Oracle Co-founder’s Eco-Investment Journey on Hawaii’s Lanai Island

Lanai, the sixth-largest island in Hawaii, is predominantly owned by Oracle’s co-founder, who acquired 98% of the island (equivalent to 88,000 acres) for $300 million in 2012. He pledged to invest an additional $500 million over five years to transition the island to renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, benefiting its 3,000 […]

Isolated Tangier Island: A Dialect Preserved from the 1700s

Tangier Island, located 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, has maintained its isolation to such an extent that its inhabitants still speak a dialect similar to the one used by the island’s original colonists in the 1700s. This distinct dialect features a significant example of the Big Vowel Shift, with the word “house” pronounced […]

Southern Thule

Argentina invaded the British island of Southern Thule in 1976. The island was uninhabited and is so remote that the British weren’t aware of the invasion for over a month. When it was discovered that the Argentinians had set up a permanent military base and weather station there it was decided that diplomacy (secretly) was […]

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The community of Puʻuwai…

The community of Puʻuwai, Hawaii and the entire island it is located on, is off limits to anyone except residents and official visitors. Tourists are not allowed. Tourists aren’t allowed because the entire island is private property. A rich white person bought the whole dang thing 150 years ago.

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