Born and raised in Hawai`i; it's been a while since I've last been on Lana`i, but visited many times when I was a child, mostly on hunting and fishing trips for the weekend. I remember when the Hotel Lana`i was the ONLY hotel on the island! What a special place it was back then.

I think the longest I stayed as a tourist was about three days and that was about right for me. That was about ten years ago and I stayed at the Manele Bay Hotel. Hung out at the beach for a few days, went snorkling, and drove the Munro Trail in one of old man Kuroda's jeeps rented from his Chevron. Man, that red dirt is something else - you'll never get it off of your clothes.

Manele Bay is a goodly distance from the village of Lanai City. Gotta be a couple of miles and also 1000 feet or so of elevation. I seem to recall that there was a shuttle that ran from the Manele Bay Hotel to the Lodge at Ko`ele - that might be worth looking into.

Hope this helps. I'm sure someone who's been there recently can offer more suggestions.