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"Through the original planning of this unique undertaking; overcoming the significant logistical, technical, and safety challenges; and in achieving clearance in excess of planned goals; you succeeded in ultimately leaving Kaho`olawe in a condition that meets the intent and spirit of the original statutory goal of meaningful and safe use of the island for appropriate cultural, historical, archaeological and educational purposes." T.F. Bersson, Captain, CEC,U.S. Navy, Vice Commander
Project Profile
In 2004, Parsons and its joint venture partner completed a 7-year contract to manage the clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on Kaho`olawe, a 45-square-mile island, while preserving archaeological sites, protecting endangered species, and replanting native vegetation to slow topsoil erosion.
During the course of the project, safety remained the focus of each and every team member. At the project’s completion in 2004, the Kaho`olawe team had worked 5 million hours since project inception without an explosives-related injury.
Today, after Parsons’ extensive cleanup and restoration activities, Kaho'olawe has been revitalized. The island is now used for Hawaiian cultural practices and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
"We commend the joint venture [team] for successfully bringing to closure the Kaho`olawe UXO Clearance Project. Since the award of this contract in 1997, and the start of work on Kaho`olawe in 1998, this has been the largest and longest continuous unexploded ordnance clearance project in the Department of Defense. T.F. Bersson, Captain, CEC, U.S. Navy, Vice Commander
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