Unfortunately, the lack of & 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 during many months of the year, the equatorial prevail. able. front lies From December through March to the south, and northeasterly winds 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 of the important marine resources, poorer than those The Resettlement of the atoll which at best are infinitely of Bikini. 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 Jand areas stretched away as far as the eye could see, to a small, isolated island without a lagoon, and without the rich marine resources which are found in an atoll environment, Kili was drastic. was and nas of adjustment. continued This psychological attitude toward to be a vital importance in the lack The refusal to accept the move to Kili as final 3009077