Before 1941 | Military | Activism | Reclamation | Island Returned
December 8, 1941 -
The day after the Pearl Harbor
attack, the United States declares
martial law and takes control of Kaho‘olawe.
1953 -
President Eisenhower signs an executive
order giving the U.S. Navy jurisdiction
over the island.
1965 -
The Navy explodes a 500 ton bomb
at Sailor’s Cap.
Kaho‘olawe | Hakioawa
| Kanapou | Kamohio
| Honokanai‘a
Kealaikahiki | Honokoa
| Ahupu | Kuheia and
Kaulana | Lua Makika
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