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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 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, the island is 98% owned by Larry Ellison (CEO of Oracle), with the remaining 2% owned by the State of Hawaii.
Lānaʻi is somewhat comma-shaped 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 Molokaʻi by the Kalohi Channel to the north, and from Maui by the ʻAuʻau Channel to the east. The United States Census Bureau defines Lānaʻi 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. Many of the island's landmarks are accessible only by dirt roads that require a four-wheel drive vehicle.
There is one school, Lanai High and Elementary School, serving the entire island from kindergarten through 12th grade. There are no traffic lights on the island.
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legendary hawaiian comedic genius, james kawika piimauna "rap" reiplinger's work, adapter by lee cataluna and presented by the honolulu theatre for youth players on stage for the first time since his death in 1984.
the wonderful cast that brought rap's work back to life in a faithful, yet refreshing way, counter clockwise from upper right, charles kupahu timtim, james kimo kaona and pomai lopez, take time to sign autographs and take photos with audience members.
Laupāhoehoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of North Hilo. The population was 581 at the 2010 census.
On April 1, 1946 the Big Island of Hawaii was struck by the so-called "April Fools Day tsunami", originating from the Aleutian Islands earthquake. Approximately 160 people on the island were killed. While the greatest number of deaths occurred in Hilo, the school building at Laupāhoehoe was inundated, and twenty students and four teachers were drowned. A monument to the dead now stands on Laupāhoehoe Point. The community's name means "leaf-lava" and is named for the leaf-shaped lava that lines many of its beaches.
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A conceptual model of the University of Hawaii's Monocoque House, its team house for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011.
I LOVE this shot my husband took. I could have spent a lot more time at Haleakala (and would have loved to find a Hawaiian happy face spider, too).
Hawaiian Airlines this week took delivery of a brand new, 294-seat Airbus A330-243 (N380HA). It arrived at Honolulu International Airport today, after a low flyover of Honolulu Harbor. I could only watch from afar, but it was still a neat sight. Photos taken through a dirty, tinted office window in Iwilei on a very gray, very hazy Hawaii day.
The park is criss-crossed with trails going through beautiful volcanic landscapes. www.bigisland.org.