Oracle boss Larry Ellison has bought a Hawaiian island from another billionaire businessman, the governor of the US Pacific Ocean state said.
Ellison, co-founder and CEO of the tech giant, has purchased 98% of the 141 square mile island of Lana'i from its owner Castle & Cooke.
Castle & Cooke, a Los Angeles-based company headed by businessman David Murdock, filed a transfer application with Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission.
The price paid by the Oracle chief was not specified.
But the island state's Star Advertiser newspaper quotes Castle & Cooke as saying it was hundreds of millions of dollars.
The seller added that Ellison plans to bring new investment to Lana'i that should boost tourism and create jobs on the island, which includes two resort hotels and a golf course, among other facilities.
"The buyer anticipates making substantial investments in Lana'i and is looking forward to partnering with the people of Lana'i to chart the island's future," the company said, according to the paper.
Lana'i was formerly known as Pineapple Island, but Murdock has had bumpy relations with some residents over his uprooting of the pineapple industry in favour of resort and housing developments, it said.
California-based Ellison's net worth is estimated at $36 billion by Forbes magazine, which ranks him sixth in its global rich list, while Murdock's is somewhat lower, at $2.7 billion, sharing 442nd place.
