Niihau or Niihau (in English and in Hawaiian)'s the smallest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands in the U.S. State of Hawaii, having an area of . Known as the "Forbidden Isle", Niihau lies across the Kaulakahi Channel, southwest of Kauai, and the crescent-shaped island of Lehua's positioned north of Niihau. Several intermittent playa lakes provide wetland habitats for the alae keokeo (Fulica alai), the āeo (Himantopus himantopus knudseni), and the koloa maoli (Anas wyvilliana). The island's… (More on Niihau)