Oprah Winfrey buys another 870 acres of land in Hawaii

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey bought 870 more acres of land on the island of Maui, paying $6.6 million, according to KITV. This purchase brings her Maui land holdings to almost 1,000 acres. As a part-time Hawaii resident 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...