The hippie Hawaii nudist camp with ties to Hollywood royalty

Where the road ends on Kauai’s north shore, a group of hippies in the early 1970s lived in an off-grid Hawaii nudist community of tree houses, grew their hair long, smoked weed and chose to go nude. Taylor Camp, as it would become known, was named after Kauai resident Howard Taylor, the brother of actress Elizabeth Taylor. Howard owned the 7 acres of land in Haena, a scenic coastline of white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and a tropical abundance of streams, caves and green cliffs. It was in 1969 that Howard welcomed homeless men, women and children to live on his beachfront property, with no rules or rent to pay… read more >