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/-AC- 1d ago

Claim to land ownership can be made in multiple ways in Hawaii. Some people owned the land he purchased without even knowing they did.

Zuck even tried blocking people from the beach touching his land, which is also illegal in Hawaii as "the public" owns the beaches except for military bases.

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u/StarintheShadows 1d ago

Sounds like the next time Zuck’s in Hawaii the locals need to organize a giant beach party!

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u/uno_dos_3 1d ago

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u/Confident_Advice_939 1d ago

Zuckerface is just a smug spoiled kid, what do you expect?

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u/CruelJustice66 1d ago

As someone local to Hawaii AND worked as a military civilian: NO. Not even the military can block access to the beach as it is public property.

The best they can do is ask the public walk around or hurry through the property (like at Pililaau Army Recreational Center out in Waianae) to reach the beach.

Under no circumstances is even the military allowed to block access to the beaches.

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u/--peterjordansen-- 1d ago

That's not correct. My boat was in Pearl for 14 months and going around the barrier would immediately be met with an MA coming to get your ass. Military beaches are restricted to civilians. That base can have any amount of nukes on it at any time based on what submarine is ported there.

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u/Crafty_Enthusiasm_99 1d ago

Incorrect. Just look at entire beach sides in Kauai near Nepali coast kallai is military encampments

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u/-AC- 1d ago

Some restricted areas i thought in PMRF but I know they removed restrictions from most there.

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u/BrokenVet8251 14h ago

As someone that was in the Navy and stationed in Kaneohe, you’re wrong. There is no public beach access to the beaches on base unless you’re sponsored on base by someone.

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u/Crafty_Enthusiasm_99 1d ago

To be honest the law seems badly written to benefit both parties. Blocking beach public access though is illegal in almost all states in the US. Look at Ritz Carlton in Half moon bay for example

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u/JesusSavesForHalf 1d ago

Isn't Fuckerberg one of the thieves that did the exact same thing in California?

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u/tspoon-99 1d ago

When we were in Kauai (June ‘24) we made a point of going to “Zuckerberg’s beach.” He absolutely had a uniformed security guy ride up on an ATV and act all bowed up, staring at us through binoculars. We had a nice time, and he didn’t actually do anything to interrupt us.

You have to find the little jungly path, but it’s there. The public access is maintained by a committed group of locals.

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u/No-Comfortable9480 1d ago

How did he try to block beach access?

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u/-AC- 1d ago

Built a 6 foot wall around his entire property... you cannot block public access to the beaches in Hawaii.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/17/mark-zuckerberg-hawaii-estate-kauai-land-rights-dispute

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u/No-Comfortable9480 1d ago

There’s still access via trail. Similar to many beaches in Hawaii

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u/DelightfulDolphin 1d ago

Do what they did to colonizers in Puerto Rico. Mob came out and disassembled the wall w a little threat of violence thrown in. Was aabsolfuckinglutely glorious.

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u/-AC- 1d ago

Yeah... after he got in trouble for it... he also had security bothering people on the beach.

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u/randomname560 1d ago

Did he get sued for this? Or did it somehow fly under the radar?

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u/-AC- 1d ago

I believe local government got involved... there was a lot of protests at the time