beyond, the u.s. navy had been using the beautiful neighboring island of kaho'olawe as a bombing range. you could feel the shock waves as far away as maui and molokai. >> i'm proud of my hawaiian blood, and nobody can tell me any different. >> people had never been happy about it, but emboldened by the times and by recent events, a group of young activists decided to take a stand. in 1976 there were a number of attempted occupations of the island, in protest of the bombing. none more successful than walter ritte's. he and a fellow activist named richard sawyer set up on the island and refused to leave. >> one day i will put my dream back over there. >> managing to evade pursuers for just over a month, before finally being arrested and jailed. >> and the first order is burn down this building and put up one that belongs here. >> they emerged, of course, heroes, and these protests went on to inspire many others to join the movement. >> i hope i'm still alive when