86 – Robinson Family – 103,000 acres

Members of the Robinson family, descendants of Elizabeth Sinclair, control more than 100,000 acres in Hawaii, including the 46,000-acre island of Niiahu, which is known as the Forbidden Island because of the family’s closed-door policy on unapproved visitors. Today, however, because of financial stresses, the Robinsons have become more accepting of tourist dollars.

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