Nickname: The Pineapple Isle | |
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Landsat satellite image of Lānaʻi
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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 | Lānaʻihale |
Administration | |
United States
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Flower | Kaunaʻoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana) |
Color | ʻĀlani (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
Lānaʻi (/ləˈnaɪ/ or /lɑːˈnɑː.i/; 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 Lānaʻi 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 Hawaiʻi and privately owned homes.