Unfortunately, the lack of a lagoon or protected anchorage presents very serious problems to the inhabitants of Kili. The unfavorable axis of the island (063-240°) in relation to the prevailing northeast trade winds and the shelving comparatively narrow reef, are factors which cause the island to be isolated guring many months of the year. Prom December through March the equatorial front lies to the south, and northeasterly winds prevail. able. Landing conditions are therefore generally unfavor- From November into late March it is possible to get a boat ashore only during a few very brief periods, because of the large breakers which crash against the rocky beaches. cannot be loaded and trade goods cannot be off-loaded. copra These unfavorable surf conditions naturally prevent utilization o> the important marine resources, which at best are infinitely poorer than those of the atoll of Bikini. The Resettlement on Kili The ex-Bikini people apparently experienced difficulty in adjusting to Kili from almost the very beginning. in part to the different ecological conditions. This was due The change from an atoll existance where marine resources were abundant and the lagoon and land areas stretched away as far as the eye could see, toa small, isolated island without a lagoon, and without the rich marine resources which are found in an atoll ’ environment, was drastic. This psychological attitude toward . Ki14 was and has continuedto be a vital importance in the lack of adjustment. The refusal to accept the move to Kili as final os an? - SO Aroendix I to . wate stm Exnolosure 1 asl zi03| PC