Puʻuwai is the westernmost community in the principal Hawaiian Islands. The island features in the 1980 alternate history film The Final Countdown, as the "deserted spot" where characters Senator Samuel S. Chapman and Laurel Scott are to …

2024年11月6日 · Located just 17 miles from the beachside resorts of Kauai is a small stretch of land that has remained untouched since the days of early Hawaii. For Kauai residents, the image of Niihau Island rising from the ocean horizon is an all too familiar one, though most will never set foot on its shores.

The only inhabited village is Puuwai, where residents live a simple life, getting around by walking, or riding horses and bicycles. The Niihau School serves children through the eighth grade, and has become the first school in Hawaii to become entirely run on solar panels.

2015年7月21日 · When the sun sets over Kauai's Kekaha Beach on an especially clear night, a tall, silhouetted tract of land emerges west of the Hawaiian islands, toward the horizon. For most of the state’s residents, that’s the only way to see the island of Niihau. It's known as "The Forbidden Island" in Hawaii, and the nickname isn't an exaggeration.

2023年11月18日 · Quite the contrary, Niihau’s owners are upholding a promise made to a former Hawaiian king Kamehameha to protect the island from the outside world and to maintain the …

2017年10月24日 · No one is allowed to visit Hawaii’s Forbidden Isle—the 70-square-mile island, which on a clear day can be spied from Kauai’s west coast—unless they are invited by Niihau owners the Robinson family, or by one of its 70 full-time Native Hawaiian residents.

2010年5月15日 · It has 130 residents, give or take, and they live in the tiny town of Puuwai. They don’t have running water, and electricity is produced by the sun or by a generator.

2023年12月18日 · Nestled on the picturesque island of Hawaii, Puʻuwai is a hidden gem that offers a plethora of exciting activities and attractions for adults seeking adventure, relaxation, and cultural experiences.

Like a pohaku kuʻi ʻai (poi pounder) Nā Puʻuwai is committed to using our funding to nourish the communities that we serve through innovative, integrative health care to achieve Mauli Ola. …

Our long-range goal for the club is to establish a permanent Hale Wa’a (canoe home) on the Wailua River, and thereby ensure that generations of children and adults will have the opportunity to learn traditional Hawaiian cultural values.