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| KAUMALAPAU
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| Located
on the west side of Lanai is the coastal
village and harbor of Kaumalapau. The harbor was built by James Dole, the founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company. He purchased the entire island for $1,100,000 because he planned to turn Lanai into the world's largest pineapple plantation (which he later accomplished).
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| KEOMUKU
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| Keomuku is located on the east shore of Lanai. During ancient times, fishermen and farmers settled along the coastal portions of this area up to the valley of Maunalei. Keomuku was a small and sleepy fishing village up until 1899, when the Maunalei Sugar Company moved in, turning the village into a bustling sugar plantation.
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| KOELE |
A great ranch complex sprang from Koele and scattered
around Lanai, which has a perfect climate for raising
livestock. Some 45,000 - 50,000 sheep and lambs, 600 horses,
500 horned cattle, goats and hogs and numerous wild turkeys
inhabited the island in 1893.
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| LANAI
CITY |
Lanai City is the main residential development on the island of Lanai, located in the center of the island. It was recently named one of the top most endangered historic sites in the U.S. The town was developed in the early 1920s and has a feature that none of the other Hawaiian islands have – an intact plantation town.
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| LOPA |
| The ancient seaside village of Lopa is located on the southeastern coast of Lanai, 7 miles (11.3 km) off the end of Keomuku Highway, down a rough dirt road, which is navigable only with a four-wheel drive. This former seaside village's most astounding feature is the ancient fishpond, which has been designated as a seabird sanctuary.
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