Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 5, 1 May 2002 — 'Survivor' Hawaiian style [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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'Survivor' Hawaiian style

Young Hawaiian men wave farewell as the ship that has dropped them off on Jarvis īsland pulls away — leaving them to fend the elements on their own for two months, The panalā'au ("colonists") survival experience is now presented in Bishop Museum exhibit that opens May 18, (See Calendar.) From 1935 to 1942, theU.S. government sent 60 Kamehameha Schools students to occupy remote deserted South Pacific islands as part of the war efforts, The Hawaiians were chosen for their ability to excel in harsh, arid conditions and rely on their subsistence skills while gathering meteorological data, ■

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