Niʻihau
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Niʻihau is a privately owned, largely off-limits Hawaiian island known for its preserved Native Hawaiian culture and limited access to outsiders.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian island
ⓘ
island ⓘ privately owned island ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
by invitation only for most visitors
ⓘ
restricted ⓘ |
| administrativeAssociation |
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (for certain regulatory matters)
|
| archipelago | Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | subject to various state and federal environmental protections ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Kauaʻi
ⓘ
surface form:
Kauaʻi County
|
| culturalStatus | strong retention of traditional practices ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | relatively undeveloped ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Hawaii
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Hawaii
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
limited tourism excursions
ⓘ
livestock ranching ⓘ shell lei making ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Native Hawaiians ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Lehua Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaʻula Island
Lehua Island ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Niʻihau shell leis
ⓘ
limited access to outsiders ⓘ preserved Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ use of Hawaiian language ⓘ |
| landUse |
ranching
ⓘ
subsistence living ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Hawaiian
ⓘ
Hawaiian ⓘ
surface form:
Niʻihau dialect of Hawaiian
|
| location | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nickname | The Forbidden Island ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Robinson family ⓘ |
| ownershipType | private ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
predominantly Native Hawaiian
ⓘ
small resident population ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
northwest of Kauaʻi
ⓘ
southwest of Kauaʻi ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Christian ⓘ |
| state |
Hawaiian Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii
|
| timeZone |
Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
|
| tourism | highly limited ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
no public commercial airports on island
ⓘ
no regular public ferry service ⓘ |