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The Conversation: Hana hou stories about Kahoʻolawe

By Catherine Cruz,
Maddie Bender
Published January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM HST
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After forming in 1976, the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana filed a federal lawsuit charging the U.S. Navy with violating laws pertaining to the environment, historic preservation, and religious freedom of Kaho‘olawe
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After forming in 1976, the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana filed a federal lawsuit charging the U.S. Navy with violating laws pertaining to the environment, historic preservation, and religious freedom of Kahoʻolawe.

On today's program, we're revisiting stories about Kahoʻolawe:

  • The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Ethnic Studies Center for Oral History shares voices of activists who worked to stop the military bombing of Kahoʻolawe | Full Story (Nov. 2022)
  • Photographer Franco Salmoiraghi, Prof. Davianna McGregor and the late Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli recall scenes from early protests on Kahoʻolawe during the bombing | Full Story (Feb. 2022)
  • Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana members Davianna McGregor, Arianne Chock and Kaipu Keala discuss the work to restore Kahoʻolawe in the 50 years since the bombing stopped | Full Story (July 2025)
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