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''The Pineapple/ Secluded Isle''
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2,426+
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140 square miles (367 km&2)
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6th, Largest Hawaiian Island
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(. It is also known as '''Pineapple Island''' because of its past as an
Island -wide
Pineapple Plantation . The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement.
The island is somewhat circular in shape, with a width of 18 miles in the longest direction. The land area is 140 square miles (367 km&
2). It is separated from the island of
Molokai by the
Kalohi Channel to the north, and from
Maui by the
Auau Channel to the east.
Lānai was first seen by Europeans on
February 25 ,
1779 , when Captain Clerke sighted the island from aboard
James Cook 's
HMS ''Resolution'' . Clerke had taken command of the ship after Cook was killed at
Kealakekua Bay on
February 14 , and was leaving the islands for the
North Pacific .
In
1922 ,
James Dole , the president of
Hawaiian Pineapple Company later the
Dole Food Company , bought the entire island of Lānai, and developed a large portion of it into the world's largest pineapple plantation.
See Also: Tourism in Hawaii
Tourism on Lānai started more recently as the pineapple industry was phased out in the islands.
There are two resort . There is also a small hotel in Lānai City used primarily for people visiting Lānai residents. Both resorts have
Golf Course s.
In
2004 , travel to and from Lānai became very difficult due to problems with inter-island
Airline s. With
Hawaiian Airlines threatening to cease its daily service to the island, the smaller
Island Air became set to control all flights to and from the island on small
Turbo-prop Aircraft .
