newest rules re quarantine

This is from Roy Thompson:

As of yesterday, our Mayor, with approval from the Governor, made some changes to the travel restrictions for Kauai. Here is a recap of the new rules, and also a list of recently enacted or changed rules that might not have been conveyed to you in our last message:

New as of yesterday:

• The 14 day visitor quarantine was extended to the end of June. This is only for Kauai at this point, and the Governor did sign off on it.
• Beaches will be opened on May 15th, limited to groups of 10 or less. All members of the group should be part of the same household. Each group must maintain social distancing from other groups. Beaches will be open a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset, except to fishermen. If people don't comply the opening could be rolled back.

Things that are new within the past week or so:

• Rental car companies are prohibited from renting to individuals under the 14-day quarantine. Both the rental company and the driver will be cited if caught violating this rule.
• Retail stores were allowed to open Thursday May 7, so long as social distancing is practiced.
• TVR's / other rental units are not considered essential, and must remain closed until June 30th under the extended quarantine. They are also prohibited from advertising during this period.
• Restaurants remain closed except for take-out or delivery. We are hearing that Memorial Day weekend is a potential date to open dining rooms at between 25% to 50% capacity.
• State parks, with the exception of Polihale and Wailua River State Park, reopened last week for exercise purposes. Lookouts in Waimea Canyon and Kokee State park remain closed, but hiking trails are open.
• The 9pm to 5am curfew was eliminated on 5/4.
• A one-time use hotel key is not part of an emergency order, but was recommended by HTA. About 70% of hotels are issuing one time use keys. (Translated, that means if someone comes here that is subject to quarantine, their key will only open the door once for them upon arrival, then cease to operate)

For those of you operating a listing on VRBO, Flipkey, Airbnb, or individual websites, you MUST remove availability on your unit through June 30^th (or longer if extended). So if someone does a search of AirBnB or VRBO for Kiahuna for June dates (or May), your unit will not show up in the results. Failure to do so risks a fine and/or prosecution from the county, and they are actively searching listings. 

Thanks, Roy for keeping us up to date.

Meeting information

Dear Kiahuna Plantation Homeowners,

Aloha from Kiahuna.  May 1 at 10:30am HST will be our first Board Meeting via the ZOOM platform. Chris has made a video  to help you get acquainted with how the meeting will work.

https://youtu.be/I8Mu599EMx8

This is the link or call in information which is listed on the meeting notice as well.

https://outrigger.zoom.us/j/95834933237?pwd=ZlBEMDZEZDlhNlZuMnEvSG1TaEZlZz09

Meeting ID: 958 3493 3237

Password: 026742

If you prefer to listen via phone.

669-900-9128     Meeting ID 958 3493 3237# (San Jose)

346-248-7799     Meeting ID 958 3493 3237# (Houston)

Find your local number: https://outrigger.zoom.us/u/acBHowvdHy

Instructions on how to call into meetings

The link below is for the video Chris Gampon made to try and help owners know what to expect when they join an association meeting.  He tried to keep the information to 5-minutes.  I believe he covered the basics plus how to do non-verbal communications.

https://youtu.be/I8Mu599EMx8

Dues reduction

Aloha Fellow Kiahuna Homeowners,

As part of our response to the recent coronavirus pandemic, and its impact on Kiahuna Plantation the Association Board of Directors, along with the Finance Committee and our management staff have been working very hard to eliminate, and/or defer the Association’s expenses as much as possible.

We have implemented staff reductions, eliminated some services, and deferred maintenance projects where possible. As a result of these moves, we are making the following adjustments to your monthly assessments for the payments that will be due on May 1, June 1, and July 1:

•             Reducing the monthly maintenance fee contribution by $168.

•             Suspending $285 of the Reserve contribution; and

•             Eliminating the $191 PBAC membership fee that has been suspended by PBAC.

This will result in a total reduction of $644 for the next three monthly assessments.

Since the current situation is very fluid, and many things can change with very little advance notice, we will be monitoring the situation closely and there is the possibility that we may need to make further adjustments as we see things unfold.

We realize that this is an extremely challenging and stressful time for all of us, and we are grateful for your support and cooperation as we work through this difficult time. Please remember that the monthly assessments are the only source of funding for the Association. We are not a separate company, a bank, or any other kind of finance organization, so it is critical that each homeowner pay their monthly obligations in a timely manner. Every delinquency or non-payment only increases the expenses for all of our members.

Mahalo,

Your Board of Directors

Formal meeting notice Tuesday April 14th

Limitations on vacation rentals

The Mayor of Kaua’i County issued Emergency Rule #5 (Amendment #3) on April 7, 2020, to limit the effects of COVID-19. The rule applies to transient vacation rental properties in Kaua’i County and is effective Friday, April 10 at 11:59 PM until May 3, 2020 (end date may be extended).  

We want to alert our partners to this emergency rule. Among other restrictions, the rule mandates that transient vacation rentals and homestays must cease operations, including advertising, for the period identified in the Governor’s proclamation(s). 

Current occupants of transient vacation rentals and homestays may stay until the end of their pre-booked period.  

The County has stated that violations can be punished as a misdemeanor with fines up to $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.

Corrected Notice of Special Meeting April 14th.

There will be a special meeting of the AOBO Board of Directors on Tuesday April 15th at 1:00 PST to discuss the temporary reduction in dues starting with the May bill.

Teleconference 866-906-9888
 Participant 5246379#

Please call in to hear all about what the AOBO is doing to try to help owners during this very difficult time with no rentals.

Hope everyone is safe and healthy!