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History of Lanai
It use to be known as: "The Pineapple Isle" but since very little
pineapple is grown on the island, is is now frequently called
the "Secluded Island".
and while 98% of the island is owned
by Castle and Cooke (Dole), pineapple is no longer grown on the island.
the remaining 2% of Lanai is owned by the state of Hawaii.
For many years, most of Lanai was dedicated to growing pineapples,
but the thousands of acres of pineapple fields are gone. Today
there are less then 100 acres of pineapple fields on the island.
The island is now has two luxury resorts, world class golf
courses, hunting, clay shooting, mountain biking, and snorkeling.
Lana‘i was first seen by Europeans on 25 February 1779 by Captain Clerke, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (with HMS Resolution on the James Cook James Cook quick summary:
James cook (october 27, 1728 - february 14, 1779) was a british explorers|explorer and navigator....
James Dole
Dole Food Company
James dole, formally james drummond dole and nicknamed
the pineapple king (september 27, 1877-may 1958), was
a united states industrialist...
James Dole purchased Lanai Island in 1922 and planted most
of the island with pineapple fields. At one time, Lanai
was exporting 75% of the world's pineapple. After the
pineapple industry moved from Hawaii to other parts of the
world, Castle and Cook shifted to tourism, and int he early
1990's they built two luxury resorts and two championshipd
golf courses on the island.
Ancient History of Lanai
The history of the island of Lanai
through the 1770's.
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