Niihau, about 18 miles northwest of Kauai, is the "Forbidden Island." It has been privately owned by the same family since 1864, when Elizabeth Sinclair purchased it from King Kamehameha V for ...

Niihau is everything Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, even Kauai, are not. It has 130 residents, give or take, and they live in the town of Puuwai.

Niihau is everything Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, even Kauai, are not. It has 130 residents, give or take, and they live in the town of Puuwai.

“Niihau is owned by two brothers, Bruce and Keith Robinson,” explains Jehu Fuller, general manager for the Makaweli Meat Co. “The Robinsons are direct descendants of Elizabeth Sinclair, ...

Niihau is everything Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, even Kauai, are not. It has 130 residents, give or take, and they live in the town of Puuwai.

Niihau was the second Hawaiian island his ships visited; unfortunately, it was also the first where his men could spend a night ashore, and so the tragic spread of venereal disease began.

Niihau’s reputation is well deserved. For nearly a century and a half, the privately owned, 70-square-mile island, located 17 miles southwest of Kauai, has been off limits to outsiders, earning ...

But for $185 Niihau Helicopters will ferry you from Kauai to some of the most inhospitable land in the state. These flight tours are offered two or three times a week.

Niihau shell lei and jewelry have become increasingly rare, Cappelli said. She began collecting the lei about 22 years ago when there were about 200 permanent residents.