Ah, so this is what the fuss is all about. Here are satellite photos of Marc Benioff's complex on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.. Pui-Wing Tam, the Journal reporter detained in her attempt to check out the property, wrote the official living area was 7,606 square feet. According to people who've visited the Salesforce.com CEO's getaway, it's much grander than the article in the Wall Street Journal portrayed. One reckons there are more than a dozen buildings or bungalows on the site, the square footage is at least double that in the original permit, and guesses the cost of construction at over $20m. The satellite imagery would support that. No wonder Marc Benioff, who plays ascetic acolyte of the Dalai Lama when he's not living large as a web mogul, didn't want to let the Journal inside. For the full pictures:

Mauna Kea Beach Drive, Kohala Coast [Google Maps]