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May 2023
Aloha Wailea Ekahi Homeowners, I wanted to personally thank you for your well wishes and congratulatory messages over the past week. I attached a photo in case you have never seen a high school graduate in Hawaii. We really go all out! First off, our Board President Dan Mckenna announced the recovery of our funds…
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March 2023
Aloha Wailea Ekahi Homeowners, Spring Break is in full swing at Ekahi with lots of families around enjoying themselves and a few owners still here escaping the cold back home. It seems like I’m saying goodbye to an owner almost every day now and as I have grown to know more and more of you,…
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January 2023
Aloha Wailea Ekahi Homeowners, Well, I don’t know about all of you, but I can’t believe how fast 2022 flew by. All of a sudden, it’s my son’s Senior year and we are facing his high school graduation and empty nest syndrome. Where did that 18 years go? It’s important to note that Piilani Highway…
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Hawaii’s out-of-control, totally bizarre fight over stray cats
Stray cats harm wildlife. Should we kill them? By Benji Jones@BenjiSJones On a warm day last spring, dozens of protesters gathered outside a shopping center on the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island. They weren’t there to boycott a store or a pipeline or to deride a politician. They came to revolt against a new ban…
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Maui hotels still impacted by Aug. 8 wildfires, but led the counties in RevPAR for Nov. 2023
Maui County hotels continued to be impacted by the Aug. 8 wildfires, but still led the counties in November 2023 Revenue Per Available Room due to a higher Average Daily Rate. The data was included in the latest Hawaiʻi Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. The report notes that Maui County hotels…
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Top 20 things to do on Maui, Dec 21-Jan. 1: Kanekoa holiday concert, Love for Lahaina benefit, Keiki Christmas Carnival, free movies
This week on Maui, some Lahaina top entertainers and chefs hold a Wailea benefit for Maui wildfire survivors, a free Keiki Christmas Carnival takes place in Kaʻanapali, time for another Kīhei 4th Friday, and Kanekoa performs a holiday concert “Make Any Kine Christmas.” Coming up fast: New Year’s Eve dancing and food in Wailea, Kula…
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Wailea Ekahi New Code for all Pools, Beach Gate Access & Pickleball Gate Effective 12/29/23 will be C6087
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Mayor Bissen announces effort to make short-term rentals available to residents displaced by fires
Press Release Posted on: November 28, 2023 “Today, I submitted to the County Council a bill to amend a section of the County Code to immediately help to increase the inventory of housing available to survivors of the August wildfires,” said County of Maui Mayor Richard Bissen. “By converting short-term units to long-term rental properties,…
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Hawaii Governor Wants To Entice Maui Property Owners To Rent To Fire Victims
Gov. Josh Green is proposing using taxpayer and private funds to build new housing and to pay home owners well above market value if they rent long term. Short-term rentals would simply be banned. By Stewart Yerton Civil Beat’s coverage of Maui County is supported in part by grants from the Nuestro Futuro Foundation. Displaced Lahaina…
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Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Educates Travelers on How to Visit Maui with Respect and Compassion
Valley Isle Voices Invite Visitors to Mālama Maui MAUI – “Pack your patience and grace.” “Do not enter the impacted area of Lahaina Town or take photos of the area, even from afar.” “Support local businesses.” These are some of the messages continually being shared by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA), as one of the main…