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51I-35-046 - STS-51I - STS-51I earth observations

Cyrtandra gayana

Hawaii - Mokulua Island through Molii Fishponds

Dillingham Air Field on the northwest corner of the island. This former Air Force base is now used by the Air Force parachute team and flying club as a training site. The 9,000 runway is also available to all the services as an emergency subsidiary landing site

Major (MAJ) Gary Castelli, a member of the US Air Force, runs the 26-mile marathon, part of the 1987 Ironman Competition

Birdseye view of a city, Hawaii

Marines from the Training and Audiovisual Support Center crawl under barbed wire toward "enemy" positions during combat awareness training

Snorkeling in Kaanapali

Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One review charts with U.S. Park Service personnel prior to a survey dive. The divers are studying the wreck of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB-39) as part of Project Sea Mark, a four-year undersea survey and mapping study of naval historic sites. The study is being conducted in conjuction with the U.S. Park Service's Submerged Cultural Resource Unit

STS051-102-080 - STS-051 - Earth observations

Schizochora pandani

HAWAII-KAI, BUILT ON A SWAMP AND A HILLSIDE, IS A FAST-GROWING AREA EAST OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU. SCARCITY OF LAND AND SKYROCKETING COSTS ARE FAVORING CONSTRUCTION OF TOWN HOUSES AND HIGH-RISE APARTMENTS OVER THE ONCE DOMINANT SINGLE-FAMILY UNITS