Lanai

Lānaʻi is twenty miles from Maui's west coast and a different world entirely. The smallest publicly accessible island in Hawaii, it has one small town, two Four Seasons resorts, and almost no traffic. Larry Ellison owns roughly 98% of it. The real estate market is correspondingly limited - a handful of residential properties in Lānaʻi City and resort-adjacent homes near the Hulopoe Bay coastline.

For buyers drawn to extreme privacy, extraordinary natural beauty, and a pace of life that has no equivalent in the Hawaiian Islands, Lānaʻi is worth understanding. Day trips from Maui by ferry or puddle-jumper are straightforward. Owning here is a different calculation entirely - one worth having with someone who knows both islands.