Two young Native Hawaiian girls smile at visitors to Niihau, an isolated Pacific Ocean island in Hawaii, USA. It is known as the Forbidden Island because only Niihauans born on the island are permitted to live there and tourists are limited to a helicopter excursion to visit its shores for only a few hours. Privately owned by the same family since they purchased it from the king of Hawaii in 1864, the 72-square-mile island has less than 170 residents and is dedicated to preserving traditional Hawaiian culture. Niihau has no paved roads or running water; food is brought in by boat.
Two young Native Hawaiian girls smile at visitors to Niihau, an isolated Pacific Ocean island in Hawaii, USA. It is known as the Forbidden Island because only Niihauans born on the island are permitted to live there and tourists are limited to a helicopter excursion to visit its shores for only a few hours. Privately owned by the same family since they purchased it from the king of Hawaii in 1864, the 72-square-mile (187 square-kilometer) island has less than 170 residents and is dedicated to preserving traditional Hawaiian culture. Niihau has no paved roads or running water; food is brought in by boat from Kauai, the nearest populated island that is 18 miles (29 kilometers) to the east. There are no accommodations or restaurants for visitors, who are flown in to remote beaches away from where the native Niihauans live.
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Location: Island of Niihau, Kauai County, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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