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Interesting! I wonder if the first house in HPP still exists. Though I don't see it becoming an historic site.
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Back in the day, there was only one road in and out, Paradise Drive and there was a chain across the entrance. Mostly to keep people from littering as it was a popular picnic spot out on the rocks. Now, of course with "Beach Access" there is no way they would block the streets. The Shipmans used this area for cattle grazing. One of the Shipman sons would regularly set fires to insure that trees were not growing there before the agreement was made for HPP.
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There are still people living in tents in here, some of them while building and others semi-permanently. Of course, both are technically illegal and probably unwise from a sanitation standpoint unless they have port-a-johns or composting toilets. This being Puna, though, the chances of enforcement are slim unless someone makes a report, and I would wonder even then.
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I love history stuff like this. Devany are you holding out on me? Spill!!
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http://picasaweb.google.com/hppoaphotos/HPPIn1979#
This has some good photos of HPP in 1979 (especially the last dozen or so)
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Paul, those are great pictures! Thanks for sharing the link.
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