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csgray,
Again, you're failing to understand what I expressed. You need to research the history of land development practices in the United States. Then you will see why the lots are shaped as they are and comprehend why they remain that way.
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Csgray,
You are correct, they were not intended to be sold to the public directly. BINGO! Who were they intended to be sold to?
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I think csgray fully understands what you expressed. There is a difference between expressing something and stating a fact. I can express whatever I want - it doesn't mean that it's true though. For instance, I'm the smartest person in puna.
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H.O.P.
I know a lot about the land development practices in the United States (I spent 4 years studying the subject) and land use in Hawaii county, and the two are very different beasts. Taking an observation about how land was developed on the mainland and applying that observation to Hawaii is like trying to make spaghetti sauce with limes, both tomatoes and limes are fruit, but they are two totally different things.
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H.O.P.
I never said they were not intended to be sold directly to the public, I gave examples of how they were extensively marketed directly to the public in places like LA, they just weren't intended to actually be used by those buyers. The marketing was all about "own a piece of paradise" but the developers and county were not thinking any of those buyers would ever actually move here. Maybe you need to work on your own reading comprehension.
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Land Development is what we see in Puna and where these huge elongated parcels are present correct?
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These are not truly subdivisions but rather land development tracts.
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There is a big difference between a "subdivision" and a "land development tract".
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" the creators of the Puna subdivisions were selling a volcanic version of Florida swampland and the original developers and Hawaii County never thought anyone would actually move onto these lots in Puna and Ka'u, which is why the county let them skip the legally required infrastructure like decent roads."
They didn't skip anything, they did what was required for simple land development. They weren't a housing developer.
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Land development eventually leads to housing developments and the time required for housing developments to occur depend on the area in question.
When developing land for future housing developments it is common to create elongated parcels that are later converted to housing developments.
