Niihau Island in Hawaii history. Forbidden Islands Niihau and Kahoolawe
0.723 people/km²
Population As of 2009, about 130 people permanently reside on the island. Almost all of them are ethnic Hawaiians and live in the largest locality islands - Puuwai village(English) Russian . Part of the island's population earns income from fishing and agriculture
, the other part depends on social benefits. Niihau has no telephone service, no cars, and no paved roads. Only horses and bicycles are used for transport. Solar panels fully provide the island's population with electricity. Also, there is no running water on Niihau; water comes from rainwater harvesting. There are no hotels or shops on the island; goods and products are transported by ships from Kauai.
The native language of the island's population is a dialect of Hawaiian, which differs slightly from modern literary Hawaiian. Today Niihau is the only island in the archipelago whose main language is Hawaiian. Some residents of the island have radios and televisions, but the use of the latter is virtually limited to watching videotapes and DVDs due to poor coverage. Sometimes, during severe droughts, the population of Niihau is completely evacuated to Kauai before the first rainfall can replenish the local water supply. Niihau has a school providing a full 12 years of education. Like other buildings on the island, the school is also fully powered by electricity. solar panels
. The number of students varies from 25 to 50, as many families live part of the time on Kauai. In addition, some students from Niihau are constantly enrolled in 2 schools on the island of Kauai.
Owners of the island Since 1864, the island has been the private property of the Robinson family.).
Robinson Family
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– Laissez cette femme! [Leave this woman!] - Pierre croaked in a frantic voice, grabbing the long, hunched soldier by the shoulders and throwing him away. The soldier fell, got up and ran away. But his comrade, throwing away his boots, took out a cleaver and menacingly advanced on Pierre.- Voyons, pas de betises! [Oh well! Don’t be stupid!] – he shouted.
Pierre was in that rapture of rage in which he remembered nothing and in which his strength increased tenfold. He rushed at the barefoot Frenchman and, before he could take out his cleaver, he had already knocked him down and was hammering at him with his fists. An approving cry from the surrounding crowd was heard, and at the same time a mounted patrol of French lancers appeared around the corner. The lancers trotted up to Pierre and the Frenchman and surrounded them. Pierre did not remember anything of what happened next. He remembered that he had beaten someone, he had been beaten, and that in the end he felt that his hands were tied, that a crowd of French soldiers was standing around him and searching his dress.
“Il a un poignard, lieutenant, [Lieutenant, he has a dagger,”] were the first words that Pierre understood.
- Ah, une arme! [Ah, weapons!] - said the officer and turned to the barefoot soldier who was taken with Pierre.
“C"est bon, vous direz tout cela au conseil de guerre, [Okay, okay, you’ll tell everything at the trial," said the officer. And after that he turned to Pierre: “Parlez vous francais vous?” [Do you speak French? ]
Pierre looked around him with bloodshot eyes and did not answer. His face probably seemed very scary, because the officer said something in a whisper, and four more lancers separated from the team and stood on both sides of Pierre.
– Parlez vous francais? – the officer repeated the question to him, staying away from him. - Faites venir l "interprete. [Call an interpreter.] - A small man in a Russian civilian dress came out from behind the rows. Pierre, by his attire and speech, immediately recognized him as a Frenchman from one of the Moscow shops.
“Il n"a pas l"air d"un homme du peuple, [He doesn’t look like a commoner," said the translator, looking at Pierre.
– Oh, oh! ca m"a bien l"air d"un des incendiaires," the officer blurred. "Demandez lui ce qu"il est? [Oh, oh! he looks a lot like an arsonist. Ask him who he is?] he added.
- Who are you? – asked the translator. “The authorities must answer,” he said.
– Je ne vous dirai pas qui je suis. Je suis votre prisonnier. Emmenez moi, [I won't tell you who I am. I am your prisoner. Take me away,” Pierre suddenly said in French.
- Ah, Ah! – the officer said, frowning. - Marchons!
A crowd gathered around the lancers. Closest to Pierre stood a pockmarked woman with a girl; When the detour started moving, she moved forward.
-Where are they taking you, my darling? - she said. - This girl, what am I going to do with this girl, if she’s not theirs! - the woman said.
- Qu"est ce qu"elle veut cette femme? [What does she want?] - asked the officer.
Pierre looked like he was drunk. His ecstatic state intensified even more at the sight of the girl he had saved.
“Ce qu"elle dit?” he said. “Elle m”apporte ma fille que je viens de sauver des flammes,” he said. - Adieu! [What does she want? She is carrying my daughter, whom I saved from the fire. Farewell!] - and he, not knowing how this aimless lie escaped him, walked with a decisive, solemn step among the French.
The French patrol was one of those that were sent by order of Duronel to various streets of Moscow to suppress looting and especially to capture the arsonists, who, according to the general opinion that emerged that day among the French of the highest ranks, were the cause of the fires. Having traveled around several streets, the patrol picked up five more suspicious Russians, one shopkeeper, two seminarians, a peasant and a servant, and several looters. But of all the suspicious people, Pierre seemed the most suspicious of all. When they were all brought to spend the night in a large house on Zubovsky Val, in which a guardhouse was established, Pierre was placed separately under strict guard.
In St. Petersburg at this time, in the highest circles, with greater fervor than ever, there was a complex struggle between the parties of Rumyantsev, the French, Maria Feodorovna, the Tsarevich and others, drowned out, as always, by the trumpeting of the court drones. But calm, luxurious, concerned only with ghosts, reflections of life, St. Petersburg life went on as before; and because of the course of this life, it was necessary to make great efforts to recognize the danger and the difficult situation in which the Russian people found themselves. There were the same exits, balls, the same French theater, the same interests of the courts, the same interests of service and intrigue. Only in the highest circles were efforts made to recall the difficulty of the present situation. It was told in whispers how the two empresses acted opposite to each other in such difficult circumstances. Empress Maria Feodorovna, concerned about the welfare of the charitable and educational institutions under her jurisdiction, made an order to send all institutions to Kazan, and the things of these institutions were already packed. Empress Elizaveta Alekseevna, when asked what orders she wanted to make, with her characteristic Russian patriotism, deigned to answer that she could not make orders about state institutions, since this concerned the sovereign; about the same thing that personally depends on her, she deigned to say that she will be the last to leave St. Petersburg.
The Hawaiian archipelago consists of several islands. One of the most mysterious and interesting is the island of Niihau. This island is the seventh largest among all the islands of this archipelago, its area is almost one hundred and eighty square kilometers. Moreover, the island is one of the most sparsely populated. According to official data, only about two hundred and fifty people live on Niihau. This number of inhabitants is due to the fact that only native Hawaiians can live on the island.
The history of Niihau Island is interesting; in 1863, Queen Kamehameha IV decided to sell the island and it was purchased by Elizabeth Sinclair, who lived on a neighboring island, for only ten thousand dollars. Subsequently, the heirs, the Robinson family, began to own the island. It is the owners of the island who try to preserve the traditions and cultures of the Hawaiian people. Moreover, it is here that the Hawaiian language is not only the first language, but also the only one today.
The main mystery of Niihau Island is that the island is closed, that is, only native Hawaiians or people invited by island residents or members of the Robinson family can visit it. Niihau Island in Hawaii is called the “forbidden island”, which is the name by which it became known throughout the world. If you do not have an invitation from its inhabitants, you can see this island only at a distance, that is, during a helicopter ride or while snorkeling. You can also take a boat ride near the island, but you cannot approach it within a certain distance. If you are a scuba diving enthusiast, you can enjoy the beauty underwater world around the island with no way to go ashore.
The vegetation of Niihau Island is not as diverse as on other islands of Hawaii, since the island is quite dry. Shell Leia can be found on the island's beach. This shell has a high value among shell flower collectors. One sink can be valued at up to several thousand dollars. The island's inhabitants mostly work on the ranch of the island's owner, Robinson. Livestock is raised here and fruits and vegetables are grown. Island residents also engage in fishing and hunting. For hunting they use ropes and nets that they weave with their own hands, spears and knives. At the same time, there are absolutely no shops, cars or hotels on the island. Residents of Niihau Island travel exclusively by bicycle or on foot.
I know no more about the Hawaiian Islands than you do - Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, volcanoes: Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Kilauea, and some other little things. It turned out that there is one very interesting island in the Hawaiian archipelagos - Niihau. I found out about him quite by accident, after reading material about Japanese military pilots during the attack on the United States.
It turns out that the island has been privately owned for many decades. It is owned by the Robinson family. The area of the island is 179.9 sq. km. The island is about 30 km long and about 10 km wide; its maximum height above sea level is 381 m. It is the seventh largest island of the archipelago.
In 1863, King Kamehameha IV sold the island for the sum of $10,000 to Elizabeth Sinclair Robinson. She is originally from Scotland. This energetic captain's widow successfully raised sheep. After the death of her husband, Elizabeth loaded everything she had onto the sailing ship Betsy: children, grandchildren, sheep and goats, as well as a piano - the memory of her parents! - and a chest with gold coins. Mrs. Sinclair took the helm of the sailboat and set off on a journey. From cold Scotland she set course for distant warm seas Oceania. At first, "Betsy" dropped anchor off the coast of New Zealand, but Mrs. Sinclair decided to overcome the entire Pacific Ocean on her ship. In 1863, the sailing ship Betsy arrived in Honolulu. The captain's widow liked the Hawaiian Islands at first sight. In turn, she immediately endeared herself to the then ruler of the archipelago. Deep mutual sympathy formed the basis for the purchase and sale of Niihau. Moreover, the king offered her in addition South coast the islands of Oahu, including the port areas of Honolulu and Waikiki. However, for this vast territory, the ruler, despite his sympathy for the Scottish woman, demanded fifty thousand dollars. But the price seemed too high to Mrs. Sinclair, and the deal did not take place.
The island is a closed area and can only be visited by representatives of the US administration, the departments of defense and health. Even the governor Hawaiian Islands cannot visit the island without the permission of the owners!
Only those born on it can live on the island. Population in this moment is 250 people who cannot leave the island without the permission of the owners, again. Travel is permitted either on foot or by bicycle. Fresh water is obtained by collecting rainwater, and electricity is obtained from solar panels.
Recently, safari tours have begun to be organized on the island. True, the latter are not cheap - $1,750 for each hunter, $500-1,300 for everyone else.
The US government offered to buy the island for 1 billion(!) dollars, but the current owners refused this offer.
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0.723 people/km²
As of 2009, about 130 people permanently reside on the island. Almost all of them are ethnic Hawaiians and live in the island's largest settlement, the village of Puuwai. islands - Puuwai village(English). Part of the island's population earns income from fishing and agriculture, while another part depends on social benefits. Niihau has no telephone service, no cars, and no paved roads. Only horses and bicycles are used for transport. Solar panels fully provide the island's population with electricity. Also, there is no running water on Niihau; water comes from rainwater harvesting. There are no hotels or shops on the island; goods and products are transported by ships from Kauai.
, the other part depends on social benefits. Niihau has no telephone service, no cars, and no paved roads. Only horses and bicycles are used for transport. Solar panels fully provide the island's population with electricity. Also, there is no running water on Niihau; water comes from rainwater harvesting. There are no hotels or shops on the island; goods and products are transported by ships from Kauai.
Some residents of the island have radios and televisions, but the use of the latter is virtually limited to watching videotapes and DVDs due to poor coverage. Sometimes, during severe droughts, the population of Niihau is completely evacuated to Kauai before the first rainfall can replenish the local water supply. Niihau has a school providing a full 12 years of education. Like other buildings on the island, the school is also fully powered by solar panels. The number of students varies from 25 to 50, as many families live part of the time on Kauai. In addition, some students from Niihau are constantly enrolled in 2 schools on the island of Kauai.
. The number of students varies from 25 to 50, as many families live part of the time on Kauai. In addition, some students from Niihau are constantly enrolled in 2 schools on the island of Kauai.
Owners of the island Since 1864, the island has been the private property of the Robinson family.).
Robinson Family
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- Niʻihau, the last Hawaiian island. - Press Pacifica, 1987. - ISBN 0-916630-59-5.
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I looked in fascination at this beautiful, brave, amazingly gifted woman, unable to hide the sorrowful tears welling up in my eyes... How did “people” dare to call themselves PEOPLE, doing this to her?! How did the Earth even tolerate such criminal abomination, allowing itself to be trampled on without opening up its depths?!Isidora was still far away from us, in her deeply wounding memories, and I honestly didn’t want her to continue telling the story any further... Her story tormented my childhood soul, forcing me to die a hundred times from indignation and pain. I wasn't ready for this. I didn’t know how to protect myself from such atrocity... And it seemed that if this whole heart-tearing story didn’t stop right away, I would simply die without waiting for its end. It was too cruel and beyond my normal childhood understanding...
But Isidora, as if nothing had happened, continued to talk further, and we had no choice but to plunge with her again into her distorted, but so high and pure, unlived earthly LIFE...
I woke up very late the next morning. Apparently, the peace that the North gave me with its touch warmed my tormented heart, allowing me to relax a little, so that I could meet the new day with my head held high, no matter what this day brings me... Anna still did not answer - apparently Karaffa firmly decided not to allow us to communicate until I break down, or until he has some great need for it.
Isolated from my sweet girl, but knowing that she was nearby, I tried to come up with different, wonderful ways to communicate with her, although in my heart I knew very well that I would not be able to find anything. Caraffa had his own reliable plan, which he was not going to change, in accordance with my desire. Rather, it’s the other way around - the more I wanted to see Anna, the longer he was going to keep her locked up, not allowing the meeting. Anna changed, becoming very confident and strong, which scared me a little, because, knowing her stubborn fatherly character, I could only imagine how far she could go in her stubbornness... I so wanted her to live!.. So that Caraffa’s executioner did not encroach on her fragile life, which had not even had time to fully bloom!.. So that my girl still has only the future...
There was a knock on the door - Caraffa was standing on the threshold...
– How did you rest, dear Isidora? I hope your daughter's proximity has not caused any trouble to your sleep?
– Thank you for your concern, Your Holiness! I slept surprisingly well! Apparently, it was Anna’s closeness that calmed me down. Will I be able to communicate with my daughter today?
He was radiant and fresh, as if he had already broken me, as if his biggest dream had already come true... I hated his confidence in himself and his victory! Even if he had every reason for this... Even if I knew that very soon, by the will of this crazy Pope, I would leave forever... I was not going to give in to him so easily - I wanted to fight. Until my last breath, until the last minute allotted to me on Earth...
- So what did you decide, Isidora? – Dad asked cheerfully. – As I told you earlier, this determines how soon you will see Anna. I hope you won't force me to take the most brutal measures? Your daughter deserves her life not to end so early, isn’t it? She really is very talented, Isidora. And I sincerely would not want to cause her harm.
– I thought you had known me long enough, Your Holiness, to understand that threats will not change my decision... Even the most terrible ones. I may die without being able to bear the pain. But I will never betray what I live for. Forgive me, Holiness.
Karaffa looked at me with all his eyes, as if he had heard something not entirely reasonable, which surprised him very much.
– And you won’t feel sorry for your beautiful daughter?! Yes, you are more fanatical than me, Madonna!..
Having exclaimed this, Caraffa stood up abruptly and left. And I sat there, completely numb. Not feeling my heart, and not being able to hold back my racing thoughts, as if all my remaining strength was spent on this short negative answer.
I knew that this was the end... That now he would take on Anna. And I wasn’t sure if I could survive to endure all this. I didn’t have the strength to think about revenge... I didn’t have the strength to think about anything at all... My body was tired and didn’t want to resist anymore. Apparently, this was the limit, after which a “different” life began.
I really wanted to see Anna!.. To hug her at least once goodbye!.. To feel her raging strength, and to tell her once again how much I love her...
And then, turning around at the noise at the door, I saw her! My girl stood straight and proud, like a stiff reed that an approaching hurricane is trying to break.
- Well, talk to your daughter, Isidora. Maybe she can bring at least some common sense into your lost mind! I give you one hour to meet. And try to come to your senses, Isidora. Otherwise, this meeting will be your last...
Karaffa did not want to play anymore. His life was put on the scales. Just like the life of my dear Anna. And if the second did not matter to him, then for the first (for his own) he was ready to do anything.
Niihau Island is one of the inhabited islands Hawaiian archipelago, it is located 29 km northwest of the island of Kauai.
The history of this island is interesting. In 1864, the island was put up for sale by Hawaiian monarch Kamehameha IV for $10,000. It was purchased by Scottish woman Elizabeth Sinclair, who lived next door on the island of Kauai. Niihau is now privately owned by the Robinson family, heirs of the above-mentioned lady.
Niihau is also known as the "Forbidden Island" as entry to the island is by invitation only.
The island is a stronghold of Hawaiian culture; the benefits of civilization are not used here - there are no cars, no shops, no restaurants, no hotels, no paved roads.
There are approximately 200 Native Hawaiians living on the island, and Hawaiian is the main language of communication.
Most of the islanders work on the Robinson family ranch. The main activities of the island's inhabitants are fishing, hunting, growing vegetables and fruits.
The island is currently open to visitors. Safari tours and exclusive helicopter excursions are organized here.
The helicopter tour lasts half a day. During your helicopter flight to the island, the pilot will tell you about the history of the island, and then land on one of the secluded beaches, where you can sunbathe in the company of a monk seal and swim in warm waters ocean among tropical reef fish.
The safari tour is designed for hunting lovers. Hunters are given a unique opportunity to hunt Polynesian boar and hybrid sheep, and take the trophy with them.
On the island, anyone can purchase unique necklaces made from rare shells, which can only be found on the beaches of Niihau.
Helicopter excursion
duration - half a day
price - $385 per person
minimum number of people - 5.
Food and drinks are included in the tour.
Safari tour
duration - 1 day
one hunter - $1750 (maximum quantity - 4)
one observer - $500 (maximum number - 3)
rifle rental - $120.
The tour includes: lunch, snacks, soft drinks and juices, guide, transportation around the island, packing of skins and transportation of trophies.
