Lanai
Nickname: The Pineapple Isle | |
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Landsat satellite image of Lānaʻi | |
Location in the state of Hawaii | |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°49′30″N 156°55′12″W / 20.82500°N 156.92000°W |
| Area | 140.5 sq mi (364 km2) |
| Area rank | 6th largest Hawaiian Island |
| Highest elevation | 3,366 ft (1026 m) |
| Highest point | Lānaʻihale |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Hawaiʻi |
| County | Maui County |
| Owner(s) | Larry Ellison 98% State of Hawaii 2% |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Kaunaʻoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana) |
| Color | ʻĀlani (orange) |
| Largest settlement | Lānaʻi City |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3,367 (2020) |
| Pop. density | 23/sq mi (8.9/km2) |
| Ethnic groups | Hawaiian |
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Lānaʻi is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The island's only settlement of note is the small town of Lānaʻi City. The island is 98% owned by Larry Ellison, cofounder and chairman of Oracle Corporation; the remaining 2% is owned by the state of Hawaii or individual homeowners.
Lānaʻi has a land area of 140.5 square miles (364 km2), making it the 43rd largest island in the United States. It is separated from the island of Molokaʻi by the Kalohi Channel to the north, and from Maui by the Auʻau Channel to the east. The United States Census Bureau defines Lānaʻi as Census Tract 316 of Maui County. Its total population rose to 3,367 as of the 2020 United States census, up from 3,193 as of the 2000 census and 3,131 as of the 2010 census. As visible via satellite imagery, many of the island's landmarks are accessible only by dirt roads that require a four-wheel drive vehicle.
There is one school, Lānaʻi High and Elementary School, serving the entire island from kindergarten through 12th grade. There is also one hospital, Lanai Community Hospital, with 24 beds, and a community health center providing primary care, dental, behavioral health and selected specialty services in Lānaʻi City. There are no traffic lights on the island.