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!