Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has moved to Lanai, the Hawaiian island he's spent half a billion dollars developing. Here's how Ellison bought 98% of the island and turned it into a sustainability experiment.

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison bought 98% of the island of Lanai in 2012 for an estimated $300 million.

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