Advisory Tsunami Warning

From Chris Gampon:

We are monitoring the Hawaii Tsunami Watch. There was an earthquake off northern Chile, 8.3 magnitude at 12:54pm HST.  In the event that a tsunami is generated, the estimated wave arrival time in Hawaii is 3:06am HST on 17 September.

Advisory: HAWAII TSUNAMI WATCH; QUAKE OFF NORTHERN CHILE, 8.3 MAG. EST WAVE ARRIVAL IN HI 3:06AM 17SEP 

BULLETIN

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

124 PM HST WED SEP 16 2015

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH SUPPLEMENT

A TSUNAMI WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1254 PM HST 16 SEP 2015

COORDINATES - 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST

LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.3 MOMENT

NOTE CORRECTED LOCATION AND UPGRADED MAGNITUDE BASED ON ADDITIONAL DATA.

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS

0306 AM HST THU 17 SEP 2015

FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.

Newsletter

Notice of hearing re PBAC

disregard random schedule post

I learned that blogger, on its own, sent out a post giving information about our meeting schedule for May.

Please disregard that.  I have no idea where that came from or how it managed to get posted on its own!!

Sorry about that.

Randy Danto Nordstrom

More weather info for Hurricane Jimena

storm update

Legal clarification on common elements and owner responsibility for leaks

In May 2015,  the Board adopted a House Rule regarding moisture and water leaks.  Kiahuna has experienced water leaks and other moisture related events in the past couple of years. These cases of mold and water damage have been very expensive and traumatic for the Association and the owners that were effected.  In several of these cases there have been disputes as to liability between various homeowners, and between homeowners and the Association. 

In order to ensure that the Association is interpreting liability accurately and legally, the Board requested clarification from our outside legal counsel regarding the distinction between common elements, limited common elements, and individual beachhouse property. The clarification of elements and liability is attached for your review.

 The Board  is advising Owners of their obligations to maintain fixtures and lines in their units; and, their financial responsibility for any damages arising from leaks within the four walls of their units or from a limited common element appurtenant to their unit as explained in the attached legal opinion.

          We have made tremendous progress this past year in the remediation of several incidents of water and mold damage and this is a critical step toward preventing these types of problems from developing, and it will be very important for every owner to help us in our vigilance in keeping this in check.  Each owner is advised to be sure to check for the existence of moisture in your unit: under the sinks (kitchen and bathroom) as well as water lines for ice makers.  We recommend purchasing inexpensive rubbermaid bins to place under the sinks to ensure any water won't go any further than the bins.

          As part of the new House Rule, there will be annual inspections of each unit for the presence of moisture.  We also will be replacing toilet wax rings.  You will be notified of the results of the moisture testing in your unit.

          Here is the legal opinion from our counsel in Honolulu.  It basically lets owners know that you are responsible for any resulting damages that arise from leaks within your units.  That extends to your neighbors above and next door.  The AOBO will not mediate disputes between owners.  It is also critical that you are sure you have HO-6 insurance coverage which may provide insurance coverage for water and/or mold damage as well as loss of rents.

Any questions: Please direct them to me:

Randy@kiahuna39.com

I will direct your questions to the correct person.