Taylor Camp

Taylor Camp was a small settlement established in the spring of 1969 on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It covered an area of 7 acres (2.8 ha) and at its peak it had a population of 120.[1] It began with thirteen hippies seeking refuge from the ongoing campus riots and police brutality in the United States.[2] They were arrested for vagrancy but Howard Taylor, brother of movie star Elizabeth, bailed them out of jail and invited them to settle on a beachfront property he owned.[3] Eduardo Malapit prosecuted the original Taylor campers,[4] later as mayor, he campaigned to shut down the camp.[5]

Taylor Camp
Village
CountryUnited States
Area
 • Total6.99 acres (2.83 ha)
Population
 (1974)
 • Total100
 • Density9,200/sq mi (3,500/km2)
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian)

Demise

The settlement was condemned in 1973,[6] and residents, after losing legal battles, moved away over the years. There were only a few residents remaining in 1977, when the camp was raided by the local authorities where the residents were evicted by the state, and the camp buildings were burned to the ground.[1] The site was turned into a state park and remains undeveloped.[6][7][8][9]

References
  1. Kail, Ellyn (June 11, 2015). "A look at life inside a 1969 hippie tree house village in Hawaii". featureshoot.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. "Paradise Lost: The Hippie refugee camp". Messy Nessy. August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. Spano, Susan (July 9, 2012). "Flower Children on the North Shore of Kauai". Smithsonian. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. Soboleski, Hank (7 July 2013). "Hippies sentenced to jail on Kauai". The Garden Island. TheGardenIsland.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "Taylor Camp: Through the eyes of the locals". The Garden Island. TheGardenIsland.com. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. Cataluna, Lee (July 6, 2008). "Film revisits infamous Kauai camp". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  7. Herreria, Carla (July 28, 2015). "Haunting Nude Photos Bring 1970s Hippie Community Back To Life". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  8. Broder Van Dyke, Michelle (October 1, 2015). "Extraordinary Vintage Photos Reveal Hawaii's Hippie Treehouse Community". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  9. Rosenberg, David (August 2, 2015). "What Life Was Like in Taylor Camp, Hawaii's Legendary Hippie Haven". Slate. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

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