There’s bad karma on the land he purchased where 7 people died.
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Actually I think you’ve got something there. One of the things that is definitely Kauai is the original Coco Palms, especially as viewed by the world in the 1961 movie “Blue Hawaii” with Elvis Presley. Zuckerberg could not only afford to get the land, but he has the wherewithal to acquire Hal Kanter’s screenplay notes and pictures for historical accuracy in recreating Coco Palms. You only require a facade and lagoons, as I actually see it as a museum and tourist attraction for decades to come!
Thanks Miss Chan and Mr. Zuckerberg for investing in and preserving our aina for all our oiwi living and visiting Hawaii. We are pleased and grateful, mahalo.
Thanks Miss Chan and Mr. Zuckerberg for investing in and preserving our aina for all our oiwi living and visiting Hawaii. We are pleased and grateful, mahalo.
I get that he’s a self-made man and earned his money. I get that he wanted a vacation home on Kaua’i for his wife and himself. I get that he wanted it to be secluded, but seriously, how much land does he need for that? He has plenty of land already to keep the riff raff out, and a wall around it. Does he need to keep acquiring more? When will he be satisfied? Is this some kind of obsession with him? I don’t have the answer, but maybe he needs to be content with the land he has now.
Kusaka should have been implicated in the deaths of the 7 people as well. How many other Kaua’i development projects did she (and predecessors) take money for and look the other way?
Why doesn’t he invest in something and make it useful, like buying Coco Palms and restoring it to its original beauty. That would bring in jobs, and money to the island. Generations are now waiting to return to the splendor of Coco Palms.
There remains only whimsical interest in resurrecting the property by a tiny minority of bystanders.
Actually I think you’ve got something there. One of the things that is definitely Kauai is the original Coco Palms, especially as viewed by the world in the 1961 movie “Blue Hawaii” with Elvis Presley. Zuckerberg could not only afford to get the land, but he has the wherewithal to acquire Hal Kanter’s screenplay notes and pictures for historical accuracy in recreating Coco Palms. You only require a facade and lagoons, as I actually see it as a museum and tourist attraction for decades to come!
What’s better for Kauai both culturally and environmentally, one wealthy family building a home on 1500 acres or 1500 well to do families building homes on one acre?
“Well-to-do” is another way of saying “wealthy” in English. Kind of like colored is another way of saying black and Anglo is another way of saying white. But certainly one family living on 1500 acres is way more environmentally friendly than 1500 families living on that same property. Culture is a completely subjective and immeasurable concept so there is no way to calculate the various impacts on that.
I seriously can’t stand this man! Not because he’s rich I have no problem with ultra successful people but this man is awful and it is a travesty that he owns so much land in the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to!
Would rather all of that land be developed into resorts for tourists–or into neighborhoods full of affordable (aka run down) housing for the “locals”? The ‘bergs and the Winfreys and the Midlers are honestly some of the few people standing between rampant over development of the islands. Or is there just not enough available, accessible, public property in Hawaii for you to enjoy? You need their land, too?