10
structures were erected by the government.
These were to be
used by the members of the Kili boat crew and others while
the craft was anchored off Jabwor.
Three smaller islands were
provided from which the Kili residents of Jabwor could obtain
coconuts,
pandanus and other local foods.
The typhoon wiped
out the village on Jabwor and the few Kili peopie there left
the atoll
for good.
A community development
Kilt people to develop and
co the maximum.
project was
set up to assist
the
exploit the resources of the island
Handicraft production was stimulated.
The
production of the now famous Kili. Bags has continued but other
items are no longer made for export.
Attempts were made to exploit
a source of food,
and possibly
were made to Kusaie
tne
cash
Island in the
large taro patch area aa
income.
Two taro lifts
Ponape District.
Large quan-
tities of high quality taro plants were obtained and planted on
Kili.
It
soon became obvious that the former Bikinians,
whom taro was a
very minor and unimportant
item,
interested in cultivating this useful plant.
added that
were
not
It should be
taro cultivation is becoming inereasingly of less
importance throughout the Marshalls,
southern Marshall
where
even in those areas in the
taro once flourished.
The taro patch
itself was ruined during the typhoon of December 1957.
action flooded
the area with
plants which were
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es
to
salt water,
which killed
Wave
the
left and affected the freshwater lens.
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