Over the years, I can recall a lot of times where it seemed downright impossible for my neighbors to mind their own business.
Although I rarely concerned myself with what they were doing, there was always some quibble they had about how our hedges weren't trimmed closely enough for their liking or how they wanted us to use a different kind of paint.
But while this obviously made interactions with them annoying, I could at least say I knew who I was dealing with and that the zoning laws weren't on their side.
However, that wasn't the case for residents of one community in Hawaii who will likely never know who brought the ire of their city government down on them.