March 7, 1977

resistance

Kahoʻolawe: George Helm and Kimo Mitchell Lost

Native Hawaiian activist-musician George Helm and Kimo Mitchell were lost at sea returning from Kahoʻolawe, where the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana was resisting US Navy bombing of the sacred island; their deaths galvanized the Hawaiian movement.

Sources

  1. mauinews.com mauinews.com/news/local-news/2017/03/40-years-after-mens-disappearance-at-sea-their-vision-for-kahoolawe-has-become-a-reality
  2. kaainamomona.org kaainamomona.org/post/kimo-mitchell

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