Niihau
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Niihau is a privately owned, sparsely populated Hawaiian island known for its restricted access, preservation of traditional Native Hawaiian culture, and nickname “the Forbidden Isle.”
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| accessControl | by permission of owners only ⓘ |
| archipelago | Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaSquareKilometers | approximately 180 ⓘ |
| areaSquareMiles | approximately 69 ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Kauai County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | preservation of traditional Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ |
| distanceToKauaiKilometers | approximately 27 ⓘ |
| governingJurisdiction | State of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestElevationMeters | approximately 390 ⓘ |
| highestPointName | Paniau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Niihau shell leis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
limited outside contact ⓘ traditional subsistence lifestyle ⓘ |
| liesSouthwestOf | Kauai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| militaryUseNearby | Pacific Missile Range Facility (offshore) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Forbidden Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerFamily | Robinson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | around 100 to 200 residents ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Hawaiian
ⓘ
Niihau Hawaiian dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| privateOwnership | true ⓘ |
| purchasedBy | Elizabeth Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchaseYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| rainShadowOf | Kauai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictedAccess | true ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | highly restricted ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.