Niihau
Americannoun
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The high surfing warning was in effect for north- and west-facing shores of the islands of Oahu, Kauai, Molokai and Niihau and north-facing shores of Maui.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Schatz suggested a change to the proposal that carved out areas where day-boat fishermen in Kauai and Niihau can continue operating.
From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2016
Polynesian chickens were all but wiped out everywhere but Kauai and neighbouring Niihau, where the predators were never introduced.
From Nature • Jan. 19, 2016
The Ikhana may conduct surveys around Niihau island if there’s an opportunity, Jacobs said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2014
When the Niihau people saw them coming on a wonderful surf wave, they shouted about the arrival of the strangers.
From Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian by Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake)
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