Johnston Island - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Mon, Apr 12, 2004 12:24 AM On 2004-04-07 10:30, tiki mick wrote: We use to sail alot to the small island of Kahoolawe..at the time it was a naval bombing range..and we supplied the marines and SeaBees that lived there...we would anchor in the most pristine lagoon I have ever seen..the reef 90 feet below looked like it was right below the ship...we would wait for the dolphins, then go swimming and hope the dolphins would protect us! Later, I learned that is had been returned back to the hawaiians as a sacred area..no haoles allowed! The LATimes states that this week the last machinery & personnel will leave Kahoolawe and, yes, it will be returned to the State of Hawaii for cultural purposes.

On 2004-04-07 10:30, tiki mick wrote:
We use to sail alot to the small island of Kahoolawe..at the time it was a naval bombing range..and we supplied the marines and SeaBees that lived there...we would anchor in the most pristine lagoon I have ever seen..the reef 90 feet below looked like it was right below the ship...we would wait for the dolphins, then go swimming and hope the dolphins would protect us!

Later, I learned that is had been returned back to the hawaiians as a sacred area..no haoles allowed!

The LATimes states that this week the last machinery & personnel will leave Kahoolawe and, yes, it will be returned to the State of Hawaii for cultural purposes.

Post #85776 by christiki295 on Mon, Apr 12, 2004 12:24 AM