IN MAY, 1973, IN A CONTROVERSIAL DECISION NOW IN THE COURTS, THE LAND USE COMMISSION AGREED TO RECLASSIFY 22,340 ACRES OF THE ISLAND OF LANAI FOR URBAN USE. LAND ON THE EASTERN SIDE (SHOWN HERE) IS TOO DRY FOR PRIME AGRICULTURE. MUCH OF THE PROPOSED EXPANSION (HOUSES TOURIST ACCOMMODATIONS) WOULD BE IN THIS AREA. IN BACKGROUND IS MAUI ISLAND

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