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Niihau Island in Hawaii.
Niihau, island, Kauai
County, northwestern Hawaii, near Kauai. The chief industries are
livestock raising and the growing of rushes from which mats are pleated.
Niihau is the private property of the Robinson family, the descendants
of Mrs. Elizabeth Sinclair and family, who purchased the island from the
Hawaiian government in 1864. Only invited guests of the residents or of
the owners are welcome there, and Niihau is frequently called the Aloof
Island or Forbidden Island.
Some 230 native Hawaiians live and work on Niihau. They speak the old
Hawaiian language and follow some of the customs and traditions of their
ancestors. Most of the island is low and arid. Too dry for cultivation,
the island is used for grazing cattle. The main village is Puuwai. Area,
180 sq km (70 sq mi); population (2000) 160.
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