A beachfront compound in Hawaii where former President Barack Obama reportedly plans to retire has used a planning loophole to retain a seawall that is likely causing beach erosion, according to ProPublica. State officials and community members told the outlet that Obama plans to reside in the $8.7 million compound on Oahu's Waimanalo Beach, which was purchased by his close friend Marty Nesbitt in 2015. An investigation by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica found that state officials have awarded seawall easements to more than 120 property owners over the past two decades. Some have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to bypass rules designed to protect the public shoreline. Local residents have noted that the existing beach along the property has nearly disappeared, according to the ProPublica report.

Source: Fox News August 16, 2020 15:45 UTC