Sailor's Hat
| In June 1965, the military detonated the largest non-nuclear explosion of its time on Kaho`olawe near Honokanai`a. The explosives consisted of 500 tons of TNT. The project was dubbed Project Sailor's Hat and resulted in this crater more that 50 meters in diameter. The resulting explosion created an anchialine pool which is a land-locked body of water with no surface connection to the ocean yet shows measurable salinity and tidal fluctuations in water level. Sailor's Hat is now a habitat for `opae`ula shrimp, snails and red tube worms. |
