Island returned to Hawaiians after 62 years

Sixty-two years after Pearl Harbour the US Navy is returning control of a sacred island to Hawaiians.

Island returned to Hawaiians after 62 years

Sixty-two years after Pearl Harbour the US Navy is returning control of a sacred island to Hawaiians.

The uninhabited 115 square kilometres (45 square miles) of Kahoolawe are sacred to native Hawaiians who feel the island, untouched by tourists, connects them with the spirits of their ancestors.

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