Beginning in World War II, Kahoʻolawe was used as a training ground and bombing range by the U.S. military. After decades of protests, the Navy ended live-fire training in 1990 and the island was transferred to the State of Hawaiʻi in 1994. The state legislature established the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve to restore and oversee the island and its surrounding waters. Today, Kahoʻolawe can be used only for native Hawaiian cultural, spiritual, and subsistence purposes. All entry to the reserve must be authorized by the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission.
source: Hawaiʻi Statewide GIS Program
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