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Click here to check out current weather conditions at Hawaii. Lana'i
The Pineapple Isle
Also called "Hawaii's Most Secluded Island," Lanai was once owned and operated as a pineapple plantation by the Dole Company, Hawaii's primary pineapple producer. The island is now owned by developer Castle & Cooke.
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Island History: In ancient times, local islanders believed Lana'i to be inhabited by bands of cannibalistic, howling demons. Five hundred years after Polynesian colonizers had settled the other Hawaiian islands, Lana'i remained a silent, burning red island. Believing that no many who attempted to spend a night on Lana'i had lived to see dawn, even the fishermen gave the island a wide berth. According to legend, Chief Kaakalaneo of Maui, tried beyond all patience, exiled his rebellious son, Kaululaau, to Maui with instructions to build a fire on the beach if he survived. Rescued by Kaakalaneo and his warriors, Kaululaau later returned with many of those warriors to settle the island whose beauty had so impressed them. Their numbers grew to three thousand
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