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Sometime around the year 1000, Kahoolawe was settled by the Hawaiians, and small, temporary fishing communities were established along the coast.
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Hawaiians built stone platforms for religious ceremonies and set rocks upright as shrines for successful fishing trips.
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Larget settlement is established on the north east face of the island.Around a population of a 120 people lived there.
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Violent wars among competing chiefs laid waste to the land and led to a decline in the population. During the War of Kamokuhi, Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruler of the Big Island of Hawaii, raided and pillaged Kahoolawe in an unsuccessful attempt to take Maui from Kahekili II,
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The first missionaries arrive in kahoolawe.Christian schools are establish and teach the people of kahoolawe the western education systems.
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Kahoolawe was used as pasture for farmers sheep and goats. Land was givin the western ranchers in the west side of kahoolawe. Cows were a big problem becaus they grazed all the green from the kahoolawe valleys.
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The forest Reserve try to throw out goats from kahoolawe because of the constant destruction of vegitation. The request is denied and goats and cows continue there over graze.
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The forest reserve finally wins the conlict and goats are taken away from kahoolawe
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War breakout between america and japan after the pearhabor bombing. Kahoolawe is used a a bombing and torpedo target. The island is tormented by the bombs and the reef and land are filled with unexploded and chards of bombs.
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funds and efforts start to clean the island from all the debri of bombs. They plant trees and native plants so that the island can be its orginal self again.
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The island will be much greeneer than before and the trees would be meduim sappeling and grass would grow along the valleys
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Trees and grass would be fully grown and the clouds would return and water the forest weekly. Native animals would be introduced again.
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Hawaiian reservation are then made to keep spiritual and culturale ways of the hawaiins people.
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Much of kahoolawes land is sucked by the sea and erosian slowlys takes the cliffs of kahoolawe.
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Likely the island will be taken by the tourism orginization and make a resort that might effect the enviroment.
