07-11-2008, 05:56 AM
I don't see the tents themselves being the problem. The problem would be sanitation and water availability. If in fact they're using tent while building, the septic or cess and outhouse should be built first, and a water supply.
In the 60s& 70s, people came in and tried to wing it, hence smelly hippies! Not so bad in the wet and cold country(mauka), but rampant staph etc down below.
The tents aren't the problem, but it's what comes with them.
This isn't to denigrate the hippie name, many are still here, and doing well, because they've figured out their lifestyles, and cope well. My first attempt to bring my family here was a crash, mostly because we were underfunded and no good work available, like today.
In the 60s& 70s, people came in and tried to wing it, hence smelly hippies! Not so bad in the wet and cold country(mauka), but rampant staph etc down below.
The tents aren't the problem, but it's what comes with them.
This isn't to denigrate the hippie name, many are still here, and doing well, because they've figured out their lifestyles, and cope well. My first attempt to bring my family here was a crash, mostly because we were underfunded and no good work available, like today.
Gordon J Tilley