Ellison adds cultural historian to his executive staff for Lanai

Kepa Maly is ready for the island to start “a whole new era” with the billionaire

By Andrew Gomes

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 20, 2013

~~<p>Cultural sensitivity is not something David Murdock of Castle & Cooke Inc. is said to have had much of for Lanai during his ownership of Hawaii's sixth-largest island. But Lanai's new owner, Larry Ellison, appears to be taking a different tack.</p>
<p>Ellison's company Lanai Resorts LLC announced Tuesday the hiring of six executives to help manage the island, and one of those hires is cultural historian Kepa Maly.</p>
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Cultural sensitivity is not something David Murdock of Castle & Cooke Inc. is said to have had much of for Lanai during his ownership of Hawaii's sixth-largest island. But Lanai's new owner, Larry Ellison, appears to be taking a different tack.

Ellison's company Lanai Resorts LLC announced Tuesday the hiring of six executives to help manage the island, and one of those hires is cultural historian Kepa Maly. Login for more...