LIHUE — A World War II artillery shell uncovered in Kilohana Crater was detonated yesterday by soldiers from Schofield Barracks’ explosive disposal unit.

A Kipu rancher clearing land with a bulldozer in Kilohana Crater uncovered the shell, Kauai police chief Darryl Perry said today in a news release.
The shell was 20 inches long and 5 1/2 inches in diameter.
The rancher, William Fleming, called police, who notified the U.S. Army’s 706th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit at Schofield Barracks.
Two members of the unit — Sgt. Aaron Smeathers and PFC Douglas Shotts — arrived on Kauai yesterday afternoon.
After examining the shell, which probably was used for training, the soldiers detonated it by remote control.