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heavily used 4WD Jeep Wranglers cost from $125 to $150 per day (the only other type
of car available is a minivan, which rent out at similar prices, but won't give you much
freedom on the bad roads). Note that Lanaʻi City Service limits where you can drive.
Check in advance, as a tow from a restricted area incurs fines, fees and possible financial
ruin.
Gas is also pricey (sold at, you guessed it, Lanaʻi City Service): it can cost up to $6 per
gallon - a hefty charge for the gas-guzzling Jeeps.
Driving Distances & Times From Lanaʻi City
DESTINATION
MILES
TIME
Garden of the Gods
6
20min
Hulopoʻe Beach
8
20min
Kaumalapaʻu Harbor
7
20min
Keomuku
15
1hr
Lanaʻi Airport
3.5
10min
SHUTTLE
The resorts run a shuttle that links the Four Seasons Resort Lanaʻi at Manele Bay, Hotel
Lanaʻi and the Lodge at Koele, as well as the airport and ferry dock. Shuttles run about
every 30 minutes throughout the day in peak season, hourly in the slower months. The
first usually heads out about 7am, the last around 11pm. Fares may be included in the tar-
iff for guests ($35 for unlimited use during your stay); others pay from $10 for a round-
trip from the airport or ferry dock (credit cards only).
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Lanaʻi City
POP 3000
Have you been you transported back in time, to another place in the Pacific, or both?
Pausing to get your bearings is perfectly alright in cute little Lanaʻi City. In fact, you may
need to pause to understand that it's really just a village, albeit one with irrepressible
charm.
Lanaʻi City's main square, Dole Park, is surrounded by tin-roofed houses and shops,
with not a chain in sight. It looks much the same as it did during its plantation days dat-
ing back to the 1920s. If you're not staying at one of the island's two resorts, you're
probably staying here and that's all the better as you can wander between the surprisingly
