Lanai Trip

January 22, 2009 by Jeff Schuman · Leave a Comment
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Think about taking a Lanai Trip in Hawaii?

Here are a few facts about Lanai and things to do and places to stay if you do go!

Lānaʻi is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation.

The only town is Lānaʻi City, a small settlement.

The land area is 140.5 square miles, making it the 42nd 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 ʻAuʻau Channel to the east.

The United States Census Bureau lists the population as 3,193 as of the 2000 census.

There are two resort hotels on Lānaʻi, both managed by Four Seasons Hotels: Mānele Bay and the Lodge at Kōʻele.

There is also a small hotel in Lānaʻi City used primarily for people visiting Lānaʻi residents. Hotel Lanai is a quaint bed and breakfast with 11 rooms available to guests.

Hotel Lanai was built in 1923 by James Dole of Dole Pineapple. The hotel was originally built as a lodge to house Dole executives overseeing the islands pineapple production. Hotel Lanai was the islands only hotel until 1990.

Many of the island’s landmarks and sites are located off of dirt roads where four-wheel drive is required.