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Faced with the prospect of the end of pineapple cultivation on the island, David H. Murdock, Chairman and CEO of Castle & Cooke, Inc. and Dole Food Company, opened the luxurious Lodge at Koele in 1990 and ushered in the age of upscale tourism to Lanai. |
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With 98% of the island being privately owned by Castle & Cooke, Inc., it has been said that approximately half of Lanai's 3,100 people look to the company for employment. For better or worse, with the end of pineapple production, many citizens who once labored in the fields now work instead at one of the two local award winning Four Seasons Hotels. |
