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Water: All lots abutting Highway 130 have access to County water. The County water lines <br /> extend down Paradise Drive to the fire station on 21"Avenue. <br /> 2.6 HISTORY OF SUBDIVISION <br /> Before HPP was created, the original land owned by Shipman was used for cattle grazing. HPP <br /> had its origin in the 1950's as a result of a collaboration of business interests. The developers, <br /> David Watumull and his partners, had, as their goal, the objective of making money. This was at <br /> a time when environmental concerns had yet to be raised and there was little regard for <br /> infrastructure such as roads, water, sanitation, health, and commercial services. The emphasis <br /> from the late fifties to the early seventies was on lot sales with an average price per lot of$800. <br /> Ads in California sold 2,000 lots sight unseen. In the 1960s roads were only red cinder. In 1972 <br /> Paradise Park Hui Hanalike was formed by the residents as a voluntary non-profit corporation. <br /> In 1977 a legal settlement required the paving of Paradise and Maku'u. In addition, roads in <br /> increment 2 and (7) 20 acre parcels were deeded to the association. One parcel was designated <br /> for office, activity center, and maintenance facility and six parcels are deed restricted for park <br /> and school use. Road crew and community association committees were set up as separate <br /> entities. In 1984 the Hawai'i Supreme Court decision mandated road maintenance fees for all <br /> lots abutting HPP roads with the county exempted from any obligation in perpetuity. In 2001 the <br /> road group and community group merge and the name changed to Hawaiian Paradise Park <br /> Owners Association (HPPOA). The Bylaws were approved by the court and owners. The last <br /> revision of HPPOA Bylaws was in 2010. The Bylaws provide for a nine member volunteer <br /> Board of Directors. A number of committees have operated over the years as residents have <br /> taken it upon themselves to improve the community. Two of the latest are the Albizia and the <br /> Emergency Action Committee in response to Hurricane Iselle. <br /> 2.7 HOUSING AND POPULATION <br /> Population of HPP in the 2000 census was 6948. Population of HPP in the 2010 census was <br /> 11,404, an increase of 61% and which represents one fourth of the population of the entire Puna <br /> ❑9 <br />