Zuckerberg buys part of Hawaiian island

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg clearly wants to put distance between him and the rest of the world. Earlier this year, he spent $30 million to buy up his Palo Alto neighbors’ properties so as to be able to control who lives next to him and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan.

Now, Forbes reports that the Zuck has dropped more than $100 million for 700 acres of the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. A fan of the “Garden Isle,” and already the owner of several Hawaiian apartments, the 30-year-old Internet tycoon has apparently decided that he wants a major chunk of relatively secluded tropical paradise.

Zuckerberg reportedly bought two parcels of land. The first is a 357-acre former sugar plantation, which includes 2,600 ft of pristine beachfront, as well as an organic farm. The beach will remain public, as Hawaiian law stipulates that no stretch of sand can be private.

The second parcel is a 350-acre section of land next to Pila’a Beach, on which the new owner has permission to build five homes.

However, it is surmised that Zuckerberg is not interested in developing his newly acquired spread. He’ll like build a home for himself and his family and to leave the rest of the area as a buffer between him and the curious public.

While the Facebook boy wonder is still known to wear t-shirts and hoodies, he has obviously come a long way from the modest Menlo Park rental house he called home less than a decade ago.

However, not all of Zuckerberg’s money has gone to guarding his privacy. He has been developing his philanthropic skills of late. In fact, he and his wife gave the largest charitable gift on record for 2013, a $1.1 billion donation to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

And earlier this week, it was reported that the couple donated $25 million to the fight against Ebola.