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[missydog1]

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Originally posted by riverwolf

Kathy H, are you referring to the town of Mendocino ?
It was a great(fun) and creative place in the past. Now its been ruined and yuppified.
enjoy.
riverwolf

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I agree about Mendocino, and I was there from 1972. My husband was moved there around 1966 or '67, and was one of the first "counter culture" types to move up there.

I know exactly what you are saying about the yuppification of the town, although there are plenty of people still there who are fun and creative and living on their land. I was referring to the transition that took place circa 1972. At that time, the merchants had a tough row to hoe, and the changes that came along did bring a lot of increased prosperity and jobs.

However, where they went with it was not good from my perspective, although it continued to be good for the small business people.
I am an old enough Mendonesian to recall the "Don't Carmelize Mendocino" bumper stickers. []

There's a lot that could be said about what happened in Mendocino, but it was in a different place than Pahoa is. For one thing, that little village became the nexus of a huge amount of tourism from the Bay Area, an overwhelming amount. Pahoa is surrounded by long-established tourist centers that absorb a great deal of the tourism, and all I was saying is that Pahoa could get a larger piece of the existing pie. It would never be the whole pie the way Mendocino was. It would not be drawing tourism to an island that didn't previously cater to it.

If Pahoa wants to be self-supporting and not compete for tourist dollars, fine with me. I could see that as a worthwhile goal too.