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6 Tips to Stay Cool and Save Energy
That few extra degrees of warmth that summer brings to Maui makes a difference. Not only is staying cool a challenge, but water and energy bills can spike. Here is the best advic [...]
Hawaii’s Employment Dilemma
Hawaii’s economy may be in a good place, according to Carl Bonham, director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO). However, any employer looking to f [...]
6 Community Reminders For a Fun & Safe Summer
June officially starts the summer season on Maui. School’s out and there are more families on the island. That means it’s a good time to send out reminders to residents on commun [...]
$340M Rental Car Facility Opens on Maui
Rental car access is getting set to roll into the future at Kahului airport, thanks in part to the new $340 million "Conrac" facility, scheduled to open May 15. The Hawai`i Depar [...]
A Contentious Wailuku Development Plan
Debate over increasing parking in Wailuku has gone on since 1962, according to County records. Towards the end of Maui’s post-war decades, the island economy was shifting from su [...]
REIT – Tax Dodge or Good Investment?
A special kind of real estate related corporation is under Legislative scrutiny- again. A “real estate investment trust,” or REIT, provides significant benefits under the federal [...]
Do You Have Adequate D & O Insurance?
Condominium boards and homeowner associations are responsible to act in the best interest of owners in the community. Often this requires making difficult decisions. These decisi [...]
Solid ideas to get members to the annual HOA meeting
When there is a contentious issue, such as raising dues or a major policy change, attendance at a homeowners association meeting may be high. But what about a “regular” annual me [...]
Supported Self-management for HOA’s
Self-Management with support is an option for your Maui community. Over one third of condo communities and homeowner associations (HOAs) across the country are self-managed, hiri [...]
Protect Your Property and Yourself in a Storm
Some hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, pass by the Hawaiian islands with little or no damage. But then there are storms, not even labeled as a tropical storm or hurricane, that t [...]