Posted on 01/19/2017 11:48:25 AM PST by 11th_VA
Facebook's CEO is ruffling feathers in Hawaii with a series of lawsuits that seek to stamp out the claims of locals residents who still have an ownership right in a large tract of land he bought on the island of Kauai.
Mark Zuckerberg purchased the 700-acre parcel of rural beachfront property in 2014, but, owing to the quirks of traditional Hawaii culture and property law, he technically shares the title with hundreds of other people in the state. As the Honolulu Star Advertiser explains, the Kuleana Act of 1850 granted land ownership rights to native Hawaiians—rights that can descend to subsequent generations without the formal transfer of deeds or titles.
The upshot is that, even though none of these descendants are living on the 700 acre Kauai track, hundreds of them could still claim a right to enjoy parts of the land. In response, three companies controlled by Zuckerberg filed eight so-called "quiet title" lawsuits to extinguish those claims.
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He shouldn’t be allowed to have a fence or a wall around a huge compound. He should leave his property open for squatting. He should remove all locks from his doors and windows as well, so to provide easy access to anyone who wants to enter.
The MSM won’t care - he’s a liberal and they have a double standard...
[ He shouldn’t be allowed to have a fence or a wall around a huge compound. He should leave his property open for squatting. He should remove all locks from his doors and windows as well, so to provide easy access to anyone who wants to enter ]
He is an “open borders” dhimi crat you know....
I think that the best way to have the law applied to someone is through Karma...
LOL—Appears to me that he’s building a wall to prohibit legal immigration.
Typical Lib. All talk about the ‘regular people’......until they get in his way. Then it’s ‘I will sue until I get what I want’. Is anyone surprised??
Acres with Friends.. from Zynga
I hope the arrogant little putz loses big time.
Generally a bad idea to piss of Hawaiians.
Ask Cptn Cook how that all worked out...
Throwing the indigenous people off their land is something only a lefty billionaire like Zuckerman can get away with.
Where’s the media? Where’s the outrage from the LSM?
Hope the Hawaiians crowd source the legal battle and end up taking this c***Zucker’s land on a technicality. Just like he is trying to do to them
30 million illegals
700 acres
Suckerberg
Hmmm....
The wheels upstairs are turning.
This is the guy who wants to grow up and be Emporor.
Class act in every way. NOT!
I watched an episode of AMERICAN GREED where a real estate con man was in prison in California.
For whatever reason, they moved a bunch of prisoners from Hawaii to the prison in California.
Many of the Hawaiian prisoners were from families with Hawaiian ancestry.
They wound up giving the title to their land to this con man who was in prison.
Zuckerberg will get the land.
The old saying: Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse—hope Suckerberg gets the middle one right...quickly!
He isn’t throwing anyone off their land.
This is just clearing up the title.
It is a responsible move.
The same pig treated his Palo Alto neighbors similarly. IMHO greedy abusive people should not be tolerated in civilized society
I was in Kauai in ‘88 for the first time and really loved it. It seemed to be 50 years behind the other islands. Laid back friendly people and not touristy. Been back twice, last time in ‘06. It is turning into another Honolulu.
He’s got enough money. Let him buy them out.
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