Purchased by a wealthy Scottish widow in 1864, the family-owned island of Niihau is committed to preserving its natural and ...

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 ...

"And it worked. We never got polio out here." The name stuck and, indeed, the only people allowed on Niihau for generations were relatives of the Robinsons and the 130 or so Native Niihuans living ...

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 ...

“The leis are irreplaceable,” she said. “It’s an art form not many people can do anymore.” Niihau shell lei and jewelry have become increasingly rare, Cappelli said. She began collecting ...

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 ...