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 ...

One first-class Japanese Zero pilot, Shigenori Nishikaichi, would need to stop in Niihau. The island of Niihau, however, was not uninhabited. Purchased by the Sinclair family in 1864 and passed ...

Dark Docs The Niihau Incident Posted: March 12, 2025 | Last updated: March 12, 2025 On December 7th, 1941, Japanese pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi was flying his Mitsubishi Zero over the Pacific ...

Keith Robinson has compiled new information about the aftermath of the crash landing of a Japanese Zero fighter plane on Ni‘ihau following the attack on Pearl Harbor, an event known to military ...

It was reported that Niihau sustained major damage. But Kauai County contributed zero toward repair of the damage, despite the fact that Niihau property taxes were collected by the county that year.

Shrouded in mystery and intrigue, Niihau is situated 17 miles off Kauai across the rough Kaulakahi Channel. At 72 square miles, it’s about the size of San Francisco. But there’s no Golden Gate ...

NIIHAU, Hawaii — Our pilot, Dana Rosendal, revved the twin engines of the Agusta 109A helicopter and taxied 30 yards down the runway of the Port Allen Airport on the southern shore of Kauai.

Our boat is closing in on Niihau, the Forbidden Island, whose arid flanks slope dramatically skyward and call to mind a flat-top haircut. We won’t be allowed to set foot on the enigmatic ...

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 by the same family since 1864 ...

NIIHAU, Hawaii — Our pilot, Dana Rosendal, revved the twin engines of the Agusta 109A helicopter and taxied 30 yards down the runway of the Port Allen Airport on the southern shore of Kauai.