     Many years ago, on the widely diverse 
planet of Terra (formerly "Earth"), a 
government of one of the planet's areas 
gained possession of a group of islands 
isolated far into Terra's largest ocean.  
These islands, called by the natives as 
"Hawai`i," were reputed as the planet's 
very best climate and and were home to a 
unique, laid-back culture.
     Word soon spread throughout Terra of
what a pleasant paradise Hawai`i was, and the
islands were drowned in a wave of tourists,
immigrants, and missionaries from many parts
of the planet.  The island natives were
suddenly robbed of their simple lifestyle,
traditional way of life, their religion, and
much of their cherished land as well.  Demand
for the islands drove prices sky high, and
natives who hadn't really had to worry about
money suddenly lived in the most expensive
region on the planet.
     Citing the islands' strategic position,
their new government soon claimed land there
for military purposes.  The military then
comandeered the entire island of Kahoolawe
for use as a bombing range.  This caused much
controversy and some amount of protests, but
the military wouldn't listen.
     Many years later, protesting and lobbying 
finally brought the bombing to a halt, but
Kahoolawe was still virtually ruined.
Pocked with craters and littered with
unexploded bombs, the island could only be 
inhabitable after many years of expensive 
cleanup.  Native Hawaiians rejoiced when
cleaning on the island's eastern side began, 
only to be dismayed at the reason.  A small 
portion of land was cleared of explosives 
and caves were blasted inside the hills.
Kahoolawe, now a large and isolated mine-
field, was to become a gigantic prison for
Terra's deadliest criminals.
     The year is now 2794 and the island is 
in the hands of the Interstellar Federal
Government.  The Kahoolawe Interstellar 
Correctional Facility is notorious
throughout the universe as a place of no 
escape for the most hardened criminals.  
Any who made it to shore without setting
off a bomb would still have to get past an 
impentrable force-field surrounding the 
island.
     At 8:17 AM HST, Terran officials in
Honolulu noted that telecommunication calls 
to the prison guards were not being
answered.  Suspecting a large-scale prison 
uprising, special agents from the Federal 
Stellar Police have been called to
investigate...












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