bought Lanai and started a pineapple plantation on the island. For much of the 20th century, Lanai was famous for its pineapple production, earning the nickname “The Pineapple Island.” ...

His paternal grandparents moved from Maui to Lanai and his maternal grandparents moved from Kauai to Lanai to work for the “princely sum of 10 cents more a day on the new pineapple plantation.” ...

Lanai is known as the "Pineapple Island" because it once was home to a plantation that produced 75% of the world's pineapples. In 1922, pineapple tycoon James Drummond Dole purchased most of the ...