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With the advent of the pineapple
industry and the importation of plantation workers to Lana'i
in the early 1900’s, the island’s population changed from pure
Hawaiian to a vibrant ethnic mixture, including people of Filipino,
Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Anglo-European and Portuguese descent.
Lana‘i City was built in 1924 by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, later known as Dole Pineapple. It was conceived as a model town, incorporating all of the social necessities. Happily, time and progress have left it largely intact. Rural, quaint and rustic, today it remains a charming vision of Lanai’s history.
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Lana‘i has been one of the best-kept secrets in Hawai'i. Historically
known as "the Pineapple Island," it has peacefully let time go by, watching
its neighbor islands grow and change. Lanai’s reputation is spreading,
however, and tourism is gradually increasing. But since 98% of the island
is privately owned, development and tourism are being carefully managed.
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