Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of south-central Hawaii southwest of Maui. The low and unfertile island has been used as a prison and a military target range.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an island of south-central Hawaii
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Much of Kahoolawe has not been touched since the military cleanup, leaving it raw and rugged.
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Military bombing has destroyed much of the island of Kahoolawe.
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Kahoolawe is the smallest of the main Hawaiian islands, but has played a big part in our military readiness.
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Kahoolawe is an island of extremes.
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Military bombing has destroyed much of the island of Kahoolawe.
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Kahoolawe is an island of extremes.
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Military bombing has destroyed much of the island of Kahoolawe.
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KAHOOLAWE (KHNL) - Kahoolawe is the smallest of the main Hawaiian islands, but has played a big part in our military readiness.
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Kahoolawe, which is only 11 miles long and 8 broad.
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Additional info: One of my references says that this plant is no longer found on Kahoolawe, which is strange because hinahina is the island plant of Kahoolawe, as
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