They resided there at the time? So there was no chance that they rented the house to Obama’s parents?
Wow! I didn’t realize that someone had researched 1961 directories to find out who owned/resided in the house.
So why would Obama’s parents give a fake address in 1961?
So many questions!
FReeper Chief Engineer has done the vast majority of the work on that, ask him.
As far as the “why,” to me the fancy address speaks to simple pride and vanity, which leads me to think that the grandparents were somehow involved.
That particular area which is listed in the birth announcement is the richest area and zip code for all of HI especially within walking distance of the ocean. The area was too rich for two “starving University students”, especially when Obama Sr already had a small single story home located at 625 11th Ave in the St Louis Heights area of HI, less than 1/2 a mile from the University. The Dunhams at the time lived at 2277 Kamehameha Ave. also less than 1/2 mile from the University. Also the address used in the birth announcements was located more than 7 miles from the University which is considered a great distance on the island of Oahu.
Could be they were being "watched" by the FBI as communists or fellow travelers and didn't want to put their address in a public forum.