Hawaii imports nearly 80% of its food, which costs the state over $3 billion – a very different image from when ancient Native Hawaiians lived self-sufficiently before Western contact.

Similar to Lanai, the island of Molokai had a private ferry service in the past. It ran from 1987 to 2016; it hasn’t had one since, and now residents can only travel by plane.

Meanwhile, the state of Hawaii – which owns the 2 percent of Lanai that Ellison doesn’t ... Pele’s Other Garden at 811 Houston St. is a good bet for lunch.

Like most Hawaii resorts, the Four Seasons Resort Lanai is oceanfront. The Manele and Hulopoe Marine Sanctuary are steps away, making humpback whales, turtles, spinner dolphins and monk seals ...

For an island owned by the second richest man on earth, Lanai is surprisingly unpretentious. Well, a caveat: it has two fabulous 5-star hotels, one an oceanfront Four Seasons, and the other its ...