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people that rich live by a different standard. we can expect more from them than from a middle class home buyer. Z has a lot of options. buying "700 acres of r
by HillaryBriss 10y ago
people that rich live by a different standard. we can expect more from them than from a middle class home buyer.
Z has a lot of options. buying "700 acres of rural beachfront land" to create a "secluded family sanctuary" and "enhance the seclusion" is only one of them.
imagine if, instead, Z wanted to win a local popularity contest: he could create a permanent arrangement where he gives the state of Hawaii 699 of those acres for use by the local families that used to own it, or the general public -- keeping, say, one acre for his own family's use. it's an option.
there are other less extreme options, too, options that would also generate positive, as opposed to negative, attention in the press.
of course, none of this is required by law, but we should keep in mind that Z has many possible choices which the rest of us lack.
given the limited quantities of land -- especially beach front land -- in Hawaii and the long-term traditions (and poverty) of the local, long term inhabitants, it's understandable that people in Hawaii would scrutinize his choices and expect something less selfish.
even if he manages to gain full, legal title to the land, what can we expect the attitude of local people to be when they have even less access to that land than they did in the past?