So, was the house new and unoccupied in early-mid August, 1961, or was it an existing home that had been vacated?
The house was built in the 1940’s so it was an existing home in 1961. From a Freeper who lived on Oahu at the time I discovered that the area would have been considered a very long way from the University and also an extremely expensive area. I also did some research and discovered that the area in that particular zip code is the most expensive in all of Hawaii. Knowing the addresses of the major players in this drama I went to google maps and punched all of the addresses in according to their proximity to the University.
The Atherton Y.M.C.A. is across from UH at Manoa
625 11th St. is less than a mile from UH
2277 Kamehameha Ave. is less than a mile from UH
2234 University Ave. is less than a mile from UH
6085 Kalanianaole Hwy is more than 7 miles from UH
7 miles is considered a great distance in HI but wouldn’t be for a young growing family
The first 2 addresses were associated with Obama Sr
The second 2 are associated with the Dunhams
The last address is the birth announcement address, definitely a home too highly priced for a couple of struggling University students or a mortgage admin and her furniture salesman but not for a University Professor with a Phd.
I do not know the entire history of the home but my theory is that it was a home either up for sale or with a pending sale and the new owners were not present on Oahu when Jr was born which would explain it being used to lend legitimacy to the birth and purported marriage. Please note this is my theory only until such time as I receive word from UH as to when Professor Lefforge returned to teach.