r/interestingasfuck • u/eliseereclusvivre • 1d ago

From 2014 to 2025, Mark Zuckerberg bought over 1,400 acres on Kauai Island and stole any land the natives wouldn't sell him, earning the moniker 'the face of neocolonialism.' r/all

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u/Koobetto 1d ago

What was the name of the documentary? I'm very interested in it

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u/foresight310 1d ago

I think John Oliver did a segment on it recently

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u/jim_johns 1d ago

If anyone can link this... pliz

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u/HoutaroOreki 1d ago

I think he means this one John Oliver Hawaii

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u/scurvy1984 1d ago

As a haole from Hawaii that clip hurts so much. We had Hawaiian Studies from elementary to high school but the hell that Kanaka went through wasn't discussed til high school.

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u/redpandaeater 1d ago

Yeah I only had some elementary school there but still remember Queen Lili'uokalani and some of the Kamehamehas from more than DBZ.

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u/scurvy1984 1d ago

I’m gonna assume you know the song but for anyone else, Hawaii ‘78 by Iz is so fucking good and moving.

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u/redpandaeater 1d ago

Iz was great. Though speaking of big guys that died too young I was once on a flight with Akebono and he definitely needed multiple seats.

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u/scurvy1984 1d ago

Tbh that might be for the best like plane weight-wise

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u/jim_johns 1d ago

Thanks!

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u/RadicalBatman 1d ago

TIL the price of food where I live isn't far off Hawaii's 🫠

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u/heddingite1 1d ago

Its literally not hard to type "John Oliver Hawaii" on youtube. This was the first result

Hawaii: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube

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u/jim_johns 1d ago

Okay my bad I literally typed John Oliver Zuckerberg and couldn't find it. Sorry

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u/heddingite1 1d ago

But you didn't think to search John Oliver Hawaii? You just gave up?

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u/jim_johns 1d ago

Yeah I did. You know why? Because it's not that deep. You know why else? Because not all of John Oliver's content is on YouTube. Speaking of giving up, you should try it some time. It's liberating. Have a lovely day.

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u/dockellis24 1d ago

Stop being such a knob end

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u/heddingite1 1d ago

Idk maybe I'm sick of lazy people who literally ask a question that they could easily search for themselves.

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u/Alert-Ad9197 1d ago

Two other people managed to do it without being an ass. Give it a shot sometime. Or just don’t link something so you can stroke your ego by insulting someone.

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u/Intestinal-Bookworms 1d ago edited 1d ago

So, to be clear, he didn’t “steal” the land. They had no paperwork proving ownership and he used legal shenanigans to force a sale of the land. It’s been a minute since I took property law, but sounds like he got one of the shared owners to use their legal rights to carve up ownership.

Not to be unsympathetic, but it’s not really surprising that relying on traditional ways of passing on property without paperwork could be exploited.

And, to be clear, I’m not saying it’s a good thing. I’m just saying he obtained that land legally and didn’t steal it. Also that lady who can’t get to her portion could just file for an easement by necessity which exists for exactly this reason.

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u/jim_johns 1d ago

If they don't want to get exploited they should stop being so exploitable!

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u/Intestinal-Bookworms 22h ago

Kinda. If you have prime land on an island paradise you should take reasonable steps to protect your interests and it looks like they took none. In the segment they kind just brush past the fact that they had no paperwork or anything showing their ownership. That’s dumb.

It’s honestly surprising this hasn’t happened already.

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u/jim_johns 21h ago

Yeah but technical legality obviously isn't inherently moral. Would be cool if people didn't want to be cunts even if they thought they could get away with it - especially when they already have more resources than they could possibly ever need for an amazing life.

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u/Intestinal-Bookworms 21h ago

Again, I didn’t say it was a good thing. It is naive to assume everyone will do the right thing. It would be awesome if everyone operated in good faith and did the right thing but that’s not the world we live in, so operating as if it were is foolish.

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u/jim_johns 20h ago

It is yeah. The less developed an area is the easier it is to exploit I guess. Bummer!

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u/duanomo92744 1d ago

Search John Oliver Hawaii on YouTube it’s the first result

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u/MICT3361 1d ago

Very botty comments here

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u/MiamiPower 1d ago

Joe Vs the Volcano 🌋 😉