Lanai
Sixth-largest Hawaiian island
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| January 2025 | Joined Sam Altman of OpenAI and Masayoshi Son of Softbank at the White House to announce the Stargate Project. |
| 2024 | Ellison's software startup, Project Ronin, co-founded with David Agus and Dave Hodgson, closed down after aiming to transform cancer care through electronic medical records data analysis. |
| 2024 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, highlighting his global impact and significance. |
| February 23 2024 | The $1 billion lawsuit against Ellison was dismissed by the court. |
| 2023 | Established an additional campus for the Ellison Institute of Technology in Oxford, with plans to provide a scholarship program for 20 students annually. |
| 2022 | Purchased a 22-acre property in Manalapan, Florida for $173 million from Jim Clark, setting a new record for the most expensive residential property purchase in Florida history. |
| August 2022 | Ellison left the Tesla Board. |
| May 2022 | Participated in a conference call days after the 2020 presidential election focusing on strategies for challenging the election's legitimacy, alongside other notable political figures. |
| January 2022 | Donated $15 million to the Opportunity Matters Fund super PAC associated with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), making one of the most significant financial contributions of the election cycle. |
| 2021 | Ellison reportedly offered Benjamin Netanyahu a post at Oracle and attempted to help him by lobbying Arnon Milchan to drop his lawyer in a corruption case. |
| 2020 | Resort was again named #1 hotel in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. |
| 2020 | Census revealed that Lanai City accounts for 99 percent of the island population, with 3,332 inhabitants out of a total of 3,367 residents. |
| 2020 | Ellison remodeled his other resort on Lanai. |
| 2020 | Lanai's population further rose to 3,367 in the United States census, continuing a gradual population growth trend. |
| 2020 | Allowed president Donald Trump to have a fundraiser at his Rancho Mirage estate, though Ellison was not personally present. |
| 2020 | Ellison divorced Nikita Kahn after being in a relationship and married to her from 2010 to 2020. |
| December 2020 | Left California and moved to Lānaʻi, an island of which he owns 98%. |
| November 2020 | Participated in a conference call focused on strategies for challenging the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, alongside notable political figures. |
| 2019 | Ellison was reported to have funded controversial illegal annexation projects in Jerusalem, drawing criticism from Palestinians, Israeli peace activists, and archaeologists. |
| 2019 | A $1 billion lawsuit was filed against Ellison and other Israel supporters, alleging conspiracy to ethnically cleanse Palestinians, commit war crimes, and fund genocide. |
| 2019 | Honored with the first Rebels With A Cause Award by the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, recognizing his generous philanthropic support. |
| 2019 | Launched SailGP international racing series in collaboration with Russell Coutts, using F50 foiling catamarans. Ellison committed to five years of funding and the first season attracted global audiences of over 1.8 billion. |
| November 2019 | The property reopened as Sensei Lanai, a wellness resort with 92 rooms and 4 suites, marking Four Seasons' first adults-only wellness resort. |
| 2018 | The resort's golf course received Golf Digest's Editors' Choice Award for Best in Travel. |
| 2018 | Resort was named #1 hotel in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. |
| December 2018 | Ellison became a director on the board of Tesla, Inc. after purchasing 3 million shares earlier that year. |
| 2017 | Ellison donated $16.6 million to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces to support construction of well-being facilities for co-ed conscripts. |
| 2016 | Four Seasons Resort Lanai was listed on Robb Report's Best of the Best list for Journeys. |
| 2016 | Forecast of approximately 59,000 visitor arrivals to Lanai, highlighting the island's relatively low tourism compared to other Hawaiian islands. |
| 2016 | Became one of the top donors to Conservative Solutions PAC, supporting Marco Rubio's presidential campaign with $4 million. |
| November 2016 | Oracle bought NetSuite for $9.3 billion, with Ellison owning 35% of NetSuite at the time, personally gaining $3.5 billion from the purchase. |
| May 2016 | Ellison donated $200 million to the University of Southern California to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine. |
| April 2016 | Larry Ellison completed a $450 million remodel of the Four Seasons Resort Lanai, which reopened to the public. |
| January 2015 | The Lodge at Koele was closed for extensive renovations. |
| 2014 | Ellison donated $10 million to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. |
| December 2014 | Nikita restaurant owned by Larry Ellison was closed after approximately 17 months of operation. |
| December 2014 | Hosted Republican senator Rand Paul at a fundraiser at his home, showing his political networking and support. |
| September 18 2014 | Ellison appointed Mark Hurd as CEO of Oracle and Safra Catz as co-CEO, while he assumed the positions of chief technology officer and executive chairman. |
| 2013 | Inducted into the Bay Area Business Hall of Fame, acknowledging his substantial contributions to the business community. |
| September 25 2013 | Oracle Team USA, led by Ellison, defeated Emirates Team New Zealand to win the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco Bay, California. The team made a remarkable comeback from a 1-8 deficit to win 9-8, despite being penalized two points for cheating during warm-up events. |
| July 2013 | Larry Ellison opened Nikita, a restaurant located in Malibu. |
| 2012 | Ellison donated to both Democratic and Republican politicians, demonstrating his bipartisan political financial support. |
| June 2012 | Larry Ellison purchased 98 percent of Lanai from Castle & Cooke for $300 million, with plans to invest in infrastructure and create an environmentally friendly agricultural industry. |
| June 2012 | Ellison agreed to buy 98 percent of the Hawaiian island of Lānaʻi from David Murdock's company, Castle & Cooke, for a reported price between $500 million and $600 million. |
| 2011 | Acquired the 249-acre Porcupine Creek Estate and private golf course in Rancho Mirage, California, for $42.9 million from creditors following the Blixseth family's divorce and bankruptcy. |
| 2010 | Lanai's population increased slightly to 3,131 in the United States census. |
| 2010 | Ellison began a relationship with Ukrainian-American model and actress Nikita Kahn. |
| 2010 | Purchased the Astors' Beechwood Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, for $10.5 million. |
| 2010 | Ellison acquired a 50% share of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. |
| 2010 | Ellison divorced Melanie Craft. |
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