For the first time in four hours, my tour guide on Lanai is at a loss for words. We’re staring at what could be a set from Lost: a broad, sandy beach devoid of people, a scattering of derelict huts among palm trees and an empty pier, all about a 45-minute bumpy ride from the nearest [...]
Billionaire Larry Ellison Purchases Hawaii Island
June 21, 2012 | Posted by
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has purchased 98 percent of Lanai, Hawaii’s sixth-largest island, as announced by Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday. The billionaire Ellison was listed as America’s third-richest man in 2012, and is buying the property from fellow billionaire David Murdock. Murdock’s company Castle and Cooke Inc., controls all but of 2 percent [...]
