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Larry Ellison Buys His Own Hawaiian Island

Posted by samzenpus on from the volcano-base dept.

First time accepted submitter nrozema writes "Oracle co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison is buying the Hawaiian island of Lana'i, the sixth-largest island in the U.S. archipelago. Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie confirmed in a written statement that the current landowner filed a transfer application with the state's Public Utilities commission Wednesday to sell its 98 percent share of the 141-square-mile island to Ellison."

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  1. Re:Uh-oh. by tgd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    people in africa have been starving since i was a kid. too bad when you send them food the government takes it

    Right, and beyond that, this implies that the kids our food and money saved in the 80's turned around and had another generation of even more kids... that still couldn't be fed.

    Not sure what the end game of that process is.