Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of the Oracle Corporation, bought 97 percent of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. Ellison wants to make Lanai a premier tourist destination and “the first economically viable, 100 percent green community,” but things haven’t gone as planned.
Larry Ellison Bought an Island in Hawaii. Now What?
Jon Mooallem | The New York Times | September 23, 2014 | 8,099 words
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