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Cliffs at Princeville 27th Annual Meeting
Aloha Cliffs Ohana:
We recently concluded the 27th Annual Meeting of The Cliffs at Princeville. Our property has changed dramatically over these 27 years, both physically as well as the quality of the services that we provide. We have survived two major hurricanes and all of the physical and emotional damage as a result of those storms. The property is now united in its management as all entities and interests are represented by the hard working Board members who serve on your behalf. For the last several years the collective boards have been focusing on issues and improvements that affect all property owners, whether whole unit or timeshare owners.
Annual Meeting Update:
There was a lot of discussion about the SMOKE FREE LAW that was passed in the Hawaii Legislature and became effective on November 16, 2006. In an effort to promote good health and, as the Hawaiians say “e ola mau”, as required by law the collective boards have adopted this law which is now in effect for the Cliffs at Princeville. In essence, it means the property will become SMOKE FREE for all areas except interiors of individual units. In addition, individual unit owners may adopt no smoking policies for their respective units. Both of the timeshare associations, CCIOA and CRVOA, have adopted no smoking policies for the interiors of their units. At the next board meeting in July the Board will formally amend the projects House Rules to further memorialize the adoption of the SMOKE FREE LAW and the AOAO penalties for non-compliance. All whole unit owners will shortly receive a letter from the AOAO President about Hawaii’s SMOKE FREE LAW.
The Cliffs Club Interval Owners Association elected two new first-time directors in Norman Litell and Karen Angona, who both reside in California. We look forward to working with them and thank them for their willingness to serve on behalf of the membership.
A major issue that needs your support is the revision of the By-Laws and Declarations of CCIOA. These revisions primarily are to update and modernize these documents to allow for new technology which didn’t exist 27 years ago. Issues like electronic voting, submitting proxies by email, and deleting sections that dealt with the developer who has not been involved with this property for several years are some examples of the changes to the documents. We are currently 1100 votes short of adopting these changes and need your support in voting, if you have not done so. You will be receiving another email soliciting your vote shortly.
Renovation of Administration Building:
After a lot of effort by staff, board members, architects and engineers we finally began the demolition portion for our new Administration Building on April 16th. In keeping with Hawaiian tradition, we have named our new offices, “Hale Mana Ho’oko”, (a place where there is leadership).
We are proceeding on schedule and we look forward to moving into the next phase of construction and should complete improvements sometime by the end of this year or early 2008.
Electronic Locks:
As we’ve mentioned previously, and as part of our overall property upgrade, the installation of the electronic lock systems for all of the CCIOA and CRVOA units is scheduled for June 1st.
There were a few production delays out of Japan that have now been resolved and we look forward to completing the installation by mid-June. The cost and features of these types of locks have made them a good value and our boys in the maintenance department will be relieved of the cumbersome task of cutting metal keys.
New Furniture for Cliffs Club units, Buildings 1 & 2:
The final scope of work has been approved for a new furniture and renovation package for these units. To recap the package: we will upgrade the units with hardwood furniture from Bali, new ceramic floors in each entry, kitchen and bathroom along with an upgraded appliance package and an electronics package to include flat screen televisions and portable iPod clock radios. In addition, new laminate wood floors will be installed in the living room and dining room to give the unit a very rich look. The bedrooms will receive Hawaiian quilt bedspreads along with an upholstered bed bench.
All of these items have been ordered and only the Cliffs Club Units in Building 1 will be taken out of service on July 6th. The Cliffs Club Units in Building 2 are scheduled to be taken out of service the first of September and be completed by the end of October.
New Pool:
At the annual meeting, the Board chose a final pool design which will incorporate a larger pool, a new keiki pool, in-pool bench areas, waterfalls and a designated lap pool area within the large pool. In addition a water feature will be built at the entrance to the new pool area. We look forward to further developing the design, scope of work and cost.
Quality Control:
We continue to refine our quality control program by having housekeeping and maintenance issues addressed prior to guest arrivals. We know the program is working as we’ve seen a substantial decline in the number of maintenance work orders generated by in-house guests and owners.
In closing, even with all of the delays we have experienced in trying to move this project forward, our staff continues to perform under these very difficult conditions. Now that we are proceeding with renovation of the new administration building the staff will be able to physically see the progress on a daily basis and get excited at the prospect of moving in to this new facility.
“A hui hou” (until next time)
Kimo M. Keawe
General Manager
05/18/2007
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