they were, they managed to stop the needless, incessant, unsettling bombing of the island.
It’s also another excellent example of when cooperation benefited many people. In this case, between the Native Hawaiian people and the visitor industry.
sparked the renaissance
Before the 1990’s most of Wailea Beach on Maui was sand and kiawe. There was one hotel nearby, The Maui Renaissance. Construction of the Grand Wailea, Four Seasons, and Kea Lani was underway, as well as condos, restaurants and private beachfront homes along the Kihei-Wailea coast. There were boat tours and snorkel trips to Molokini. And bombing practice by the navy just a few miles away.
The bombing was finally halted, thanks to cooperation and input from many who were affected, money was appropriated to try and clean up the unexploded ordinance on Kahoolawe. Today the island is quiet, and native plants have returned to the arid island. People can enjoy the sunset in peace from Maalaea to Makena, and upcountry in Kula. A side note, the Navy formerly said their bombs helped the plants to grow because their actions were like a farmer who plowed his field. I think the plants are doing better now that Native Hawaiians planted and cared for reintroduced indigenous botanicals in areas that have been once again made safe for life.