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Chapter 224 Current Status of Lanai Island

Lanai is an unremarkable island in the Hawaiian archipelago.

It covers an area of ​​141 square miles, has a coastline of 47 miles, and a permanent population of just over 3,000. It is nestled between Maui and Molokai, and is 45 minutes by ferry or 15 minutes by small plane from Maui.

The history of this island is essentially a history of pineapple plantations.

In 1922, American James Dole bought the entire island to grow pineapples. At its peak, 19,000 acres were planted, supplying three-quarters of the world's pineapple production.

The workers came from Japan, the Philippines, and China, and settled down. Over three generations, descendants of Japanese, Filipinos, and Chinese make up more than half of the island's population, with the remainder consisting of native Hawaiians, whites, and some people of mixed race.

The pineapple industry began to decline in the 1980s, and David Murdoch took over, transforming it into a tourism business.

With the establishment of two Four Seasons hotels, the island's economy shifted from pineapple cultivation to catering to the wealthy. A whole service industry chain has sprung up around the hotels, including restaurants, diving, tour guides, and spas, along with smaller amounts of retail, fishing, and government public services, providing livelihoods for the island's 3,000 people.

Although it may look unremarkable, the island has a high level of education. The high school graduation rate is 92%, which is slightly higher than the national average in the United States. The Plantation Age Corporation attached great importance to basic education and built schools for the children of its workers.

However, the undergraduate rate is only 28 percent because there are no universities on the island. The nearest universities are in Maui and Honolulu. Those who do not want to go out and explore usually find employment in the island's industries after graduating from high school.

Incomes are also quite good, with a median household income of $60,000 to $80,000, far exceeding the US average. It's not some impoverished fishing village; it's a small economy that thrives thanks to wealthy tourists.

But now, Chen Yiran is preparing to completely change their lives.

After watching the F1 opening race, Chen Yiran and the magical girl took a private plane and traveled to Lanai Island.

Chen Yiran checked directly into the hotel villa and rested for two days, enjoying the magical girl experience.

In reality, Emma Watson's natural look isn't very polished; she actually has a bit of a tomboyish, British vibe.

Her figure is just average; she has everything you'd expect, but not much of anything.

However, due to the childhood nostalgia factor, the score was immediately corrected after putting on the magic robe, turning 80 points into 90 points.

Besides, the wizard robes were just too erotic. Thinking back now, it was really a bit much when Harry's father used the upside-down bell on Snape. What if he wasn't wearing anything underneath? That would have been an eyesore.

But it was Emma Watson who did this, and she was quite alluring with nothing underneath.

After a few days of fun, Emma Watson packed her bags and flew back to the United States to go back to school. She took a break from school last year to film a movie and will have to make up a lot of credits this year.

Chen Yiran then began a restructuring plan for the island, the first step of which was to terminate the trusteeship contract with the Four Seasons Hotel.

Both hotels are on his land and belong to him, including the property and hotel staff, who are also his employees.

However, the hotel brand, management, and operations are entrusted to the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

Although Four Seasons was very reluctant to lose a well-run hotel, there was nothing they could do about it.

Moreover, they had known this day would come for a long time. After Chen Yiran bought the island, he had been asking Four Seasons to gradually clear out the tourist applications that were still in the reservation process.

By last month, it had completely stopped accepting tourists.

With only three months left on their contract, Four Seasons was very accommodating and didn't even ask for a penalty fee before withdrawing from Lanai.

In the hotel's conference room, Chen Yiran met Amit, whom he had appointed as the general manager of Lanai Island Integrated Construction Company.

Amit handed Chen Yiran a folder, then stood aside and said, "The hotel staff are a little confused, but overall there shouldn't be any problems. This island has always been like this; the island owners have changed time and again, and they've always been working for the island owners."

In fact, these people are the descendants of workers on pineapple plantations, and the current community framework on the island is actually a continuation of that original framework.

The island's water, electricity, gas, and even various transportation companies all belong to the island owner. These people basically assume that they are the island owner's employees, without any specific career plans, and they all follow the island owner.

So they're all good friends and family. Of course, they might not be able to handle the job in manufacturing, but many tasks here do offer better confidentiality.

Chen Yiran opened the folder and looked inside; it contained a list of key management personnel on the island.

He carefully examined the information on the Lanai Planning Commission, a government advisory body under Maui County responsible for reviewing land use and development plans.

"Are you sure these nine people won't cause trouble? We're going to be doing a lot of construction soon."

Amit said confidently, "No, although they were appointed by the county government, they are still residents here. They know who the real benefactors are."

Basically, seating is allocated according to the islanders' racial composition. As long as their jobs are guaranteed, they will support whatever is built.

Chen Yiran flipped through the pages again and saw that two people's information was circled.

"What does this mean? What's so special about these two people?"

Amit scratched his head and said, "You're not organizing security forces on the island. These two men served in the military and are very respected here. They are both of mixed race; one is of Chinese and Japanese descent, and the other is of Filipino and indigenous descent."

They are all fishermen now, and they have some influence among the port workers, so I think we should give them a try.

"Alright, let's call these two people over for a meeting tomorrow, along with the nine people from the Lanai Planning Committee, and the heads of several key community organizations, including the Lanai Community Association and the Cultural Heritage Center."

"Okay, boss, I'll call them over tomorrow."

After finishing their business, Chen Yiran began to inquire about his subordinates: "Is all the equipment at the medical center ready? Has Kabir arrived yet?"

"We're here, thanks to you. The villas in this hotel are much better than our house in Silicon Valley. The air is much better too. Kabir now enjoys going to the beach every day. We don't plan to let him go to school anymore; he can learn the basic elementary and middle school courses at home slowly."

As Amit spoke, he sighed again.

No matter how much he tried to comfort himself, he could never ignore the fact that Kabir had difficulty moving around all his life, and he was never able to live a very colorful life.

After considering the behavior of Amit's family that he had been monitoring, and making various assessments, Chen Yiran decided to comfort his obedient subordinate.

"Think positively, the future is full of possibilities. Look at my company now, right? Maybe in the future, I can make mechanical exoskeletons for Kabir, then he won't have any mobility issues."

Amit thought it was a bit of a fantasy, but when he thought about his boss's achievements over the past two years, he still felt a glimmer of hope.

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