Aloha Wailea Ekahi Homeowners,
Most of you are closely following Maui Counties Bill 9 legislation proposed as a short-term rental ban for condos zoned in apartment districts. The recent report from the Temporary Investigative group was recommended for full implementation to the council, and now they are looking at new hotel zoning for some complexes that are impractical for long-term housing for a few different reasons including real estate valuation, shoreline inundation, and aging facilities that might require expensive assessments. The article from Maui Now linked below provides a good update, and so does Chairwoman Bonnie Pauil’s recent summary from the Ad Hoc STVR committee that’s available on our website.
Due to increased demand from owners, we are showing the World Series of Baseball on the Beach Pavilion TV with volume at a moderate level. Depending on how many games are required, this may continue until Saturday with game 7. Our broadcasting starts at 2 PM HST.
Our annual spooktacular Halloween party is this Friday October 31, and we have information posted around property inviting everyone to dress up and enjoy the festivities planned between 4:30-6:30. I attached the flyer for you, and if you’re on-island, we encourage you to come and join the fun. At Wailea Fairway Shops, Tikehau is having a couple of guest DJ’s, their party starts on Friday and Saturday evening at 8 PM, and you must be 21 or over to attend. If you’re looking for a frightening time, Pacific Cancer Foundation is running a Haunted House all week at Azeka, and admission is $5.
Monkeypod Trees and Royal Palms have arborist work scheduled this week, so please use caution on the main driveway, allowing the cones and caution tape to remain in place while we block areas of potential risk from falling debris. Tree trimming is the main reason it is important to leave a vehicle key in the office, so we can simply move your car when required. We expect the work will be finished this week, Access to the gully is needed on the Maluhia side, so be aware of noise in that area.
16 additional parcel lockers are being installed in our AOAO lobby mailroom soon, requiring relocation of the community bulletin board and removal of the water fountain. Our recently assigned mail carrier reminds us about federal policies for leaving mailboxes full and unattended, or parcels taking up locker space beyond the allowable time frame. Please do your due diligence to manage your forwarding address and allow your on-island agent access to assist when you’re not here. More recently, owners are sending packages ahead of time to be sitting in the box when they arrive, and they are getting sent back. Even if you mark your Amazon to be delivered to the unit, according to the carrier, it is not required. As we get closer to the holidays, with higher occupancy of owners, we ask for your continued consideration. We will soon have 40 parcel boxes of various sizes, for 296 condos to share. Please check the community bulletin board for updates when you come to the office.
Our exterior painting schedule is on-track, and we are nearing completion of building 7. Landscape preparations are underway at building 8, and the large trash container for the landscape debris will be relocated once building 9 is cleared. Keep in mind our crew is working around your building for about 2 weeks in advance of the painting, and about 2 weeks afterwards. The implementation of the mulching process does include some organic fertilizer material that gives off an odor the first few days. Please make sure your occupants are aware of the prolonged noise and nuisance in the area. Recent news predicts a wetter than average winter season and while that is good news for our drought conditions, it serves as a reminder to keep the make-up period vacant just in case.
At our Board meeting in October, Robert Miskae and Jamie Tamanaha of Hawaii Inspection Group gave a presentation to address the island-wide drought, efforts for conservation, and to summarize the initiatives and work that has been implemented this year. I attached the details of Jamie’s presentation for your review.