President’s Report KKN Board Meeting Bette Belanger May 26, 2015 Plumbing Over the past few months, our attention has been on the aging plumbing issues, and we have been learning a lot during that time. I appointed a committee consisting of Mark Wadlow (chair), Andy Tichner (board member), and Jeff Kern (owner), to investigate the situation at KKN. At first our focus was on replacing plumbing in the walls, but after hearing from experts on the topic, we started thinking about the plumbing below ground. Since we have not been experiencing as many breaks in pipes inside the walls as
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Summary of Planning Commission Meeting June 9, 2015
Summary of Maui Planning Commission Public Hearing of Lot 1-A Development Above Kihei Kai Nani June 9, 2015
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Bicycles Must Be Registered This notice is a reminder that bicycles parked at KKN are required to be registered with the office. Bikes should have a KKN parking permit sticker visibly posted on the frame. Beginning January 1, 2016 we will begin removing unregistered bikes. Please refer to the house rules posted on the website at KKNAOAO.com.
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Summary of Planning Commission Discussion of New Condo Project Above Kihei Kai Nani on June 9, 2015 Planning Commission Discussion of New Condo Project Above Kihei Kai Nani. The Planning Commission will be discussing the Nani Loa draft Environmental Assessment at their June 9 meeting and they will accept public testimony. You may want to review their Assessment before attending. This is an important chance to make your objections known publicly. You can find that online at OEQC, look under EA library , 2010, Maui. Here’s the agenda for the PC meeting. http://www.co.maui.hi.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/20286
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A New Condo Project Has Been Proposed Above Kihei Kai Nani. KKN Owners, An article appeared on the front page of the May 12, 2015 Maui News about a planned condominium complex to be built on Lot 1-A, which is directly behind Kihei Kai Nani. Victory Development has filed a SMA (Special Management Area) permit application with the county. The SMA process requires several county and state departments to review and sign off on the permit. They are in the early stages of the review process. As you may or may not know, Lot 1-A is landlocked and has an
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Kihei Kai Nani Site Managers Annual Report 1/20/14 to 1/20/15 Site Manager: John Longmire Complex maintenance Daily cleaning and care of pool, pool area and laundry room/bathroom area. Painting touch up common element walls, railings etc. Electrical repair of ground and entry lighting, weekly cleaning of BBQ and stairwells, repair of pavilion deck rails, in house roof patch bldg.8, monthly cleaning of all building roofs and drains. Maint. of solar electric panels on bldg.5, asphalt patch of parking lot. Repainting and striping of parking lot. When needed, irrigation emergency repair and landscaping repair. ETC. + Projects Photovoltaic project with Rising
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President’s Report Annual Owners Meeting Bette Belanger January 24, 2015 Plumbing Issue In November John Longmire and I attended a Condominium Council of Maui seminar on the topic of aging plumbing in condominiums presented by a project management firm from Oahu involved in plumbing renovation work. It was a timely topic, as we have been experiencing several pipe breaks over the past few years. We learned that the cast iron pipe installed in the 60’s and 70’s is failing all across the Islands. In Hawaii it lasts between 35 to 50 years; KKN is about 45 years old. Oahu is about
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TAT Declaration must be completed and returned by March 31, 2015. State of Hawaii Transient Accommodations Tax Reporting Requirements Printable TAT Declarations form
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Maui – Handymen – Contractors – Businesses – Services Business Service Handyman – Contactor – or Business Service Recommended by 1 Handyman Persons 1) – Arnold – ADA Handyman Service – cell 808-250-5709 Bonded and Licensed for 1 million dollars, but not licensed Handyman tasks, repairs, appliance repair – installs A/C and A/C timers, & some painting., highly recommended, quality work, honest, trustworthy, fair pricing. – (no renovations) 2) – Stan Bega – (808) 870 0274 – skbega@gmail.com Quality, dependable, and gets the work done on schedule 3) – Ron McKinney with Roca Maintenance – 808-281-9649 No job too small, repairs, installation of sinks, faucets, shower
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President’s Rport August 11, 2014 It has been an interesting learning experience for me as a first-time president of the AOAO. I have to say that John is doing a great job managing the property which makes my job much easier than it might be. DRAIN LINES BREAKS- The biggest issue we are facing is breaking cast iron drain lines. There have been 12 this year, and I expect the trend will continue. In light of that, we are establishing a policy for the AOAO regarding water leaks and the process that should be followed by homeowners when a leak is
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