A view of the Kahului bay. In the distance the
west part of the island can be seen.
The county of Maui consists of the Island of Maui and
the three islands Kahoolawe, Molokai and Lanai.
On this picture the very small island Molokini can be seen
and on the left part of Kahoolawe. While Molokini is (apparently) a great place
for snorkeling, and Kahoolawe is (apparently) a great place to blow stuff
up, bomb it, or simply hammer it with shells.
Thus, Molokini is a popular target for snorkeling people,
and Kahoolawe has spent the last fifty-odd years being a
popular target for the US military when testing new guns, bombs
or just for target practice. I would venture to guess that every
spieces known to be inhabiting the islands has at some point
been shredded by the boys in gray here. Recently the island has been returned to the
State of Hawaii, and the unexploded ordnance is being removed.