Mark Zuckerberg’s Hawaii wall irks neighbors

Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is angering neighbors with the privacy settings he’s building at his Hawaii vacation property.

Zuckerberg is building a six-foot-tall wall around his waterfront property on the island of Kauai, and neighbors say it is blocking their ocean views and breezes, West Hawaii Today reported Tuesday.

Neighbors told the Hawaii newspaper they are also upset that he began construction without first consulting them.

“The feeling of it is really oppressive. It is immense,” neighbor Gy Hal says.

Shosana Chantara, a Kilauea resident, said the wall is blocking air circulation.

“You take a solid wall that’s 10 or more feet above the road level; the breeze can’t go through,” she says.

“I’m 5’8” and when I’m walking, I see nothing but wall,” says neighbor Donna McMillen. “It just doesn’t fit in with the natural beauty that we have here.”

Zuckerberg purchased the 700-acre Hawaii estate for $200 million in 2014.

Neighbors say they have written to Zuckerberg, but received no reply. Hall said that signs placed on the wall explaining the neighbors’ concerns were quickly ripped down.

— JTA