In June 2012, Larry Ellison, then CEO of Oracle Corporation, purchased Castle & Cooke's 98 percent share of the island for $300 million. The state and individual homeowners own the remaining 2 percent, which includes the harbor and the private homes where the 3,000 inhabitants live. [ 26 ]

Jul 28, 2023 · The current owner of the island is Larry Ellison, the billionaire who co-founded the software giant Oracle Corp. But this narrative of Lānaʻi isn't from the owners' perspectives. It's instead about the people who actually live there.

Jul 21, 2023 · A little over a decade ago, tech billionaire Larry Ellison made headlines when he acquired Lānaʻi for $300 million. He reportedly bought the island for less than what David Murdock, the island's previous owner, had hoped to sell it for — but it was still a much steeper price than what William G. Irwin paid in 1909.

Dec 29, 2021 · Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison now lives on Lana'i, the Hawaiian island he mostly owns. Here's how he's working to turn the island into a wellness utopia and '100% green community.'

Aug 1, 2013 · Tech billionaire Larry Ellison has set out to transform the Pineapple Isle into a “laboratory for sustainability.” How does Lanai feel about that? Kahalepalaoa, site of a proposed new resort.

Oct 4, 2023 · Larry Ellison, the man who owns most of Lanai, was forced to testify in the U.S. District Court of Hawaii on Wednesday in an ongoing civil case about the 2017 bankruptcy of his now-shuttered...

When he sold the tiny Hawaii Island of Lanai to Oracle owner Larry Ellison for $300 million twelve years ago, he did so with one proviso – that he keep the 1-acre parcel where he had built an...

May 3, 2024 · Though Ellison still owns 98% of Lanai, an island in Hawaii, records now indicate that California is his primary home, Forbes reported.

Apr 9, 2023 · Visiting the island of Lanai feels different from visiting the other Hawaiian Islands. Not just because it’s smaller and there are fewer people on it, but because a billionaire owns most of it. A...

Nov 14, 2017 · Larry Ellison doesn't just own a home in Hawaii — he owns an entire island. After visiting the remote Hawaiian island of Lanai, the billionaire founder of Oracle loved the …