Lānai (IPA: ) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement.

The island is somewhat circular in shape, with a width of 18 miles in the longest direction. The land area is 140.53 square miles (363.97 km²). It is separated from the island of Molokai by the Kalohi Channel to the north, and from Maui by the Auau Channel to the east. The United States Census Bureau defines Lanai as Census Tract 316 of Maui County, Hawaii. Its total population was 3,193 as of the 2000 census.Census Tract 316, Maui County United States Census Bureau

History

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Lānai was first seen by Europeans on February 25, 1779, when Captain Clerke sighted the island from aboard James Cook's HMS Resolution. Clerke had taken command of the ship after Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay on February 14, and was leaving the islands for the North Pacific.

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@stewartcink been there last year, know what You mean. We had to take a ferry to Lanai at midnight still...
bule1101 (Ivan Bulic) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:45:14 -0000
@stewartcink been there last year, know what You mean. We had to take a ferry to Lanai at midnight still...
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@lanailovers eai lanai, o qe hooooouve :B /nadaintrometida
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lanaimoreno (Lana ♥) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:48:22 -0000
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It's 32 degrees on my lanai........... about 55 in my house. Love living in Florida - the Sunshine State.
MrDineandFind (Larry Hauser) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:27:26 -0000
It's 32 degrees on my lanai........... about 55 in my house. Love living in Florida - the Sunshine State.

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