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| Construction of Soetoro's new Oahu mansion progresses with easement loopholes and waivers |
| 2020-08-17 |
| [MAIL] The beachfront compound in Hawaii where former President Barack Obama reportedly plans to someday retire used a planning loophole to retain a seawall that is likely causing beach erosion, according to a new report. State officials and community members confirmed to ProPublica that Obama plans to reside in the compound on Oahu, which was purchased for $8.7 million by his close friend Marty Nesbitt in 2015. After tearing down the site's mansion made famous as the house from Magnum PI, developers are building three homes, two pools and a security perimeter on the three-acre beachfront parcel, permits show. However, the century-old seawall on the property is set to remain, despite state policies designed to preserve Hawaii’s natural coastlines and environmental experts who say such structures cause coastal damage and beach erosion. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 I guess it's too much to hope for a specific oops from the volcanoes to solve this for us. Be funny for it to get built and then covered in basalt. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-08-17 18:41 |
| #13 Love Oahu, Waikiki beach is paradise, Dukes restaurant is amazing. Been twice, a very enchanting place. |
| Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2020-08-17 18:22 |
| #12 Believes the oceans will rise. Moves into $10million beachfront property. Three homes - Barry, Michelle, Reggie? Sounds like a knock-off of The Bachelor. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-08-17 17:21 |
| #11 Enough choom n blow. Write your book, you lazy SOB |
| Posted by: Slats Elmereque8770 2020-08-17 16:56 |
| #10 I hope the new house is set way back from the water, what with global warming and rising sea levels and all. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-08-17 14:41 |
| #9 I thought this is what the Rantburg article entitled "It's good to be a 'king'." was about. My mistake. |
| Posted by: charger 2020-08-17 14:37 |
| #8 Even ghey Higgins would kick Barry's sorry ass. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-17 10:49 |
| #7 Hawaii beach property linked to Obama friend bypasses coastal protection laws: Report |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-08-17 09:34 |
| #6 $65 Mil for a Failure to Produce book |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-08-17 09:29 |
| #5 Thought he recently bought an expensive place in the northeast along the beach. He made $400,000/yr as Potus. Writing books appears to be good money-laundering scheme for buying expensive houses. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-08-17 09:21 |
| #4 Retire from what? Has he ever had a real job? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2020-08-17 08:55 |
| #3 I don't want to hear one f*cking thing about Warren Buffet's secretary's taxes or teachers having to buy pencils out of their own pockets. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-17 08:17 |
| #2 He didn't build that. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-08-17 07:42 |
| #1 After tearing down the site's mansion made famous as the house from Magnum PI Like I needed another reason to despise Bath House Barry. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-17 07:34 |