A private island, Ni'ihau can be visited only by invitation. Seventeen miles southeast of Kauai, this island has no automobiles, paved roads, movie theaters, restaurants or telephones. Approximately 225 natives live there, keeping alive the traditions of old Hawaii.

Now uninhabited, Kaho'olawe was once the home of ancient Hawaiians until the 13th century. It was a penal colony in the '1~830s; a cattle ranch in the 1870s and until recently, a bombing target for the U.S. Navy. Native Hawaiians are now seeking to reclaim the island.