Contradictions of Historic Preservation and Sustai

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Pahoa is known as the Wild West, due partially to the cowboy era architecture of the old village. With reality finally settling in, the fear of uncontrolled growth and massive investment pouring in should be fading and seen as delusional. Nobody is going to be sinking multimillions into resorts in southeast Puna. It is doubtful there will be any more geothermal plants, looking much more favorable towards the west. More people will keep moving in because Puna is the only place that has lower priced lots, not that it means they are a bargain. There will probably be more agriculture initiatives. The real threat to old town is becoming irrelevant for any viable business, with most business moving up the highway. This is happening on the mainland and those places become ghost towns, even if they are richly wrapped in history. The solution? Give Pahoa old village a theme and repaint the town, have open picnic tables at the entrance with ono grinds and banners. It was done successfully in the High Plains Drifter and retains that Wild West historical culture.
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