Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is reportedly acquiring hundreds of acres of land in Hawaii, stirring worries among locals about potential impacts on housing prices and the community's future. This activity has been noted by various sources, including reports of Benioff purchasing 600 acres worth $100 million through half a dozen LLCs. His approach to these acquisitions has been discreet, which has not gone unnoticed in the smaller communities affected. Additionally, Benioff's interactions with the media have raised eyebrows, with a reported incident where he tracked a journalist investigating his land purchases in Hawaii, revealing he knew personal details about her, which is not very 'Ohana'. This behavior contrasts with Benioff's public persona as a philanthropic and community-oriented billionaire.
Meet The Billionaires Buying Up Hawaii https://t.co/NeMtK6bW23
Hawaii has long been a place where the world’s elite has flocked. What’s different here is that rather than focusing on coastal mansions in gated communities, Benioff is buying property in a rural residential town. https://t.co/WOvByp28bp
Meet The Billionaires Buying Up Hawaii https://t.co/KyK8YUSvuf
For NPR, I spent months trying to figure out why Salesforce CEO Benioff bought 100s of acres of land in Hawaii. He used anon LLCs to buy it, but in a small town locals still noticed. To get thru reporting, I read many great articles about Benioff and Hawaii, so I'm sharing some:
‘I’m Not a Prepper’: Why is Bay Area Billionaire Marc Benioff Buying Up So Much Land in Hawaii? https://t.co/O6qd1QoAyP
Salesforce’s billionaire CEO Marc Benioff is quietly buying up vast tracts of real estate in Hawaii. No one knows why https://t.co/hdZ4n4hWel https://t.co/zeO7SNhagM
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff really doesn’t want people to know he bought 600 acres of land in Hawaii worth $100 million. https://t.co/cjE86EvP54
Billionaire @Benioff buying up a Hawaii region through half a dozen llcs was concerned at a reporter “snooping”… Not very “Ohana”. @darakerr NPR https://t.co/l3vkRYj6Q8 https://t.co/qOeWCnDsLg https://t.co/YCAeqh0W60
A tech billionaire is quietly buying up hundreds of acres of land in Hawaii — stirring worries about rising housing prices and speculation among locals about what exactly is going on https://t.co/KIlM4s62G6
'It's my job': Salesforce's Marc Benioff tracked journalist in Hawaii, per report https://t.co/rjFI7XlR9k
Billionaire Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Is Buying Up Hawaii https://t.co/0Q2EFAHlAJ https://t.co/Do40w7m2hR
The Benioff Hawaii land holdings beat isn’t for the meek, 2006 (left) and 2024 (right) https://t.co/7aoVlBoTT3 https://t.co/h5tne7uYgx
Benioff’s whole thing is that he’s a good-time zen billionaire who loves giving money away. He is much less chill if you look at what he’s doing in Hawaii, as @puiwingtam can confirm. https://t.co/5Nt7yCBHvz https://t.co/loozG94mZM
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff tells a reporter, who is looking into his Hawaii land acquisition, that he knows where she is staying and her personal details (@darakerr / NPR) https://t.co/QV4n8rBtjM 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/RJhsfziscR
🚨Report: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. https://t.co/8CE3fqLSD1
Salesforce’s billionaire CEO Marc Benioff is quietly buying up vast tracts of real estate in Hawaii https://t.co/uYddE0UtXH https://t.co/HfacugLDLI
NEW - Salesforce CEO is "quietly buying up" land in Hawaii: reports
Dozens of ultra-rich investors including #LarryEllison and #OprahWinfrey have bought up a significant chunk of the Aloha State. Here is a breakdown of who owns what: https://t.co/ggwNRTyhQ2 https://t.co/zKdxrTkS4q