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And what happens when Larry Ellison (who is a big GOP donor) sues saying that public access laws violate the 4th Amendment proscription on government seizure.

He loses in district court and appellate court.

He then appeals to the US Supreme Court, where in sympathy for the plight of rich people and their privacy, overturns all public beach access laws.

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I would think the SCOTUS would respect a state's right to say "you can't own this public land as enshrined in state law". Otherwise it's not just beach access we have to worry about.

"I would think the SCOTUS would respect..."

That is a very quaint thought.

He won't do it. He's a lot of things, but ultimately he wants Lanai to be a success story, and the reputation of killing public beach access would poison the well.

Maybe with locals, but most tourists wouldn’t even know, let alone care. Furthermore, having the only beach access on the island would be a huge draw for the resort.

It would still destroy the story and legacy. Between Ellison and Zuckerberg, Hawaii is already a tenuous PR situation.

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