Hmmm....seems like awfully tight conditions, though.
Especially, since the entire land parcel is less than
1/4 ac.
Cyn...did the article include a pic of the main
house, as well?
Now, I’m really curious to see the whole place!
(no way! unless I can make the trip...without
flying!)
Checking property taxes....
looks like they’ve just gone up a point (per thou)
on “residential.”
So, even if Nani Smethurst (listed owner) goes
with the “affordable rental housing” option, for
that backyard bungalow....
with the land and main house, I’d still hate to have
to pay that tax bill!
Wish I were better at math, and could figure out the
county’s assessment of the main residence.
Because, I just can’t imagine a tenured member of
UH, raising a family in anything shabby.
But, we might also consider that the bungalow is
a more recent addition to the property — not there
in ‘61, for instance.
Or, perhaps it was just a garage, back then...or,
a storage shed?
Still....wouldn’t such a structure make sense, were
the owners making the best use of it?
Hmmm....guess I’ll mentally revisit my earlier idea —
and consider that the Lefforge’s may well have been
“housing” troubled, expectant mothers...with hopes
of adding to their own little family, with as few
legal obstacles as possible. :?
No. But, according to Microsoft, this is the property:
It would appear there is a garage or carport and an L-shaped main house facing the street and a backyard with a gazebo and the cottage in question.
To settle the question, we would need to find the owner at the time and ask if they had a young, mixed-race couple as tenants. Or ask the neighbors. I understand the latter has been done, but with negative results.
Reference the property from the birth announcement, it is located in the most expensive area of Oahu because it is on the ocean side of the island. The small cottage at the back of the property was built in the 1950’s from info Freeper’s found way back in August.