Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 4, 1 Mei 1984 — 69 Make Kahoʻolawe Visitation [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

69 Make Kahoʻolawe Visitation

Sixty-nine people from Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai and Molokai visited Kaho'olawe Mar. 21-27 when the Protect Kaho'olawe Ohana conducted its monthly access to the target island. Among special guests were Aliee Pakinaux of New York and Jessie Bosworth of the Maui Historical Society who is believed to be the oldest person ever to hike from Hakioawa to Lua Makika. Mrs. Pakinaux is an Onondaga lndian. Group activities focused on the base wilderness eamp at. Hakioawa where work continued on the halau. Several hundred lauhala leaves were stripped of their thorns and thatching proceeded on the building's walls.

Ben Rogers and Buster Padilla of Maui directed construction of an earth-filled stone-walled platform for hula performances. Hikes to ancient Hawaiian sites were conducted by Maui's John Ellis and Earl (Buddy) Neller from the State Historic Preservation Office. They also visited the shrine ruins on Moaula and the basalt quarries on Pu'u Moiwi. An extra treat for the group was the sighting of several whales near Hakioawa. Those interested in making future tours to the island may phone Mary Jardine on Maui, 871-8631, or the Pacific Concerns Resource Center in Honolulu, 538-3522.

Ko'a flshing shrine at Hakioawa taken during March access visit.