Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain.
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10 Facts About Lanai
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Lanai is a roughly apostrophe-shaped island with a width of 18 miles in the longest direction.
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Lanai is said to have been Kamehameha's favorite fishing spot among Hawaii's main eight islands.
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Lanai used a crude stone mill that he had brought with him to crush the cane.
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Lanai refurbished the historic movie theater, turning it into a state-of-the art movie house.
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The chief looked across the channel from Maui and saw that his son's fire continued to burn nightly on the shore, and he sent a canoe to Lanai to bring the prince back, redeemed by his courage and cleverness.
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Tourism on Lanai began to be prominent in more recent history as the pineapple and sugarcane industries were phased out in the islands.
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Lanai is home to three golf courses, one at each Four Seasons resort and a third, free course.
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Lanai is served by Lanai Airport, which offers air taxi and scheduled commercial operations to other Hawaiian islands.
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