Larry Ellison Rejuvenating Hawaii's Sixth-Largest Island (Which He Owns) 297
McGruber writes "In June of 2012, we discussed news that Larry Ellison, co-founder and chief executive of Oracle, purchased the Hawaiian island Lanai for $300 million. Ellison now owns nearly everything on the island, including many of the candy-colored plantation-style homes and apartments, one of the two grocery stores, the two Four Seasons hotels and golf courses, the community center and pool, water company, movie theater, half the roads and some 88,000 acres of land. (2% of the island is owned by the government or by longtime Lanai families.) Now Ellison is attempting to win over the island's small, but wary, local population, one whose economic future is heavily dependent on his decisions. He and his team have met with experts in desalination and solar energy to change the way water and electricity are generated, collected, stored and delivered on the island. They are refurbishing residential housing intended for workers (Mr. Ellison's Lanai Resorts owns and manages 400 of the more than 1,500 housing units on the island). They've tackled infrastructure, such as lengthening airport runways and paving county roads. And to improve access to Lanai, Mr. Ellison bought Island Air earlier this year and is closing a deal to buy another airline."
Good luck with that (Score:5, Funny)
Is there a volcano? (Score:5, Funny)
You know, for the lair.
Re:impossible (Score:5, Funny)
"God-Emperor" is probably more suited to his tastes.
Re:impossible (Score:4, Funny)
He's really just trying to create a stable supply of virgins to toss down Mauna Loa's throat. The only thing that produces more hot air than Larry Ellison is a volcano. And he's working to stop that.
Re:Hyperbole in a headline? (Score:2, Funny)
I'll bet you get invited to all the parties.