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Further Updates (Condo Insider)
Like what you see? Please give generously. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=wOeJJadtCKGg5vYrkwGrAxeTPcjiElKt4Sa2G1y_Oir0nKbFgEa7SE-6K8vrP1t8jM6Vp0&country.x=US&locale.x=US Changes to the City’s Fire Safety Ordinance. Summary of Floor Draft 1 to Bill 96 that passes out of the City Counsel today. Final (for now) updates/changes to the ordinance that went into effect on May 3, 2018 and was enacted due to the fire that occurred […]
CC Bill 72 Re Fire Safety – Revisited (Condo Insider)
Requiring Installation of Fire Sprinklers On today’s episode of Condo Insider, we will discuss updates to the Ordinance18-14 requiring installation of fire sprinklers as a result of issues that arose when implementation of the ordinance was begun. We will also share information about changes to the Life Safety Evaluation and an estimate or what it […]
Negotiating the Life Safety Evaluation Contract Required by Ordinance 18-14 (Condo Insider)
Condo Insider In this episode of Condo inside Jane Sugimura will deal with issues that Associations need to deal with in order to comply with the law including proposed revisions to Bill 72 pending with the City Council that will extend the deadlines for compliance. The host for this episode is Yuriko Sugimura. ThinkTech Hawaii […]
Condo Dispute Resolution Alternatives with the Mediation Center of the Pacific (Condo Insider)
How to resolve your condo disputes without attorneys and expensive litigation We will be discussing (i) why its important to resolve condo disputes right away, (ii) why its important to condo owners that they have a process that is subsidized by the State of Hawaii (through their maintenance fees) to pay for dispute resolution and […]
Condo Owner Rights and Obligations (Condo Insider)
The evolution of condo owners’ rights We will be discussing the evolution of condo owners’ rights under HRS 541B over the years, including dispute resolution methods that allow for expedited and inexpensive resolution of disputes between owners, residents, Boards without litigation. The host for this episode is Yuriko Sugimura. The guest for this episode is […]
Issues with the Implementation of the Fire Safety Ordinance (Bill 69) (Condo Insider)
Why this is not a done deal? This week on Condo Insider, we discuss the implementation of the ordinance is more complicated than previously contemplated and AOAO’s and the professionals who have to do the Life Safety Evaluation are “not on the same page” as to how that process will happen. The host for this […]
How to Run a Board Meeting (Condo Insider)
Preventing the Inmates from Running the Asylum Roberts Rules of Order govern condo board meetings and under those rules, the Chair is the person authorized to keep the meeting running in an orderly manner that (i) allows the Board to address agenda items, (ii) allows owners to participate in discussion of agenda items subject to […]
Condos and the Political Process (Condo Insider)
Why Condos need to participate in the November General Election In this weeks episode of Condo Insider, Sharon Moriwaki, candidate for State Senate District #12, joins Jane Sugimura to talk about the political process and why condos need to participate in the general election. The host for this episode is Yuriko Sugimura. The guest for […]
Act 195 – The Death of Priority of Payments (Condo Insider)
How will Act 195 effect you? In this episode of Condo Insider, we’ll be discussing Act 195 and the death of priority of payments. The host for this episode is Richard Emery. The guest for this episode is Laree Mcguire. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday […]