Lanai Vacation Packages

Lanai, Hawaii

Lanai is 98% privately owned by Castle & Cooke and they've developed the island as an exclusive resort destination with two very exclusive resorts. It is the smallest of the Hawaiian Islands that is open to visitors, and your experience may be decided by where you choose to stay.

With the advent of the pineapple industry and the importation of plantation workers to Lanai in the early 1900's, the islands' population changed from pure Hawaiian to a vibrant ethnic mixture. These newcomers joined the native Lanaians in a lifestyle closely tied to the environment in which fishing, ranching and farming were primary occupations. Today, residents continue this tradition, their lives following a pattern dictated by nature. They use the outdoors for their recreational activities that include swimming, surfing, hunting, fishing and tending their gardens. With few commercial diversions, getting together to talk story has evolved into a favorite pastime. Peaceful, tropical, lavish - this is Hawaii's "Private Island," the place that the richest man in the world, Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, chose for his wedding, and the ideal place for a bit of tranquility. Born from Palawai's volcanic explosion, this is the sixth largest of Hawaii's eight islands, and it remains as a small, untarnished agricultural community with nary a traffic light to disturb your carefree wanderings. Lanai epitomizes the American melting pot of ethnic diversity, including residents of Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, European, and Portuguese ancestry, as well as native Hawaiian families, to create a vivacious culture with a Polynesian flavor.

In the 1930s, Lanai was a pineapple plantation exclusively owned by the Dole Company. Since 1993, however, Lanai's economy has branched out to include other agriculture and ranching, and its main source of income is from tourists visiting 2 of the world's poshest resorts, where many of the island's 2,800 residents are employed. World-class golf courses, stunning white beaches, fascinating lava formations, archaeological mysteries, and the spectacular Pacific surf: this is Lanai!