hˈɛlm, hˌuː hæd bɪkˌʌm ðə ɡɹˈuːps lˈiːdɚ ænd ɐ hˈiəɹoʊ tə mˈɛni, pˈædəld ðə sˈɛvən mˈaɪlz fɹʌm mˈaʊiː ˌɔn ɐ sˈɜːfboːɹd, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð kˈiːmoʊ mˈɪtʃəl ɪn ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə kˈæhuːlˌɔː.
Helm, who had become the group's leader and a hero to many, paddled the 7 miles from Maui on a surfboard, along with Kimo Mitchell in an attempt to return to Kahoolawe.