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The island is currently managed by brothers Bruce and Keith Robinson. The people of Niʻihau are noted for their gemlike lei pūpū (shell lei) craftsmanship. They speak Hawaiian as a primary language. The island has attracted some controversy for the strict rules the Robinson family imposes on the island and its inhabitants. [6]
The Robinsons continue to ban radios, televisions and mobile phones on the island, in an effort to preserve as much of the indigenous island culture as possible. In 1997, Robinson estimated that between $8–9 million was spent to keep people employed, not counting the free housing and free meat provided to the 150–200 Niʻihau islanders. [ 6 ]
Robinson died on his estate in 1936, and the Kauai estate passed to his wife and their five children and Niihau going to Aylmer and Lester. [7] His descendants have kept the tradition of treating Niʻihau as private, earning it the name "Forbidden Island". [ 8 ]
The Niihau Incident. Honolulu, HI: Heritage Press of Pacific. ISBN 0-9609132-0-3. Clark, Blake (1942). Remember Pearl Harbor!. New York: Modern Age Books. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Jones, Syd (2014). 'Niihau Zero: The Unlikely Drama of Hawaii's Forbidden Island Prior to, During, and After the Pearl Harbor Attack. Merritt Island ...
Aylmer Francis Robinson was born May 6, 1888, at the Robinson family estate in Makaweli on the island of Kauaʻi during the Kingdom of Hawaii.His father was Aubrey Robinson (1853–1936) and mother was Alice Gay Robinson who was his father's cousin.
Elizabeth McHutcheson Sinclair (26 April 1800 – 16 October 1892) was a Scottish homemaker, farmer, and plantation owner in New Zealand and Hawaii, best known as the matriarch of the Sinclair family that bought the Hawaiian island of Niʻihau in 1864.
The spiced rotisserie chicken also seemed to be a big hit with people enjoying lunch. Whole chickens are marinated in a sweet and spicy sauce that features a local hot pepper called a goat pepper ...
Charles B. Robinson: Helen Sinclair: Jane Sinclair (d. 1916) Thomas Gay (d. 1865) James Sinclair (d. 1873) Francis Sinclair (d. 1916) [2] Isabella McHutcheson (d. 1900) Anne Sinclair (1839–1922) Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898) Aubrey Robinson (1853–1936) Alice Gay: Francis Gay: Eric Alfred Knudsen (1872–1957) Aylmer Robinson (1888–1967 ...