Lanai (island)
| Nickname: The Pineapple Isle | |
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Landsat satellite image of Lāna`i
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Location in the state of Hawaiʻi
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| Geography | |
| Location | 20°50′N 156°56′W / 20.833°N 156.933°W |
| Area | 140.5 sq mi (364 km2) |
| Area rank | 6th largest Hawaiian Island |
| Highest elevation | 3,366 ft (1,026 m) |
| Highest point | Lānaihale |
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| Flower | Kaunaoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana) |
| Color | Ālani (orange) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3,102 (2010) |
| Pop. density | 23 /sq mi (8.9 /km2) |
Coordinates: 20°49′7.30″N 156°55′56.03″W / 20.8186944°N 156.9322306°W
Lānai (/ləˈnaɪ/; Hawaiian: [laːˈnɐʔi] or [naːˈnɐʔi]) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is also known as Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The island's only settlement of note is the small town of Lānai City. As of 2012[update], the island was 97% owned by Larry Ellison (Founder and Chairman of Oracle), with the remaining 3% owned by the state of Hawaii.
Lānai is a roughly comma-shaped island with a width of 18 miles (29 km) in the longest direction. The land area is 140.5 square miles (364 km2), making it the 42nd largest island in the United States. It is separated from the island of Molokai by the Kalohi Channel to the north, and from Maui by the Hawaiian islands Channel to the east. The United States Census Bureau defines Lānai as Census Tract 316 of Maui County. Its total population shrank from 3,193 as of the 2000 census to 3,102 as of 2010[update]. Many of the island's landmarks are accessible only by dirt roads that require a four-wheel drive vehicle.
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