In 2012, former Dole Food owner David Murdock sold the tiny Hawaii island of Lanai—once one of the country’s largest pineapple plantations—to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison for $300 million.

I’ve been having flashes of memories from way back in the day lately. I don’t know why. Memory and nostalgia are partners in ...

David Murdock is an English instructor at Gadsden State Community College. He can be contacted at [email protected]. The opinions expressed are his own.