Kahoolawe

American  

[kah-hoh-oh-lah-wey, -vey] / kɑˈhoʊ oʊˈlɑ weɪ, -veɪ /

Or Kaho'olawe

noun

1. an uninhabited island in central Hawaii, south of Maui: limited by state law to such uses as Native Hawaiian spiritual and cultural purposes, historic preservation, education, and environmental restoration. 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km).

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Etymology

Origin of Kahoolawe

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kahoʻolawe “free”

Example Sentences

More recently, Native Hawaiians fought to stop target practice bombing on the island of Kahoolawe and at Makua Valley in west Oahu.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022

“When we got involved with Kahoolawe, we had no language, no history.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2019

The restrictions would apply within two miles off the coast of the Hawaiian islands, plus an area between the islands of Lanai, Maui and Kahoolawe.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016

Kahoolawe, an island considered spiritually important to Hawaiians, was used as test-bombing site by the US army until the 1990s.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2015

Lanai is a foster child, Kahoolawe a foundling, of whose afterbirth is formed the rock island Molokini.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren