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Lanai sits like a humpback whale floating just northwest of Maui, and its shape hints at both its volcanic past and the yearly visitations Northern Pacific humpbacks make to its coast. The sixth largest island in the Hawaiian chain, 140-mile Lanai is the sixth largest of the Hawaiian Islands and perhaps one of the most intentionally isolated. Commercial development on the island is moderate; most of the roads are unpaved, necessitating four-wheel drive, and the island has just one gas station and no traffic lights. Until 1990 there was only one hotel here. Rich in ancient Hawaiian beauty, Lanai has remained wholly untouched by human hands. Change has been left to the elements and the gods.

Ancient local islanders originally believed Lanai to be occupied by cannibals who would devour anyone who tried to brave the island. One of the original stalwart souls who attempted to ward off the alleged flesh-eaters was Prince Kaululaau, exiled to Lanai by his father, Chief Kaakaleneo of Maui. Kaululaau and his accompanying warriors, enamored of the island’s beauty, eventually settled there, increasing the population. The island was later attacked, pillaged and destroyed by a Big Island chief in 1778, but Kamehameha the Great, one of the chief’s warriors, went on to establish Lanai as his personal summer playground.

In the 20th century, Lanai earned its nickname, “Pineapple Island,” as 16,000 acres of Lanai land provided the world with its largest source of pineapples — and Dole Food Company with tremendous revenue, enough for CEO David Murdock to buy 98 percent of the land. Today, the pineapple fields that once employed much of the island’s inhabitants lie barren. Dole shifted the island’s focal point from pineapples to people, embracing the remote island as a private Pacific holiday locale. Tourism has taken over, and Lanai beckons wealthy visitors — including Bill Gates, who said his wedding vows in 1994 on Lanai and shut down the entire island for the private affair. Swanky oceanside resorts, championship golf courses, miles of glorious natural volcanic remains and sunbursts of indigenous flora invite travelers to experience the laid-back paradise of remote Lanai.