What’s up at the Legislature this Session. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Raelene Tenno. Issues that may be considered by the legislature this year to be enacted into laws. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ljqy0AFMzlEaxzpk_ydmpe Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think […]
Financial Relief for Condo Owners (Condo Insider)
Government Program Offers Solutions. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guests are Kainalu Severson and Kahlia Crummer. The Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHF&DC) has a new program called the Oahu Homeowner Assistance Fund (OHAF) Program that will provide units owners with financial assistance for their mortgages and/or payment of maintenance […]
Bringing Order to Dis-order (Condo Insider)
Running a Meeting with Minimal Disruptions. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Rachel Glanstein. Many board meetings and association meetings are becoming disruptive, which makes it difficult to complete the business at hand. These disruptive meetings also create unwarranted stress among the participants, which can result in conflicts among residents […]
Hostility and Discord at Board Meetings (Condo Insider)
Is this Temporary or Becoming the Norm. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. This is the time of year that condo boards have to make budget decisions that determine the maintenance fee increases for 2023, and it’s always hard for board members because a) their fiduciary duty is to the association and not […]
Why Do we Have Dogs in a No-Pets Building (Condo Insider)
Co-existing in a No-Pets Building. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is John Morris. Challenges facing residents in a ‘No-Pets’ building when some residents request and obtain reasonable accommodations from the Association to allow emotional support or comfort animals in their units. In that situation, what rights or recourse, if any, […]
Meet Your Candidates for Elective Office (Condo Insider)
Candidate for State House District 32. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Micah Aiu. Our guest is a first-time candidate running in a district with lots of condominiums in the Pearlridge area, and it’s important for him to acknowledge that these constituents may have issues that require his support and […]
City’s Fire Safety Ordinance #19-4 (Condo Insider)
Is it Time for Repeal. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Carol Fukunaga. The Fire Safety Ordinance #19-4 has created challenges for condominiums and compliance with the ordinance will be costly and may result in financial hardship for condo owners who will have to pay for compliance. The ThinkTech YouTube […]
Fire Safety Ordinance 18-4 Revisited (Condo Insider)
Why this Ordinance Should be Repealed. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. Due to unintended consequences and unforeseen events like a world-wide pandemic and its after-affects, the fire-safety ordinance faces huge obstacles to enforcement and is creating substantial economic hardships for high-rise residential buildings – none of which were contemplated when the bill […]
Candidates in the General Election (Condo Insider)
Matt Weyer Running for Council District 2. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Matt Weyer. Meet Matt Weyer, Candidate for City Council District 2. Find out why he is running for the open Council seat and whether he will be supportive of condo and community association issues that are raised […]
Know Your 2022 Candidates (Condo Insider)
Representing McCully, Kakaako and Downtown. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Scott Saiki. Why voters in House District 26 – McCully, Kakaako & Downtown – should re-elect Scott Saiki. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ljqy0AFMzlEaxzpk_ydmpe Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech […]