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Although the island of Niihau, 17 miles off the west coast of Kauai, remains the property of the Robinson family and closed to outsiders, it is possible for experienced divers to make day trips to explore underwater caverns, dense with black coral trees. The journey across the channel takes about two hours and can be rough. Bubbles Below Scuba Charters (808/332-7333; $260 per person; summer only) cautions divers that they will share "water space with resident sharks." Niihau Helicopters (877/441-3500; half-day excursions $325 per person) also makes trips to the island for the safer pastimes of sunbathing, staring at monk seals, collecting tiny Niihau shells, and snorkeling.
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