This purchase brings Oprah Winfrey's Maui land holdings to almost 1,000 acres.
Oprah Winfrey speaks during a San Francisco stop on her Oprah 2020 Vision Tour at Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.Media mogul Oprah Winfrey bought 870 more acres of land on the island of Maui, paying $6.6 million, according toresident for the past 15 years, Winfrey already owns about 100 acres in Hana and Kula, an upcountry region of Maui on the slopes of Haleakala volcano.
Large land purchases by the mega rich often face backlash, as Native Hawaiians struggle with homelessness and finding affordable housing in their own homeland. The housing problem has forced many of them to move away for better opportunities in increasing numbers.. Their land on Kauai now totals 1,500 acres, which is more than what the government of Kauai owns .
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