Niihau owners not getting any return for property taxes they’ve been paying By Soulee Stroud and Clayton Hee Feb. 23, 2014 ...

One of the biggest fans of Niihau lamb is Mama’s Fish House Executive Chef Perry Bateman. “We are very pleased to be able to offer it,” Bateman says. “It’s not gamey, ...

Niihau, Hawaii, is home to many monk seals, ... Reeling from this Meryl Streep moment, I was unprepared for the village of Puuwai, where about 35 houses, a church and a school are clustered.

Reporting from 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 ...

King Kamehameha’s Promise. Niihau’s transition to the “Forbidden Island” began in 1864 when Scottish widower Elizabeth McHutchison Sinclair purchased the island for ranching purposes from ...

Niihau residents took their concerns to Gov. Linda Lingle last month as she made her first trip to the isolated outpost of Hawaiian culture. ... The houses were simple,” she said.

Tell locals in Hawaii that you're going to the island of Niihau, and they invariably exclaim, "No way! " Or, "Do you know the Robinsons ... where about 35 houses, a church and a school are clustered.

Maui police returned a dozen priceless Niihau shell lei to a Makawao store Tuesday where security cameras captured a man stealing about a $100,000 worth of merchandise three months ago. “We were ...

Niihau Tours: $385 per person, plus $15 handling charge, for the half-day helicopter tour. Two tours daily, Monday-Saturday, but tours depart only if there are at least 5 people. Plan ahead and be ...

Niihau’s first people were the ancestors of seafaring Polynesians who arrived in double-hulled sailing canoes. They were ruled by Hawaiian nobility, and the island’s coveted shells are named ...