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For nearly 70 years, Lanai dubbed the "Pineapple Island," was operated as a pineapple plantation by Dole Company. Today there are two exclusive, world-class hotels, the Lodge at Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel. In addition, the Experience at Koele and the Challenge at Manele provide visitors with award winning, world-class golf.

Golf, tennis, diving, snorkeling, sailing, fishing, hunting, ocean-rafting, kayaking, horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and exploring by four-wheel-drive vehicle are among the outdoor activities residents and visitors enjoy on Lanai. In season, November to April, whale-watching abounds in the winter breeding and calving grounds of the giant humpback whales in the waters surrounding Lanai.

This relatively undeveloped island features wide open spaces with only 30 miles of paved roads, one airport, and one plantation village boldly named Lanai City, where virtually the entire island population lives. The waters of Manele Bay and Hulopo'e Bay are designated as marine preserves, and the snorkeling and diving spots are among the best in Hawaii.

Activities & Attractions:

MANELE BAY SMALL BOAT HARBOR - a port for yachts, fishing boats, the ferry to Maui, and departure for whale-watching, snorkel sailing, scuba diving, and ocean rafting along Lana'i's southern shore.

HULOPO'E BAY - boasts a jewel of a white-sand beach, picnic and camping facilities, shady palms, brilliantly-hued fish, and gentle waves for swimming. Beach park facilities include picnic tables and barbecue grills, showers and rest rooms.

KAUMALAPAU HARBOR - a working port where pineapples were once loaded onto ships bound for Honolulu and the Dole Cannery. Today, almost all the island's supplies arrive on barges from Honolulu once a week on Thursday. The area has a scenic overlook and a reputation for good shore fishing.

LANA'I CITY - the 1920's era plantation village all island residents call home. Cool and quiet at 1,600 foot elevation the Cook pine trees tower over narrow streets lined with tin-roof cottages. Old style stores, two local style restaurants, banks, art gallery, a police station with a wooden jail in the yard look much like they did decades ago. Hotel Lana'i, built in the 1920's is still open with 11 quaint and comfortable guest room. A new restaurant, Henry Clay's Rotisserie, has been added.

THE MUNRO TRAIL - winds up from Koele through mountain grasslands, where rain forests of ohia lehua, pine, ironwood and eucalyptus line the mountain's backbone ridge to the summit of Lana'ihale. Accessible on foot, mountain bike, or four-wheel-drive, this scenic seven-mile long road follows the tip of the mountain, affording breathtaking views of plunging canyons and on a clear day, six islands--Lana'i, Maui, Molokai, Kahoolawe, the Big Island and Oahu.

KANEPU'U - where the Garden of the Gods is located, is an eerily beautiful windswept landscape sculpted by the raging forces of nature. Here, rocks scorched by ancient eruptions have been bared and carved by erosion into irregular pinnacles and buttes. At sunset, the brick-red earth is washed with a spectrum of desert colors. Some 48 native species can be found here, including the endangered Lana'i sandalwood, rare Hawaiian gardenia, and local relatives of the olive and persimmon.

KAUNOLU - is at one end of an ahupua'a (traditional land unit) located on the southwest shore of Lana'i. This particular area is the location of a deserted pre-contact Hawaiian villages, which was once a vigorous fishing community. Kaunolu is also the site of a Heiau (place of worship) and a place of refuge called Halulu which was still in use between 1778 and 1810.

LUAHIWA - is located at the other end of the ahupua'a of Kealiakapu which also borders the pre-contact village site and modern interpretive park of Kaunolu. Here in a cluster of large stones is located the Luahiwa rain heiau. Many boulders are adorned with petroglyphs and others were believed to possess the mana (spiritual power) of the rain gods Ku and Hina.

KEOMOKU VILLAGE - once a thriving sugar settlement, has been a ghost town since the turn of the century. The area, southeast of Shipwreck Beach, includes Kahe'a heiau. Local lore blames Keomoku's demise on the disruption of the heiau stones by railroad builders. The old town site has a picturesque weathered wooden church.

LANAIHALE - from this 3,370-foot vantage point, all of Hawaii's islands except Kauai and Niihau can be seen on a clear day.

LUAHIWA PETROGLYPHS - en route to Palawai Basin, site of an old Mormon Colony, these petroglyphs are among the best preserved in Hawaii.

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