Nihoa and Mokumanamana (Necker) Islands are part of
the northwestern Hawaiian island chain. Both contain
archeological remains such as terraces; platforms; and
large, upright stones. In 1857, King Kamehameha IV
annexed Nihoa and Mokumanumanu into the Hawaiian
kingdom. Twenty-eight years later, his daughter Princess
(later Queen) Liliuokalani, and 200 others took an
exploratory visit to Nihoa. The Queen brought back a
carved basalt bowl that she collected on the island. This
bowl was one of many reminders of the people living on
Nihoa centuries before, yet little else of the islands'
histories was known at that time.