ANNOUNCEMENTS

Board Meetings:

For 2010, the Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors will be held quarterly, usually on the third Friday of the month. All homeowners and tenants are invited to attend. The next scheduled BoD meetings are as follows:

Owner / Resident Satisfaction Survey

Scott Schneider - Budget and Finance Committe Chair

The members of the Board of Directors would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Scott Schneider for his years of dedicated service to this board and the owners of Kona Sea Villas.  As an original member of this board, as Treasurer and President, Scott guided us through what would have surely been a rocky start up for an association which was severely underfunded by the developer. It is due to Scott's foresight and diligence that this association is today financially healthy and in fact the only association on the island to experience a reduction in maintenance fees in 2009. Scott will be chairing our new budget and finance committee and working closely with Joe Neimer, who was elected to Scott's position at the annual meeting in January, and has accepted the position of treasurer for the coming year. Joe has an extensive background in banking and finance and is a welcome addition to our Board.

Board of Directors Meetings:

The Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors will be held quarterly, usually on the fourth Friday of the month. All homeowners are invited to attend.

John Kilkenny - Kona Sea Villas Site Manager:

John may be reached via email or telephone at:  sm@konaseavillas.com or the office phone at 808-443-7436.    It is important that all owners, residents, overnight guests and tenants be registered with the office in order for our on-site manager to know who belongs on the property or in case of emergency.   Forms are available at the covered area at the pool or on line.

2010 Budget

On October 16, 2009 the Board of Directors approved the 2010 Budget.  See the Budget page in the secured area for the report on the website.

Landscape Committee

Brenda Walton, Marion Newton, Scott Fawson and Sophia Molnar-Russell work on this committee performing weekly walk-arounds, assessing progress and making recommendations to the Board of Directors. Weekly routines have been established not only for mowing and edging, but also spraying, weeding, trimming shrubs, hedges and trees as needed.

Suggestions and comments regarding landscaping should be directed to either the Committee or the Site Manager through email or a Maintenance Request Form. Please do not approach the Puna Landscape employees directly - they do not need 72 of us giving them directions. Mahalo.

Maintenance Committee

Rick Wilson and Gary Hoffman serve the Board on this committee. Any owner or resident wishing to volunteer for this Committee should contact a Board member. If you have a maintenance concern, please complete a Maintenance Request Form for action.

Communications Committee

Charlot Bryant and Tom Walton currently comprise this committee, which will be responsible for the website, newsletter and email communications for our community. Also, we are going electronic in order to conserve time, effort and money. Please respond to admin@konaseavillas.com with your preferred email address, as well as with any comments or news suggestions.

Put It In The Bin, Please:

Just a reminder that the refuse company will NOT pick up any items that are not physically placed in the garbage dumpsters. Cardboard boxes should be broken down and placed as flat as possible to allow as much refuse as possible to be collected in the dumpster. NO ITEMS WHATSOEVER SHOULD BE LEFT IN THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AS THESE WILL NOT BE PICKED UP BY THE REFUSE COMPANY.

One last reminder, the dumpsters are provided for the residents of Kona Sea Villas for RESIDENTIAL WASTE ONLY . This means non-hazardous waste generated by living at Kona Sea Villas. Dumpsters should not be used by persons for disposal of any type of commercial waste - even if you live at Kona Sea Villas and are operating a home-based business. Commercial waste should be hauled to the waste transfer station. ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE should be disposed of in accordance with County, State and Federal law.

Attention All Residents:

The Kona Sea Villas community is a neighborhood of homeowner and tenant residents. In most cases, the difference is invisible as all residents of Kona Sea Villas are free to enjoy our beautiful Kona home. However, one difference concerns the management of renter's units. Owners who rent their apartment are required to either be available on-island to answer tenant inquiries, or they are required to use an on-island property management company to address tenant inquiries.

The Association's On-Site Manager, John Kilkenny, is available to assist ALL residents with issues concerning the common areas, such as the gates, pools and grounds. However, only owners and/or their on-island property management companies are responsible for responding to tenant's requests for maintenance to their individual apartments. Rental residents should NOT contact John concerning maintenance items unique to their apartment. The only exception to this is in the case where a situation could damage or affect the common elements or another apartment, such as a water leak or electrical problem.

Pool Event Registration:

In order to make sure that the pool, spa and recreational facilities are available to residents as much as possible, it is important that all owners or residents who plan on having an event at the pool facilities pre-register with John at the office and pay a small refundable deposit for cleaning. The Association reserves the right to ask unregistered parties to leave the pool premises immediately, so please do yourself, your guests and your neighbors a big favor by pre-registering and reserving your event with the office.

On-Island Property Managers and Apartment Rentals:

To protect your and your neighbor's investment at Kona Sea Villas, the Association By-laws specify that an On-Island Property Manager must be employed by the owner in two specific circumstances:

• If the unit will be unoccupied for a period greater than 30 days; or
• If the unit is rented or leased to tenants

The On-Island Property manager's name and contact information should be registered with the office.   Also, just as a reminder to Owners who rent their property to tenants - in order to be considerate of your neighbors, the KSV Bylaws and Hawaii County zoning ordinances prescribe rental periods of no less than 30 days.

Mahalo for your cooperation