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 narrow reef, trade winds and the shelving comparatively are factors which cause the island to be isolated during many months of the year. From 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 of 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 could lagoon and land areas see, to a small, stretched away as isolated island without a far as the eye lagoon, and Without the rich marine resources which are found in an atoll environment, Kili was was and has of adjustment. same Grastic. This continued to be a The 500950? refusal psychological attitude vital to accept impertance toward in the lack the move to Kili as final