Hawaii·January 18, 2026Heaha keia mau holoholona nui ma Niihau?What are these large animals on Niihau?Na Haumana3 min readChad BuckTap any paragraph to peek at the English.He mea kupanaha ma ka mokupuni o Niihau! Ua noho na holoholona nui o Aferika ma keia aina Hawaii — he mau haneli Elanda, he holoholona e mai na waonahele maloo o Aferika mai.Pehea la i hiki mai ai keia mau holoholona i Hawaii? I ka makahiki 1997, ua pilikia ka Molokai Ranch, aole i hiki ia lakou ke malama i na holoholona. Ua ninau lakou i ka ohana Robisona o Niihau: "E lawe paha oukou i keia mau Elanda?" Ua ae ka ohana.Ua olelo o Burusa Robisona: "Aole hiki ia lakou ke malama ia lakou ma Molokai. Ua ninau mai lakou me ke Keena Mahiai, 'E ae paha oukou e lawe ia lakou?' " He mokupuni kaawale o Niihau, nolaila, aole pilikia no na holoholona e ae o Hawaii.I keia wa, ua nui loa na Elanda ma Niihau — ua piha ka aina! Nolaila, ua hana ka ohana Robisona i oihana hou: e haawi i ka io Elanda no ka poe o Hawaii. He io maikai loa keia — he momona ole, he kino maikai.Ua olelo o Beriana Robisona, ka wahine nana e malama ka oihana: "E noonoo i kekahi mea nui e like me ka Musa." He elua tausani paona ke kaumaha o kekahi Elanda kane!Aole hiki ke lawe i na holoholona ola mai Niihau mai — he kanawai keia. Nolaila, pono e ki ia lakou ma Niihau, a lawe i ka io i Kauai no ka hana ana. Ua hana ka ohana i hale hana io ma Kaumakani, Kauai, malalo o ka inoa "Niihau Wild."He mea nui keia oihana no na kanaka o Niihau. He hookahi haneli paha kanaka e noho ana ma keia mokupuni, a he olelo Hawaii ko lakou olelo mua. Ua olelo o Burusa Robisona, i ka wa kahiko, ua kauoha ke Alii i ka ohana Sinclair: "E malama i na kanaka." Ke hooko nei ka ohana i keia kauoha a hiki i keia la.Ma na halekuai o Hawaii, e hiki ana ia oe ke kuai i ka io Elanda, ka io hipa, a me ka io pipi mai Niihau mai. He io ono, he io maikai no ke kino!Pau · EndMore from Haumana NewsKukakuka · Discussion0
