Off the two-lane highway that winds along the northeast side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on a quiet stretch of ranchland between the tourist hubs of Kapaa and Hanalei, an enormous, secret construction project is underway.
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6-foot wall blocks the view from a nearby road fronting the project,
where cars slow to try to catch a glimpse of what’s behind it. Security
guards stand watch at an entrance gate and patrol the surrounding
beaches on ATVs. Pickup trucks roll in and out, hauling building
materials and transporting hundreds of workers. ---More...