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Kahana
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The Kahana was the 150-foot freighter dispatched to find and recapture the Island three months after the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. It last ported in Suva, Fiji. ("Meet Kevin Johnson") The Kahana was owned by Charles Widmore. ("The Other Woman") Among the freighter's crew was Oceanic Flight 815 survivor Michael Dawson under the alias "Kevin Johnson". It was destroyed when a C-4 bomb onboard was remotely detonated. ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")

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Description

The Kahana is a supply vessel common to offshore oil fields such as those in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and offshore Nigeria. This type of boat is used to ferry food, water, stores and drilling necessities like "liquid mud" to oil drilling platforms. This type of ship is generally built for speed and not duration, so the last port of call is likely close to the destination. However, it appears to have been modified for the specific task of finding the Island, and has two helipads on the deck where the boat would normally carry pallets of supplies. It was equipped with two helicopters, but one crashed into the ocean when Naomi parachuted to the Island, and the other crashed into the ocean after the Island moved.

Captain's stateroom

The captain's stateroom is the domain of the ship's captain, Captain Gault. The stateroom includes several bookshelves stocked with books and charts, a desk, a table, a number of padded chairs, a wall of photographs and posted notes of coastline (possibly the Island), a globe, an 18th century binnacle, a cabinet containing the black box said to have been retrieved from the staged wreckage, and, inside a file cabinet drawer, a safe with two keys—one Keamy's, one Gault's—containing the secondary protocol. A pair of bullhorns adorn the entrance door. ("Ji Yeon")  ("Meet Kevin Johnson")

Kevin Johnson's berth

Kevin Johnson (Michael Dawson) was assigned a berth with two bunks, a chair, a cabinet, and a single porthole. He kept the locked crate shipped to him by the Others inside. On the cabinet he kept, among other articles, a bottle of mouthwash and the picture of Michael with Walt as a toddler taken from his Manhattan studio apartment. ("Meet Kevin Johnson")

Sickbay

The sickbay is the domain of the ship's physician, Ray. It includes two bunks, a cot, an examination table, and stocks of medical supplies. A latch on the outside ensures that persons can be quarantined within. George Minkowski, and later Desmond and Sayid, were held there. ("The Constant")

Radio room

The radio room was the domain of the ship's communications officer, George Minkowski. All calls to and from the Island and the outside world came through him in the radio room, which was filled with communications equipment. A calendar was used to keep record of the passage of time. The ship's radio was illicitly disabled shortly after the ship anchored near the Island. The culprit is presumably Michael, whom Ben ordered to damage the ship's communications equipment. ("The Constant")  ("Meet Kevin Johnson")

Armory

The armory was used for storage of weapons, ammunition and explosives used by the freighter's mercenary team. It was located on the same deck as Kevin Johnson's berth, a few doors over at the end of the hallway. Omar assisted Keamy in strapping on a detonator in the armory prior to the military team's second trip to the Island. ("Cabin Fever") While Oceanic Flight 815 survivors were being ferried back and forth to the Kahana by Daniel Faraday, Desmond discovered that the armory had been filled with C4 explosives set with a radio-activated detonator. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1")  ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")

Engine room

The engine room had two large engines and various other equipment. Shortly after the radio room was disabled, the engines were sabotaged by Michael, but he later repaired them. ("Ji Yeon")  ("Meet Kevin Johnson")  ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")

Quieter part

The berth assigned to Desmond and Sayid was said to be on the "quieter part" of the freighter. The berth had two unstacked bunks, hosted cockroaches, and had a large blood stain on the wall. ("Ji Yeon")  ("Meet Kevin Johnson")

Ship's tender

Main article: Zodiac raft

The ship's tender is a small inflatable Zodiac brand raft. Minkowski and Brandon took the ship's tender in an abortive trip to the Island. Two other crew members later tried to steal the ship's tender to escape the freighter, but the attempted desertion was thwarted by Captain Gault. ("Meet Kevin Johnson") Gault later gave the ship's tender to Sayid so for him to make a journey to the Island and ferry other Flight 815 survivors back to the Kahana. ("Cabin Fever") It was last used by Daniel Faraday to transport several redshirts from the island when the freighter was destroyed. ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3") The status and location of the tender and its passengers are unknown.

Mission

In port in Suva, Fiji
In port in Suva, Fiji

According to Naomi, who arrived on the Island by parachuting from a helicopter dispatched from the freighter, the crew formed part of a search and recovery team, hired by Penelope Widmore, but the freighter mission was actually set up by her father, Charles Widmore in order to find the Island, capture Benjamin Linus alive, and kill the rest of the Island's inhabitants. A science team was dispatched to disable the Tempest and prevent an Island-wide counterattack by the Others, while a mercenary team assaulted the Barracks and, later, staked out the Orchid station according to the secondary protocol, in an attempt to capture Ben.
In total, there seem to have been four sets of orders on the Kahana:

Movements

  • The Kahana left port in Suva, Fiji sometime between Day 76 and Day 80. ("Meet Kevin Johnson")
  • Sometime before Day 84, the Kahana closed to the approximate position of the Island and began searching for it by helicopter.
  • At the time of Naomi's arrival on the Island, the ship was anchored approximately eighty nautical miles to the west. ("The Brig")
  • As of Day 94, it had closed in to about forty miles off the coast (twenty minutes of flying). ("The Constant")
  • On Day 100, with its engine power restored, the freighter came within 5 miles of the coast of the Island before it was destroyed. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1")  ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")

Cabin fever

Some of the crew experienced "what might best be described as a heightened case of cabin fever"―distraction and urges to escape the ship at any cost. Two crewmates attempted to desert by absconding with the ship's tender, while Regina threw herself overboard laden with heavy chains. Captain Gault supposed it had something to do with the close proximity of the Island. He didn't interfere with Regina's suicide because, he said, he didn't want any more crewmembers to become afflicted. ("Ji Yeon") He suggested that Keamy could have been suffering from the "cabin fever" as well when Keamy returned to the Kahana determined to journey to the Island a second time to complete his mission. ("Cabin Fever")

Destruction

The freighter is destroyed.
The freighter is destroyed.

The Kahana's armory was found by Desmond to be stocked with a large amount of C-4 explosives. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1") It was later revealed that Keamy had a dead man's trigger strapped to arm, so that in the case of his death, the C-4 would be detonated. Michael, Jin and Desmond attempted to freeze the circuits connected to the C-4 in order to stop a potential danger. However, Keamy was soon killed by Ben in The Orchid, which resulted in the explosion of the Kahana, presumably killing Michael and the rest of the crew remaining on board. It sank soon after. ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")

People associated with the freighter

RESCUED/OFF-ISLAND
ALIVE
DEAD
DEFECTED
UNKNOWN
DEUTEROCANONICAL
EXPANDED UNIVERSE

Below is a list of every known person from the freighter.

Picture Name Role Status Overview
Miles Straume Spiritualist Alive, on the island Miles Straume arrived on the Island looking for Ben Linus, whom he found thanks to Kate. He wanted $3.2 million dollars from Ben after which Miles would report Ben as dead. He escaped the attack on the Barracks and joined the survivors at the beach.
Charlotte Lewis Cultural anthropologist Alive, on the island Charlotte Lewis talked about having work to do but was only seen attempting to gather information about the Flight 815 survivors from Locke's group, and tested Daniel's ability to identify three face-down playing cards. She assisted Daniel in disabling the poisonous gas at the Tempest and chose to remain on the Island.
Daniel Faraday Physicist Unknown, adrift at sea. Since his arrival, Daniel Faraday has noted that light on the Island didn't seem to "scatter quite right". He performed an experiment where a rocket was sent from the freighter to the Island. He helped assist Desmond, experiencing time-transported consciousness, to find his "constant" and, thus, saved his life. He, with the assistance of Charlotte, disabled the poisonous gas at the Tempest.
Frank Lapidus Helicopter pilot Alive, escaped island. Frank Lapidus is a helicopter pilot whose role was to move people between the freighter and the Island. Originally supposed to be Flight 815's pilot, Frank believed that the official story of the plane's crash was a fabrication. He flew the mercenary team to the Island on at least two occasions and was flying the helicopter that carried the Oceanic 6 off the Island.
Brandon Crew member Deceased, presumably from a brain aneurysm. After suffering symptoms of time-transported consciousness following his abortive trip to the Island with George Minkowski, Brandon died.
Naomi Dorrit Science team leader Deceased, killed by Locke. Naomi was hired to provide protection to the team from the freighter operating on the Island and to get the team back safely after they had completed their mission.
George Minkowski Communications officer Deceased, from an apparent brain aneurysm. George Minkowski is the communications officer from the freighter who made first contact with Jack. After suffering flashes similar to Desmond's, he is kept strapped to a bed in the freighter's sick bay until freed by Sayid and Desmond. He later dies of an apparent brain aneurysm.
Regina Radio contact Deceased, committed suicide. The Kahana's contact with the Island, after Minkowski falls ill. She launched and tracked the rocket for Daniel's experiment. She killed herself by jumping off the Kahana wrapped in heavy chains.
Mayhew Mercenary Deceased, died on the freighter after being badly injured by the Monster. Accompanied Keamy to the Island.
Ray Doctor Deceased, throat slit by Keamy. He administered a sedative to Minkowski. He activated the alarm when Sayid brought Daniel, on the satellite phone, to Desmond.
Captain Gault Captain Deceased, shot by Keamy. Keamy takes Frank to talk to see Gault after he returns from the Island. Gault reveals himself to Sayid and Desmond following Regina's suicide and informs them that Charles Widmore owns the freighter. He also implies Ben Linus in the staged plane wreckage and 324 dead bodies inside. It is mentioned that Gault has a bad temper.
Kocol Mercenary Deceased, killed by the Others. A freighter mercenary, killed in the battle at the helicopter.
Lacour Mercenary Deceased, killed by the Others. A freighter mercenary, killed in the battle at the helicopter.
Redfern Mercenary Deceased, killed by the Others. A freighter mercenary, killed in the battle at the helicopter.
Omar Mercenary Deceased, killed by the Others. Omar, from Florida, assists Keamy as a member of the freighter's military team.
Martin Keamy Mercenary team leader Deceased, killed by Ben. Keamy, from Las Vegas, is an ex-Marine mercenary who heads up the freighter's military team tasked with apprehending Ben Linus. Keamy survived an attack by the Monster.
Kevin Johnson Deckhand Unknown, presumed killed in the explosion of the freighter. "Kevin Johnson" is Michael Dawson's alias while serving aboard the Kahana as a deckhand.
Jeff Mechanic Unknown, presumed killed in the explosion of the freighter. Jeff is a mechanic seen working with Michael to repair the engines.
Hendricks Freighter pilot Unknown, presumed killed in the explosion of the freighter. Hendricks is the freighter's pilot.

Trivia

  • The name Kahana was first seen on the ship's starboard side when the helicopter approached it in "The Constant". The name has never been spoken aloud in the series.
    • "Kahana," according to a Hawaiian Dictionary, means "n. Cutting, drawing of a line; turning point. Cf. kaha 1, 3. Eia maʻaneʻi ke kahana alanui e iho ai i kahakai, here's the turn of the road to go down to the beach." There are many places in the Hawaiian islands called "Kahana", and "Kahana" is also a proper name for men or women. In addition, if spelled "ka hana", this could mean "the work" in the context of a larger sentence.
    • Additionally, "kahana" is the Aramaic form of the word cohen in Hebrew, which means "priest", and also "leader". All Jewish priests came from the family of Levi, who was the son of Jacob.
    • In Hindi, "Kahana" is the name for the god Krishna from Hindu religious mythology.
  • Scenes with the Kahana were filmed at sea a few miles off the coast of Oahu. For filming, the ship docked at Barbers Point just west of Pearl Harbor. The actual ship is used to transport supplies to islands and science research stations within the Hawaiian Archipelago. ("The Constant-Enhanced") The ship really is called the Kahana and is often based at Kewalo Basin harbor [1]

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
  1. Do not answer the questions here.
  2. Keep the questions open-ended and neutral: do not suggest an answer.
For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Kahana/Theories
  • How did they find the Island?
  • What is causing the "severe case of cabin fever" that caused Regina to kill herself?
  • Whose blood is on the wall of Sayid and Desmond's new room?
  • Why did Keamy allow the science team to go to the island before his mercenaries?

References


The Kahana v • t • e
Crew Brandon • Naomi Dorrit • Captain Gault • Hendricks • Jeff • Kevin Johnson • George Minkowski • Frank Lapidus • Ray • Regina
Science Team Daniel Faraday • Charlotte Lewis • Miles Straume
Mercenary Team Martin Keamy • Kocol • Lacour • Mayhew • Omar • Redfern
Associated characters Matthew Abaddon • Charles Widmore
Items Black box • Calendar • Daniel's experiments • Daniel's journal • Daniel's machine • Daniel's map • Dead man's trigger • Desmond's photograph • Gas masks • Helicopter • Satellite phone
See also: Freighter


Vehicles v • t • e
Survivors Boeing 777 • Elizabeth • Flight 815 • Rafts
The Others Boats • Galaga • Outrigger
Found on the Island Henry Gale's balloon • Black Rock • Drug smugglers' plane • DHARMA van
Freighter Group Helicopters • Kahana • Zodiac raft
Miscellaneous Automobiles • Car accidents • Christiane I • Coast Guard transport plane • Golden Pontiac • Hurley's Camaro • Searcher


Lists v • t • e
List of Oceanic Flight 815 survivors • List of Middle Section survivors • List of Tail Section survivors • List of Victims of Crash • List of Others
List of DHARMA Initiative members • List of Kahana crew • List of characters
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