Mark Zuckerberg Is Building a Wall in Hawaii and People Are Freaking Out

By Dan Bova | Jun 29, 2016
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When you’re the , you buy stuff. In the case of Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire plunked down some of his estimated $51.7 billion stash and picked up a lovely 700-acre piece of property on the lovely Hawaiian island of Kaua’i in 2014. Fast forward to three days ago when sent out this photo, revealing Zuck’s first big step with his big backyard:

A photo posted by Hike Kaua’i With Me (@hikekauaiwithme) on Jun 25, 2016 at 10:44am PDT


Residents expressed sadness in local news outlets, and a spokesperson for the project (yes, his wall has a spokesperson) gave a statement to , which read in part:

Rock walls like this one being built along the roadway are routinely used as sound barriers to reduce highway and road noise, and that is its primary purpose.

What do you think? Do you share Kaui residents’ fenced-in fury? Let us know in the poll below!

When you’re the , you buy stuff. In the case of Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire plunked down some of his estimated $51.7 billion stash and picked up a lovely 700-acre piece of property on the lovely Hawaiian island of Kaua’i in 2014. Fast forward to three days ago when sent out this photo, revealing Zuck’s first big step with his big backyard:

A photo posted by Hike Kaua’i With Me (@hikekauaiwithme) on Jun 25, 2016 at 10:44am PDT


Residents expressed sadness in local news outlets, and a spokesperson for the project (yes, his wall has a spokesperson) gave a statement to , which read in part:

Rock walls like this one being built along the roadway are routinely used as sound barriers to reduce highway and road noise, and that is its primary purpose.

What do you think? Do you share Kaui residents’ fenced-in fury? Let us know in the poll below!

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