Off the news: Noted Kaho‘olawe Nine member dies

Nov 19, 2024

Stephen Kane‘a‘i Morse has died at age 78, leaving a changed Hawaii as his legacy. He was most well known as part of the “Kaho‘olawe Nine,” a group that made a 1976 small-boat run to Kahoolawe, protesting 35 years of bombing by the U.S. Navy. The effort eventually prevailed, and control of the island was transferred to the state in 2003.