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>> xavier: these have fried local mackerel and then i roast all the vegetables and cure it for at least a week. >> anthony: the salt fish is good. the coconut milk really takes that salty -- damn who made that avocado salad, it's awesome. >> xavier: no the chef is awesome. ♪ >> anthony: vieques is officially within the commonwealth of puerto rico. the main island, a mere eight miles away. it is phenomenally peaceful here, but it hasn't always been that way. for over sixty years, the island was used as a bombing range for the us navy and for training exercises. the soil is rich with depleted ...

Bill weir joins us live from san juan. what did you see, bill? >> reporter: this is the roughest i've seen in half a week here. just for perspective, it is an island off an island. as bad as it is is here, it's worse there. for years it was a u.s. navy bombing range until george w. bush told them to move and clean all the munitions up. now it is a playground for the rich and famous and home to 10,000 natives who work there and support the tourist economy. for the last week, no one knew anything about their fate. they were in this black hole of information. so luckily we found an angel with a s...

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♪ >> anthony: while the sailing canoe the hokuela was a powerful spark for the hawaiian renaissance, this was what really set things off. beginning in 1941, and continuing into the 70's and beyond. the u.s. navy had been using the beautiful neighboring island of kahoolawe as a bombing range. you could feel the shockwaves as far away as maui and molokai. >> ritte: i'm proud of my hawaiian blood and nobody can tell me any different. >> anthony: 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 th...

♪ >> anthony: while the sailing canoe the hokuela was a powerful spark for the hawaiian renaissance, this was what really set things off. beginning in 1941, and continuing into the 70's and beyond. the u.s. navy had been using the beautiful neighboring island of kahoolawe as a bombing range. you could feel the shockwaves as far away as maui and molokai. >> ritte: i'm proud of my hawaiian blood and nobody can tell me any different. >> anthony: 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 th...