WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — A group of international environmental scientists is asking the federal government to provide funding for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission restoration project. ADVERTISING WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — A group of international environmental scientists is asking the
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — A group of international environmental scientists is asking the federal government to provide funding for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission restoration project.
More than 500 members of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation signed a declaration Friday that asks the federal government for funds for restoration efforts on the island.
Kahoolawe was used as a bombing range for military training after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. When President Dwight Eisenhower signed an executive order allowing military to use the island, one condition was that it would be returned restored.
Association member Jose Fragoso says that condition was not met and that only 75 percent of the island’s surface was cleared of bombs.
The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission is trying to find $4 million to continue operating for the next two years after state lawmakers approved a third of their requested budget.
