Posted on 12/27/2021 8:00:10 PM PST by BenLurkin
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have purchased 110 acres of a former sugar plantation reservoir on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The agricultural land includes most of the earthen Ka Loko Reservoir, which tragically dumped over 400 million gallons of water when one of its walls failed in 2006, killing seven people...
The new land grab adds to Zuckerberg’s already sizable estate on the island, most of which lies on protected agricultural and conservation land surrounding the couple’s Hawaiian home, Ko‘olau Ranch, according to the Star-Advertiser.
Zuckerberg had previously purchased about 700 acres for $100 million in 2014 and about 600 acres for $53 million in April.
Kauai County property records show that an initial 1,272-square-foot home was built in 2017, with additions in 2019.
In 2017, Zuckerberg filed lawsuits against native Hawaiians who owned nearly a dozen tiny parcels to force them to sell their land at auction so he could “enhance” his privacy.
Residents of the rural community have criticized Zuckerberg’s giant rock walls that block views of the ocean from the area’s main road. Others have accused Zuckerberg’s security detail of harassment at public beaches
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The double standard is so strong with this, even Ray Charles could see it.
He's creating his Hawaiian fortress because he expects there will be some resistance from the people, and he intends to be living in safety and comfort far away from the inevitable violence and starvation.
Doesn’t he know that those islands will be underwater in just a few years/decades/centuries?
Strange response.
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