Lanai Island

Lanai is 18 miles long and 13 miles wide. It is eight miles to the west of Maui Island and nine miles south of Molokai Island. James Dole bought the island in 1922 and turned it into a pineapple plantation. Castle & Cooke Inc are the corporate successors.

They are controlling limited growth and planned development as changes in the market ended the pineapple era. The main town is Lanai City with a population of about 2,400. This is the least visited of the major islands.

There are only 17 miles of paved roads and much of the landscape is abandoned pineapple fields. Mt Lanaihale is a dead volcano on the eastern part with a 3,370 foot peak. There is an airport south of Lanai City

Most roads outside Lanai City are not marked and many are unpaved. For info, contact Destination Lanai.

Newly done. Location: Box 700, Lanai City Hawaii 96763 Telephone 808-565-7600

The Most Anticipated Upcoming HI Events Are: Made in Hawaii Festival Honolulu August 21 thru August 23 Maui County Fair Wailuku October 1 thru October 4 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Kona November 6 thru November 15

Other upcoming events include: Hawaii Green Living Expo Honolulu February 5 thru February 6 Waimea Town Celebration Waimea February 18 thru February 19 Waimea Lighted Christmas Parade Waimea December 19 12th Annual Traditional Mochi (rice cake) Pounding for New Year Wailea December 27 Honolulu Marathon Honolulu December 13