Niʻihau The Forbidden Isle
October 1992 satellite photo
Geography
Location in the state of Hawaii
Location	21°54′N, 160°10′W
Area	69.5 sq mi (179.9 km²)
Rank	7th largest Hawaiian Island
Highest point	Mt. Pānīʻau   1,250 ft (381 m)[1]
Demographics
Population	160 (as of 2000)
Density	2/sq mi (1/km²)
Official Insignia[29]
Flower	Pupu Shells
Color	Keʻokeʻo (White)

Niʻihau is the smallest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands in the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi, having an area of 179.9 km² (69.5 sq mi).^[2] Known as the "Forbidden Isle", Niʻihau lies 17.5 miles (28 km) across the Kaulakahi Channel, southwest of Kauaʻi, and the crescent-shaped island of Lehua is positioned 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of Niʻihau. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (639x634, 110 KB) Niihau, Hawaii - October 1992 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Map of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of islands that stretches 2,400 km in a northwesterly direction from the southern tip of the Island of Hawai‘i. ... Map of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of islands that stretches 2,400 km in a northwesterly direction from the southern tip of the Island of Hawai‘i. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... In an archipelago like the Hawaiian Islands the water between islands is typically called a channel or passage. ... Kauai (Hawaiian IPA pron. ... Lehua is a small, crescent-shaped island only 0. ...

Since 1864, the island has been privately owned by the Robinson family. As a result, Niʻihau is generally off-limits to all but relatives of the island's owners, U.S. Navy personnel, government officials and invited guests. Tourists are able to visit the island through a limited number of supervised tours, including diving, hiking, and hunting safaris. Niʻihau is also referred to as the "Mystery Island", the "Distant Isle" and sometimes the "Forgotten Island", as it is frequently omitted on tourist maps. The island is famous as the location for the Niʻihau Incident, in which a Japanese fighter pilot crashed on the island and terrorized its residents during World War II. Commercially, the people of Niʻihau are known internationally for their gemlike, shell lei craftsmanship. The Hawaiian Islands: Niihau is the small island on the extreme left. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Woman wearing a lei and making the shaka sign Lei is a Hawaiian word for a garland or wreath. ...

History

Prior to the unification of the Kingdom of Hawai'i under Kamehameha I, Ni'ihau was ruled by the ali'is. Kahelelani^[3] was the first of the Ni'ihau ali'i. His name is now used to refer to the Ni'ihau kahelelani, the pupu shell of the wart turbans (Leptothyra verruca), used to make exquisite Niihau shell jewelry.^[4][5] Motto Ua mau ke ea o ka āina i ka pono Anthem Hawaii Ponoi Kingdom of Hawaii Capital Lahaina (until 1845) Honolulu (from 1845) Language(s) Hawaiian, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1795–1819 Kamehameha I  - 1891–1893 Liliuokalani Provisional Government  - 1893-1894 Committee of Safety History  - Inception 1795  - Unification... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... AliÊ»i refers to the chiefly or noble rank in Hawaiian society. ... Genera and species See text. ...

Kaeo was a ruler of northern Ni'ihau who unified the entire island after defeating his rival, a chief named Kawaihoa. A stone wall (Papohau) was built across a quarter of the southern end to mark the boundaries of the two chiefs: Kaeo's land was identified by black stones and Kawaihoa's by white stones. Eventually, a great battle took place, known as Pali Kamakaui. Kaeo's two brothers from the island of Maui, Kaiana and his half-brother Kahekili, the King of Maui, fought the battle for Kaeo and Ni'ihau was united under his rule. Kawaihoa was banished to the south end of the island and Kaeo moved to the middle of the island to govern. Kaeo married the noble Kamakahelei and a future king of Ni'ihau and Kauaʻi named Kaumuali'i was born in 1790. Kauaʻi and Ni'ihau are said to have carried the "highest blood lines" in the Hawaiian Islands.^[6] For other uses, see Maui (disambiguation). ... Kaumualii was the last independant alii, or ruler, of the islands of Kauai and Niihau before becoming a vassal of King Kamehameha I of Hawaii in 1810. ... Kauai (Hawaiian IPA pron. ...

By 1795, Kamehameha had managed to unify all of the islands except for Kauaʻi and Ni'ihau:^[7] two attempts to conquer those islands had failed, and Kamehameha lost many men: the dead bodies covered the beaches on the eastern shores of Kauaʻi.^[8] Finally, in 1810, Kamehameha amassed a great fleet, and Kaumuali'i, the last native ali'i, surrendered rather than risk further bloodshed. Independence again became feasible after Kamehameha's death in 1819, but was put down when Kamehameha's widow Ka'ahumanu kidnapped Kaumuali'i and forced him to marry her. Thereafter Ni'ihau remained part of a unified Hawai'i. Kaahumanu served as Queen Regent of the Kingdom of Hawaii during the terms of Kamehameha II and Kamehameha III. Kaahumanu, formally Elizabeth Kaahumanu, (1768-1832), Queen Regent of the Kingdom of Hawaii. ...

In 1864, Elizabeth Sinclair (later Sinclair-Robinson) purchased Ni'ihau from Kamehameha V for the low price of $10,000 in gold. By around 1875, Ni'ihau's population consisted of about 350 Native Hawaiians, with 20,000 sheep grazing the island.^[9] This era marked the end of the art of Hawaiian mat weaving made famous by the people of Ni'ihau. The stems of a native sedge called "makaloa" (Cyperus laevigatus) used to grow on the edges of Ni'ihau's three intermittent lakes.^[10] These grasses were used to weave the makaloa mats of Niihau, considered the "finest sleeping mats in Polynesia". The mats were valued by ali'i and foreign visitors alike, but by the end of the 19th century, Hawaiians had stopped weaving makaloa due to changes in population, culture, economics, and the environment.^[11] Kamehameha V was the last monarch of the House of Kamehameha. ... Genera See text The Family Cyperaceae, or the Sedge family, is a taxon of monocot flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1915, Sinclair's grandson Aubrey Robinson closed the island to most outside visitors; Even relatives of the inhabitants could visit only by special permission.

Ni'ihau played a small role during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. An off-course Japanese pilot crash landed at Ni'ihau and was captured by locals. With the assistance of local Japanese residents, the pilot escaped, but was later recaptured and killed. The incident is referred to locally as the "Ni'ihau Incident" or the "Battle of Ni'ihau."^[12][13] This article is about the harbor in Hawaii. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... On December 7, 1941, a Japanese Zero pilot crash-landed on the Hawaiian island of Niihau directly after participating in the Pearl Harbor attack. ...

Despite the self-imposed isolation, Ni'ihau has a long-standing relationship with the U.S. military dating from before World War II. There is a small U.S. Navy installation on the island, but no military personnel are permanently stationed there. More recently, however, the U.S. military has used the island for training special operations units, hiring the Ni'ihauans as "enemy" trackers. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... USN redirects here. ...

Many residents of Ni'ihau had been employees of the Ni'ihau Ranch until the Robinson family finally shut down the operation in 1999; it had not been profitable for most of the 20th century. Many of the residents ended up on federal welfare, although these benefits will expire soon. The Robinson family has been considering alternative economic options to keep their residents employed, such as an increased economic role for the U.S. military (an earlier 1999 proposal to establish a missile testing program on the island fell by the wayside), or increased tourism. Either of these would erode the relative isolation that the residents currently enjoy. Welfare is financial assistance paid by taxpayers to groups of people who are unable to support themselves, and determined to be able to function more effectively with financial assistance. ...

Geography

Pu'uwai village

Contrary to popular belief, Ni'ihau is not the geologically oldest of the eight main islands. Kaua'i, which neighbors Ni'ihau in the north-east, is older. This is because Niʻihau was formed by a secondary vent that formed after the Kaua'i volcano was erupting. It is estimated that Kaua'i was formed 5.1 million years ago, while Ni'ihau is estimated to have been formed 4.9 million years ago. Ni'ihau consists of one extinct volcano that had a large landslide to the east. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kauai (Hawaiian IPA pron. ...

The island is relatively arid, being situated in the rain shadow of Kaua'i and lacking the elevation needed to catch significant amounts of Trade Wind rainfall (see orographic precipitation); This is similar to the island of Kahoʻolawe which is in the rain shadow of Maui. And, like Kahoʻolawe, Ni'ihau is subject to long periods of drought.^[14] Historical droughts on Ni'ihau have been recorded several times, one by Captain James Cook's former junior officer, George Vancouver in 1792. Vancouver had been told that that the people of Niʻihau had abandoned the island because of a severe drought and had moved to Kauaʻi to escape famine. It is thought that population movement from Niʻihau to Kauaʻi during severe drought periods may have been common.^[15] For the television series see Rain Shadow. ... Kauai (Hawaiian IPA pron. ... The trade winds are a pattern of wind that are found in bands around the Earths equatorial region. ... Late-summer rainstorm in Denmark In meteorology, precipitation (also known as hydrometeor) is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that is deposited on the earths surface. ... Kaho‘olawe is the smallest of the 8 main volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands. ... For other uses, see Maui (disambiguation). ... Fields outside Benambra, Victoria suffering from drought conditions A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. ... Captain James Cook may refer to: James Cook - British explorer, navigator, and map maker Captain James Cook (TV miniseries) - 1987 Australian television miniseries This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... A life sized statue covered in gold of George Vancouver on top of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings Captain George Vancouver RN (June 22, 1757 – May 12, 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of North America, including the Pacific coast along the modern...

The island is located about 29 km (18 miles) west of Kaua'i. Its dimensions are 30 km by 10 km (6.2 x 18.6 mi; its land area is 56.6% larger than uninhabited Kaho'olawe). The maximum elevation (Pānī'au) is 390 m (1280 ft). The United States Census Bureau defines Ni'ihau (with the neighboring small island of Lehua) as Census Tract 410 of Kaua'i County, Hawai'i. Its 2000 census population was 160. ^[16] Kaho‘olawe is the smallest of the 8 main volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Lehua is a small, crescent-shaped island only 0. ... A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular community defined for the purpose of taking a census. ... Kauai County is a county located in the state of Hawai‘i. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

Communities include:

• Kamalino
• Ke'elinawili
• Ki'eki'e
• Ki'i
• Lē'ahi
• Lehua Landing
• Nonopapa
• 'Ō'iamoi
• Pu'uwai

Puuwai is the main (and only) settlement on Niihau. ...

Politics

See also: Politics of Hawaii

The island of Niʻihau was considered as a possible location for the United Nations headquarters in 1944 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt had visited Hawaii in 1934.^[17][18] // History and Current Issues This only covers the history of the politics of the State of Hawaii. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... FDR redirects here. ...

In 2004 President George W. Bush received all but one of the 40 votes cast on the island. The remaining vote was cast for Green Party nominee David Cobb. 51 registered voters did not cast ballots.^[19] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. ... David Cobb appealing for votes at the annual Fighting Bob Fest in Baraboo, Wisconsin, September 2004 David Keith Cobb (born December 24, 1962 in San Leon, Texas) is an American ex-lawyer and activist, and was the 2004 presidential candidate of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). ...

Economy

On the beaches of the island are found pupu, shells that wash onto the shores of Ni'ihau during the winter months. The sale of shells and shell jewelry provide an additional source of income for the local populace.^[20] The shells and jewelry are so popular, that in 2004, Governor Linda Lingle signed a bill to protect Niihau shell leis from counterfeiting.^[21] Other economic activities include fishing, sheep ranching, charcoal production, and honey cultivation.^[22] Mullet farming is popular on Niihau, with ponds and lakes stocked with baby mullet which reach upwards of nine to ten pounds apiece before they are harvested and sold on the islands of Kauai and Oahu.^[23] However, hunting on the island by the natives is forbidden as the Robinson family possesses exclusive hunting rights only to be granted to tourists of the island.^[24] Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter on June 4, 1953) has been Governor of Hawaiʻi since being sworn in on December 2, 2002. ... Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. ... Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. ... A jar of honey, shown with a wooden honey server and scones/biscuits. ... Binomial name Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 The striped mullet, Mugil cephalus, is a mullet of the genus Mugil, found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. ... Kauai (Hawaiian IPA pron. ... Oʻahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaiʻi. ...

Culture

The island has approximately 160 permanent inhabitants,^[25] nearly all of whom are Native Hawaiians who live in the island's main settlement of Pu'uwai. They support themselves largely by subsistence agriculture and welfare and generally lead a rural, low-tech life. They speak the Hawaiian language, in part encouraged by terms in the purchase contract which obligated the new owners to help preserve Hawaiian culture and tradition. Ni'ihau is the only Hawaiian island where the Hawaiian language is spoken as a primary language.^[26] Native Hawaiians (in Hawaiian, kānaka ōiwi or kānaka maoli) are the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands who trace their ancestry back to Marquesan and possibly Tahitian settlers (starting circa AD 400), before the arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. ... Puuwai is the main (and only) settlement on Niihau. ... Welfare is financial assistance paid by taxpayers to groups of people who are unable to support themselves, and determined to be able to function more effectively with financial assistance. ... The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language that takes its name from that of the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. ...

The Native Hawaiians are not isolated from the outside world, however: Ni'ihau is subject to regular droughts that occasionally force the population to evacuate to Kaua'i temporarily, until their fresh water supply is replenished by rainfall. The island's owners maintain a helicopter for use in emergencies and for transporting residents to and from Kaua'i, thus avoiding the long boat ride. These helicopter trips are supported by its use for limited tours and safaris on the island.^[27] The Agusta A109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy. ...

Music plays a central role on the island, with a cappella singers making use of only two or three tones and changing rhythms. Ukulele and guitar playing is nearly ubiquitous among the Native Hawaiians of Ni'ihau, and there are three separate styles of slack-key music, with an older style originating from Kohala, Hawaii.^[28] A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... The ukulele (Hawaiian: , IPA pronunciation: ; Anglicised pronunciation usually IPA: ), sometimes spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ... Slack-key guitar is a style of music originating in Hawaii using an acoustic guitar fingerpicking style. ... Kohala is the name of a district on the northwest portion of the island of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii. ...

See also: Music of Hawaii

The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. ...

Notes

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References

• Bird, Isabella L. (2006), The Hawaiian Archipelago, BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1426449909.
• Gay, Lawrence Kainoahou (1981), Tales of the forbidden island of NiʻIhau, Topgallant Publishing, ISBN 0-914916-43-2.
• Joesting, Edward (1988), Kauai: The Separate Kingdom, University of Hawaii, ISBN 0824811623.
• Moriarty, Linda Paik (1986), Niʻihau Shell Leis, University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 082480998X.
• Olsen, Eric P. (Oct, 2001), "Paradise Preserved", World & I 16 (10): 108, ISSN 0887-9346.
• Tabrah, Ruth M. (1987), Niʻihau, the last Hawaiian island, Press Pacifica, ISBN 0-916630-59-5.
• Tava, Rerioterai & Moses K. Keale Sr. (1998), Niihau, the traditions of a Hawaiian island, Mutual Publishing.

External links

• Commercial tourism site by the owners of Niihau Island
• Article in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin about Ni'ihau

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