Niihau
Niihau
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Ni‘ihau, or Niihau, is an island situated in Hawaii. The island has been exclusively owned by the same family since 1864 when Elizabeth Sinclair bought it from King Kamehameha V for $10,000. Nonetheless, this was not the motive as to why it was out of bounds. Actually, a polio epidemic closed the island off from the outside world. Theoretically, to be able to set foot on the island today, you have to be invited by either a member of the Robinson family or a permanent resident of Niihau.
