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Kahoolawe
(kä hō′ō lä′wā, -vā)
one of the Hawaiian Islands, southwest of Maui: 45 sq mi (117 sq km)
Origin: Haw Ka-ho'olawe, lit., the carrying away (by currents)
See Kahoolawe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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.
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