> allows an individual to own almost an entire Hawaiian island I have collected some context about the largest private landowner on each of the Hawaiian island

> allows an individual to own almost an entire Hawaiian island I have collected some context about the largest private landowner on each of the Hawaiian islands, which I believe people may find interesting. They are sorted in (decreasing) order by size of the island. Kamehameha Schools owns ~12% of the ~10,000 square kilometers of (the big island of) Hawai`i. Alexander & Baldwin owns ~20% of the ~1,900 square kilometers of Maui. Kamehameha Schools (same as above) owns ~12% of the ~1,500 square kilometers of O`ahu. The Robinson family owns ~15% of the ~1,400 square kilometers of Kaua`i. (This is probably the island intended by my parent comment, as Mark Zuckerberg owns ~3 square kilometers there, or 1/500th of the island.) Molokai Ranch owns ~35% of the ~700 square kilometers of Moloka`i. It is currently for sale for $260 million: http://www.businessinsider.com/hawaiian-island-for-sale-molokai-ranch-2017-9/ http://www.businessinsider.com/hawaiian-island-for-sale-molo... Larry Ellison owns ~97% of the ~360 square kilometers of Lana`i (under the name "Pulama Lanai"). The Robinson family (same as above) owns ~99% of the 180 square kilometers of Ni`ihau. There are no private landowners on the ~115 square kilometers of the smallest of the eight traditional Hawaiian islands, Kaho`olawe.