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 ...

It’s the Forbidden Island. A remote landmass where an ancient dialect of Hawaiian is spoken fluently by its native residents. Shrouded in mystery and intrigue, Niihau is situated 17 miles off ...

Kauai is the "Garden Island." But one island is hardly known at all, even by most state residents. Niihau, about 18 miles northwest of Kauai, is the "Forbidden Island." It has been privately owned ...

Since my days as a child on Oahu, I’ve known Niihau as the Forbidden Island. It has been privately owned since 1864, when Elizabeth Sinclair bought it from King Kamehameha V. Her descendants ...

After more than two hours of skimming over impossibly blue waves, about 17 miles off the Hawaiian island of Kauai, the time has finally arrived. Our boat is closing in on Niihau, the Forbidden ...

We were headed for Hawaii's Forbidden Island. Few people, even Hawaiians from other islands, have ever set foot on Niihau. Noi Igou, the housekeeper at our rental beach bungalow in Kauai ...

For somewhere truly remote in Hawaii, consider the island of Niihau. Tourism there is restricted, but for the few who manage to get there, the island offers a fascinating look at Hawaii's past.

Remains of the Zero that crashed on Hawaii’s Niihau island, on display at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Flying in the second wave of the attack, he had ...