Baby, Let's go to my Island

[X-Rated]

Larry Ellison paid a half billion for his own island in Hawaii. Probably a special AH6 call district for it as a separate DX entity as well.

We don't know how much software mogul Larry Ellison recently paid for the Hawaiian island of Lanai — for 98 percent of the island, to be exact — but estimates run upward of half a billion dollars. So what do you get for that kind of money?

Beautiful beaches, for starters. A view of Maui, just eight miles away. A couple of luxury resorts built by the previous owner. And, as a bonus, some delicate history.

At the Lanai Culture and Heritage Center, resident Mikala Enfield tells the story of how an island six times the size of Manhattan ended up as one piece of property. It started in the 1860s with a Mormon adventurer named Walter Murray Gibson.

Damned Mormons.

[KG4CGC]

ass hole 6? WTF?

[N8YX]

...and with one miniscule change in the plumbing which feeds the volcanic hot spot that is responsible for the Hawaiian Islands chain, the new owner could find his island covered with a nice, fresh layer of basalt - basically rendered uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.

Of course, it goes without saying that the $500 million could feed a lot of hungry mouths...or buy a Presidency.

[N2CHX]

...and with one miniscule change in the plumbing which feeds the volcanic hot spot that is responsible for the Hawaiian Islands chain, the new owner could find his island covered with a nice, fresh layer of basalt - basically rendered uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.

Of course, it goes without saying that the $500 million could feed a lot of hungry mouths...or buy a Presidency.

Money well spent. Better a volcanic Island than a Romney/Ryan Presidency.

[W3WN]

ass hole 6? WTF?

No. The FCC is not issuing any "A" series 2x3's to stations in the Amateur service at present, so AH6WTF would not be available. Nice thought though.

[n2ize]

I like Larry Ellison. He is one of the few modern day billionaires that has some style and class.