Keith Robinson is an American environmentalist who is the co-owner of Niʻihau,[1] the second-smallest of the eight principal Hawaiian Islands.
I've spent eighteen years and more than $250,000 doing this work, and I estimate it would cost the government or environmental groups $10–20 million to create a comparable reserve.
[8]Robinson has repeatedly expressed his desire to keep Niʻihau privately owned so as to preserve the environment and traditions of its 150 to 200 native Hawaiian inhabitants, and has occasionally taken large financial losses to do so.
His grandsons have maintained this practice, though a few hunters and other tourists are admitted each year—but with limited or no contact with the islanders.
[2] Robinson expressed concerns about his family's ability to continue to maintain their ownership of Niʻihau, due to pressure from the federal and state governments and environmental groups.