Kaloko Parcel (owned by Zuckerberg/Chan)

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Tech mogul and billionaire Mark Zuckerburg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, recently bought 110 acres of agricultural land that includes most of the earthen Ka Loko Reservoir which failed on March 14, 2006, releasing an estimated 400 million gallons of water that swept away seven people downstream where rural homes exist on Kauai’s North Shore.

According to property records, Zuckerberg’s Kaloko LLC bought the 110-acre site last in November 20201 for $17 million from a company owned by the kamaaina Pflueger family, whose late patriarch James Pflueger was held responsible for the 2006 tragedy for his management of the dam, a section of which burst following 40 days of near constant rain.

“Mark and Priscilla continue to make their home at Ko‘olau Ranch,” Ben LaBolt, a spokesman for the couple, said in a statement.