Aloha
Happy Holidays and welcome to the January 2023 edition of the Makaha Valley Plantation newsletter! The aim of this newsletter is to bring you the latest MVP news, project updates, and help build community here on the westside.
General Meeting
As a reminder for owners we have an upcoming board meeting this Tuesday. If you’re an owner living on-island we hope to see you there:
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Time: 6:30 p.m. – Call to Order
Place: Kiana Pool Pavilion
A Note On Water Hoses and Public Spaces
Please refrain from using personal water hoses on any common area spigots or faucets. Rule D.1 on Page 8 of the House Rules reads: “No apartment Owner, Occupant or Guest shall place, store or maintain in the halls, lobbies, stairways, landings, walkways, grounds or other Common Elements of Makaha Valley Plantation any furniture, plants, packages, or objects of any kind, nor obstruct transit through such Common Elements in any manner whatsoever…”
If you would like to wash your car we have a designated area for this purpose, so just check with the guard shack and they can give you the key. Mahalo!
Update on the HOA Voting By Laws
We are nearing our next general election and all owners should have received a letter detailing the changes to the HOA by-laws that we’ve been discussing for a while. As a reminder the change we are looking to make is to allow enable community members to be elected to the Board of Directors by receiving the greatest number of votes, rather than requiring they meet approval by the majority of the community, which as we found last year makes it hard to elect new members, or even re-elect prior members.
You should have received your updated letter and voting form but if you have not please reach out to Chester at Touchstone so they can provide you with one. If you have any questions about this change then please reach out so we can clarify anything that is on your mind!
H06 Insurance Resolution Reminder
No-one likes bad news and there is no worse news than your home, or someone else’s, being damaged and finding out that it is not properly covered by insurance! The Board of Directors has recently put forward a motion to make H06 Insurance mandatory for all owners – this will ensure that whatever happens to you, or your neighbors home, everyone will be properly covered. It will also mean that the association is able to purchase more competitively priced insurance, which will help avoid association fee increases as insurance rates have been increasing over the last few years!
You should have received an explainer letter titled “Resolution to Require Owner Insurance”, and Mahalo to everyone who has submitted their vote. If you haven’t submitted your vote please go ahead and do so, or reach out to Chester at Touchstone if you did not receive the letter. We appreciate your involvement in helping protect our community!
Mahalo,
MVP Board of Directors