The bulk of Niihau is restricted to its 70 full-time residents and their families or to those who received a coveted invitation from the family who has owned the 69-square-mile island since 1864.

Just 17 miles from the coastline of Kauai, Hawaii boasts a historic restricted area: the 70-square-mile island of Niihau, also known as the “Forbidden Island.” Niihau, Hawaii’s “Forbidden ...

For somewhere truly remote in Hawaii, consider the islands of Niihau and Kaho‘olawe. Both sharply limit tourism to preserve the Hawaiian past and present. But for armchair travelers, or the few ...

NIIHAU, HAWAII — Tell people you're going to Niihau, and they invariably exclaim, “No way!” Or, “Do you know the Robinsons?” Yes, way, and I do not know the Robinsons. And even though ...

Niihau is the 'Forbidden Island' of Hawaii, privately owned by the same family since 1864, when Elizabeth Sinclair purchased it from King Kamehameha V for $10,000.

Niihau’s first people were the ancestors of seafaring Polynesians who arrived in double-hulled sailing canoes. They were ruled by Hawaiian nobility, and the island’s coveted shells are named ...

All of the major Hawaiian islands have nicknames. Kauai, for example, is known as the Garden Island, and for as long as anyone can remember, its closest neighbor, Niihau, has been called the Forbid… ...

Niihau is referred to as "The Forbidden Island" because entry to the island is only by invitation from the Robinson family. About 100 Native Hawaiians live on the island. Hawaiian is the official ...

The Niihau Incident: When a Japanese war pilot crash-landed on a Hawaii island during the Pearl Harbor attack By Christine Hitt , Hawaii Contributing Editor Updated April 21, 2022 8:33 a.m.

Get a glimpse of Niihau, Hawaii’s ‘Forbidden Island’ Originally published May 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm Updated May 15, 2010 at 9:01 pm ...

Niihau, Hawaii, is home to many monk seals, including this curious one luxuriating in a tide pool. As for the human residents of the island, which has been privately owned since 1864, there are ...