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Aerial view of Kaho‘olawe, Molokini, and the Makena side of Maui In 1976, a group called the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana (PKO) filed suit in U.S. Federal Court to stop the Navy's use of Kahoʻolawe for bombardment training, to require compliance with a number of new environmental laws and to ensure protection of cultural resources on the island.
Kilauea Point Lighthouse Huliheʻe Palace. The following are approximate tallies of current listings by island and county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site, all of which list properties simply by county; [3] they are here divided ...
The four younger volcanoes are Lāna‘i, West Maui, Kaho‘olawe, and Haleakalā, which probably formed between 1.5 and 2 million years ago. [ 2 ] At its prime 1.2 million years ago, Maui Nui was 14,600 square kilometres (5,600 sq mi), 50% larger than today's Hawaiʻi Island .
Kaho'olawe: 45 Sq Miles Uninhabited Kauai: 552 Sq Miles 58,303 People Lanai: 140 Sq Miles 3,193 People Maui: 727 Sq Miles 117,644 People Molokai: 260 Sq Miles 7,404 People Ni'ihau: 69 Sq Miles 160 People Oahu [1] 597 Sq Miles 876,156 People
Lava erupting from the Puʻu ʻŌʻō vent in June 1983. The park includes 354,461 acres (553.85 sq mi; 1,434.45 km 2) of land. [9] Around half of the park (130,790 acres (529 km 2)) was designated the Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness area in 1978, providing solitude for hiking and camping. [10]
Maui (center right, with Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe to its left) as seen from the International Space Station [2]. Maui (/ ˈ m aʊ i / ⓘ; Hawaiian: ) [3] is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km 2).
The 420 acre (1.7 km 2) site was originally established in 1955 as City of Refuge National Historical Park and was renamed on November 10, 1978. In 2000 the name was changed by the Hawaiian National Park Language Correction Act of 2000 observing the Hawaiian spelling. [5]
During the late 18th century, Maui high chief Kahekili, a rival of Kamehameha, also used to visit here. Near the heiau is a notch in the cliff called Kahekili's Leap, where he is said to have ordered his warriors to dive into the sea below to prove their courage. [3]