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Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws
« on: June 07, 2023, 11:41:50 am »
Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws

Honolulu officials have granted an exception to the state’s beach protections, clearing the way for a controversial multimillion-dollar renovation of a century-old seawall at a property owned by the chair of the Obama Foundation.

by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser Nov. 18, 2020, 5 a.m. EST
 
The oceanfront estate in Waimanalo, Hawaii, tied to Barack Obama on Aug. 1. (Darryl Oumi, special to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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Officials in Honolulu have granted the developers of a luxury, oceanfront estate tied to Barack Obama a major exemption from environmental laws designed to protect Hawaii’s beaches.

The shoreline permit, issued by Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting on Monday, clears the way for the controversial multimillion-dollar renovation of a century-old seawall in the heavily Native Hawaiian community of Waimanalo.

Under state and county laws, such projects are typically banned. Scientists and environmental experts say seawalls are the primary cause of beach loss throughout the state, and officials expect older ones to fall into obsolescence.

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Re: Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2023, 11:44:21 am »
He has massive oceanfront property on the mainland and now Hawaii.  He was the one who claimed oceans rising were going to swallow up shorelines.  So what gives here, other than he's a typical liberal liar. :shrug:
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Re: Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2023, 10:34:19 pm »
Rules for thee.
NOT "for me"...!
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Re: Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2023, 01:06:20 pm »
This story is from 2020, and yet no one seems to have made note of this hypocrisy in nearly 3 years.  **nononono*
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