Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which of the eight major islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago has no inhabitants?"
...Kaho'Olawe is a scant 6 miles off the southwestern shore of Maui. It is the smallest of Hawaii's main islands. Although the island is currently uninhabited, archaeological evidence indicates that Kaho'Olawe was home to inhabitants for more than 1,000 years at one time. Hawaiian monarchs used it as a penal colony location from 1826 to 1853. Reforestation efforts began in 1910 after the island became a forest reserve, but unfortunately these efforts failed. From 1941 to 1990 the U.S. Armed Forces used the island for munitions testing and bombing exercises. In 1994, the state of Hawaii assumed control over the island. Efforts are now underway to remove unexploded ordinance and reintroduce native plants.
