At a fundraiser on the beach one day to support the environment, I met two men who bought a huge chunk of the island. They explained to me that the cruise ships are going to Utila very soon, so their real estate is going to become quite lucrative, especially when they build thier hotels on it. Although I was horrified, I was glad that I got to go to Utila and experience the reefs before Utila succumbs to tourism. It'll probably take about a decade for Utila to change (there is still no power at night and no power at all on the north side), but unfortunately it appears as if the island is heading that way.