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Pōhakuloa Training Area lies in a high plateau between lower slopes of Mauna Kea to approximately 6,800 feet (2,100 m) in elevation and to about 9,000 feet (2,700 m) on Mauna Loa. The training area is about midway between Hilo, on the east coast and the Army landing site at Kawaihae Harbor. [5] It is used by both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
Mauna Kea State Recreation Area also known as Mauna Kea State Park, is a state of Hawaii protected area at the southern base of Mauna Kea. The 20.5-acre (8.3 ha) park is administered by the Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources .
The exact location is kept restricted to avoid damage to the site. It is on U.S. Federal land which is part of the Pohakuloa Training Area. [2] At an elevation of 5,100–9,000 ft (1,600–2,700 m), the arid area receives only 20 in (510 mm) of rainfall per year. The vegetation is a mix of subalpine and montane dry shrublands.
Camp Tarawa was a training camp located on Hawaiʻi Island constructed and used by the 2nd Marine Division during World War II. The grounds of the camp were situated between the volcanic peak of Mauna Kea and Kohala mountain. Marines were sent straight from the bloody Battle of Tarawa to the campsite, which they had to build themselves.
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The Army’s training operations in Hawaii are growing even as the clock ticks on land leases the Army acquired for training ranges across Hawaii in 1964 for a mere $1.
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Today there are nine populations of the plant at the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii totalling 155 individuals, plus 75 which have been planted in the habitat. There is one individual plant on Maui, but it was severely burned in a fire in 2007.