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If you are a cat person, this is the absolute best place on earth!! Great staff, and lots of cats to give love to!! Also, if you're looking for a cause to support, I highly encourage you to support these great people!!! 
Randy M.
7/27/2021 - If you love cats, this is such a wonderful place to visit. It's clean, cute, and organized. There are 650 cats in several different cages! When we went into the first cage, most of the cats were not hungry, but they were super friendly and very used to humans. There is another cage for smaller cats, but when we were there, they were not interested in playing with humans and didn't want to come out. Then we went to the third cage further away, which was actually a newer cage. The cats there wanted to eat but were a little more scared of humans and a little more defensive. My kids got some mild scratches but still thoroughly enjoyed playing with the cats. If you love cats, you can literally spend hours at this sanctuary. The staff members are really nice and very informative. There are portable potties and washing stations. The shuttle makes a stop at the Lanai Cat Sanctuary, and the rental car can also drive on the semi-paved road to get to the Lanai Cat Sanctuary.
Maggie C.
7/25/2021 - This place was sooooo cool! We've been in Hawaii for a little over a week and have been missing our own cats a ton, so this helped us get out cat fix for a while. A lot of the cats were very friendly(especially the kittens, Elaine and Ernestine). The whole facility was awesome! These cats are so lucky! The place was so much fun and I really recommend it to anyone visiting/living in Lanai.
Riley R.
7/20/2021 - This place is absolutely as awesome as advertised. Cats everywhere being taken care of, and most are friendly and love attention. A must for cat lovers.
Roni S.
7/20/2021 - 5 stars is honestly not enough for this place. Lanai Cat Sanctuary is a MUST SEE! The staff is amazing and informative. When visiting, there was not one person without a smile on their face. Also, the cats seemed to be very well taken care of, happy, and stress free. These sweet kitties made my first trip to this island complete and I definitely plan to come back ASAP. Thank you Lanai Cat Sanctuary for what you do.
Cheyenne B.
6/05/2021
2020
American Lifestyle: Kingdom of the Cats
Star Advertiser: Lanai Cat Sanctuary hopes to reopen soon since closing in March
Costco Connections (Page 16): Cat Sanctuary – Purradise Found
KITV: Lanai Cat Sanctuary fights COVID-19 isolation with yoga with 650 cats
Biz Journals: Virtual cat yoga classes generate donations for Lanai Cat Sanctuary during closure
NEW The Animal Rescue Site The Lanai Cat Sanctuary Saves Cats, Protects Birds, And Offers A Magical Experience To Visitors
TravelAge West: An Inside Look at Lanai Cat Sanctuary
The Conscious Cat: The Lanai Cat Sanctuary: Combining Nature and Nurture
2019
Oprah Magazine: Vacation Nation – Kitties Corner
L.A. Times: Missing your cat while you’re in Hawaii? Lanai’s sanctuary lets you cuddle up
People Magazine & on Yahoo: Inside the Hawaiian Cat Sanctuary Where 622 Strays Are Living In Feline Paradise
Mental Floss article & on MSN: This Hawaii Cat Sanctuary Is Home to More Than 600 Kitties
TheThings.com: Hawaiian Cat Sanctuary Houses Over 600 Strays (And It’s Free To Visit)
Wamiz.com: Animal Sanctuary in Hawaii is Home to Over 600 Cats
2018
The Culture Trip: Inside Lanai Cat Sanctuary: Hawaii’s Feline Rescue Program
CBS Sunday Morning: Purr-adise: Hawaii’s cat sanctuary
CNN: These 600 Hawaiian cats have a better life than you
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Heroes Next Door
Petco: Welcome to Cat Island
Cosmopolitan: There’s a Sanctuary Where You Can
2017
Lad Bible: Welcome to Cat Heaven!
Country Living: Cat Lovers Need to Visit!
Atlas Obscura: The island of Lanai in Hawaii is a paradise for cats and cat lovers
2016
Huffington Post: Cuddle 500 Kitties At This Heavenly Cat Sanctuary
Los Angeles Times: TripAdvisor users pick ‘Fur Seasons’ and its 500 cats
Afar magazine: This Hawaiian sanctuary is a paradise for cat lovers
Hawaii magazine: Hawaii’s most surprising travel destination
Bored Panda: People Come From All Over The World To Cuddle 500 Kitties
United Press International: Open-air Hawaiian sanctuary home to 370 cats
Cosmopolitan Magazine: Cuddle Hundreds of Fluffy Cats
Civil Beat: Some People Fly To Lanai Just To Visit A Cat Sanctuary
The Purrington Post: 2,000 Paws in Paradise
KITV4 Island News: Couple gets married at cat sanctuary on Lanai
Hawaii News Now: In a first, couple weds at Hawaii sanctuary for cats
2014
Vet Street: A Surprising Hawaiian Treasure: Lāna‘i Animal Rescue Center
2013
SF Gate: Lanai’s ‘kitty Shangri-La’ delights visitors
2012
CatChannel.com: Cat Rescue Center in Hawaii Thrives
theplanetD.com: Animal Rescue – Cat Heaven in Lanai
2010
KITV4 News Lanai Cat Shelter Turns Into Cat Sanctuary
December 2019 – Feeling the Love
August 2019 – Loving Every Day on Lanai
June 2019 – Charity Walk Shows love for Lanai cats
May 2019 – Saying Goodbye to Old Guy
April 2019 – Spring into new beginnings
February 2019 – 2019 brings a blast of fresh air
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December 2018 – Sunny days ahead in 2019
October 2018 – Weathering storms with great gusto
Halloween- Fun Facts About Black Cats
Executive Director Keoni Vaughn named “Hero of the Month” by Chewy Gives Back
Here at Lanai Cat Sanctuary, we're passionate about helping animals and making sure they are taken care of. With a [...]
Lanai Cat Sanctuary Partners with Kamaka Air Cargo, Greater Good Charities & Wings of Rescue to airlift 60 “Lanai Lions” to the mainland for adoption
Due to the months of shutdown caused by COVID-19, Hawaii shelters are having trouble adopting pets into local homes. On [...]
Yoga with 650 Cats
Lanai Cat Sanctuary fights COVID-19 isolation with yoga with 650 cats. On one [...]
Swift Adoption
Sheila Blair’s relationship to the Sanctuary began in 2016 when she and her husband lived part-time on Maui and [...]
Your Donation is Matched!
$20,000 in 2020 for Botox & his senior friends Botox is one of “the originals” – rescued [...]
10th Anniversary Party- Free Food, Music & Fun – Nov 2nd
Saturday, November 2 • 11am-2:30pm Lanai Cat Sanctuary offers free food, music and fun for [...]
Special-needs kittens get adopted
Two kittens, who we named Larry and Curly, were diagnosed with cerebellar hypoplasia. Both were born at [...]
Pantry stocked by friends of felines
Just before Amazon Prime Day in July the treat cupboard was sadly bare. Treats mean so [...]
Meet Sanctuary Supervisor Yu
FURLESS FACES Sanctuary supervisor Yu joined the team in March 2018 [...]
Loving Every Day on Lanai
Many are surprised as to how much goes on behind the scenes at Lanai Cat Sanctuary. There's a [...]
Charity Walk was a huge success!
Charity Walk shows love for Lanai cats With your help, we raised more than $37,000 during the Hawaii Lodging [...]
Springing into new beginnings
May 1, 2019 – Joe Adarna of Oahu has joined as Sanctuary Manager and brought a wealth of animal [...]
Sunny days ahead in 2019
February 5, 2019 – 2018 has been a flurry of construction as we reinvent the sanctuary and move towards [...]
Weathering storms with great gusto
October 16, 2018 – By the grace of Mother Nature, Hurricane Lane and Tropical Storm Olivia passed us by [...]
Dr. Dave’s legacy provides for the old
August 7, 2018 – At Lanai Cat Sanctuary, we had a dream to carve out a swath of land [...]
