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  <title><![CDATA[Hawaii Condo & HOA News from CAN]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Items in the news about Hawaii Condominium and Homeowner associations, compiled by the Community Associations Network]]></description>
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     <title>Association cuts down Kihei man’s attempt to conserve water with artificial Gras</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Maui County asked South Maui consumers to cut back on water use, homeowner Wolfgang Bayer replaced his front lawn with artificial grass estimating it will save 20,000 gallons of water a year. But he did not submit a landscaping plan and get approvals first from the Kilohana Ridge Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:38:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/507820.html</link>
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     <title>Ilikai lawsuit dismissed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge David Ezra has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Ilikai hotel developer Brian Anderson mishandled investors' money in his attempt to redevelop the landmark Waikiki property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:01:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/29/business/story02.html</link>
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     <title>Feds arrest 41 illegal workers at Maui condominium project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal agents arrested 41 illegal immigrants at the construction site of a Maui luxury condominium project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:33:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/08/18/daily60.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owners allege fleecing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of a new luxury condominium resort project on Kauai is being accused of charging condo owners more than $2.2 million in bills that he should have paid himself.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:09:48 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>Cigarette starts blaze on top floor of high-rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lit cigarette butt caused a condominium fire at a Waikiki high-rise yesterday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:55:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/06/news/story07.html</link>
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     <title>Foreclosures possible as condo short sales rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The number of Kihei condominiums being marketed as short sales is on the rise in what may be a precursor to increased foreclosure activity on Maui.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:17:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/07/28/story5.html</link>
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     <title>Clothesline bill hits snag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While solar water heaters will become mandatory on new homes built after 2010, hanging laundry on a line is still up to homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:15:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/07/10/business/story02.html</link>
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     <title>Hawaii farmland, solar heater bills to become law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Linda Lingle signaled she'll allow to become law bills that aim to protect Hawaii farmland and that require new homes to have solar water heaters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:20:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/24/ap5148230.html</link>
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     <title>Ilikai dispute prompts lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ilikai hotel developer Brian Anderson has been slapped with a federal lawsuit accusing him of mishandling investors' money in an attempt to redevelop the landmark Waikiki property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:35:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/06/21/business/story05.html</link>
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     <title>Village at Koloa Town developer meets wishes of community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents touted the tale of a developer willing to work with the community as a South Shore project three years in the works wrapped up another chapter yesterday and prepared to start its next.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:25:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/05/28/news/news03.txt</link>
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     <title>Hawaii condo associations see rise in delinquent fee payments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium associations have seen an uptick over the past six months in the number of owners who are delinquent with their monthly fee payments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 15:46:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/05/26/focus3.html?ana=from_rss</link>
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     <title>Hawaii studies living-space smoke ban</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unlike other initiatives to reduce public exposure to second-hand smoke, Tobacco-Free Hawai'i's latest effort is not advocating for a law. The group instead is encouraging owners of condo or apartment complexes to adopt such a ban on their own.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 14:44:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/NEWS01/805110381/1001/LOCALNEWSFRONT</link>
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     <title>Hotel cancels luxury condo plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A plan to divide and sell the 80-room Waikiki Beachside Hotel on Kalakaua Avenue as a 10-unit luxury condominium has been canceled by the property's owner, which now intends to sell the 12-story building as is.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:22:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080412/BUSINESS/804120318</link>
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     <title>Appeals Court Hears Turtle Bay Case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday on whether Turtle Bay Resort should be required to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement before moving forward with plans to build five new hotels on Oahu’s North Shore. The proposed expansion would add 3,500 hotel and condominium units to pristine shorelines that stretch from Kahuku Point to Kawela Bay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:34:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khon2.com/home/ticker/17449299.html</link>
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     <title>15 trees felled by Molokai Ranch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Association past President Darryl Canady and his wife, Jody, said they were upset by the ranch’s decision to cut down the trees. The Canadys and other neighbors contacted the media, Sierra Club, and state and county elected officials to complain]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:39:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/502404.html?nav=10</link>
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     <title>Ten Reasons To Attend Association Board Meetings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[1.  Ensure the Board represents the owners.  Are they responsive to the owners they were elected to represent or serving their own narrow interests?  Board meetings may be an opportunity for owners to air their concerns and give the directors a chance to address these concerns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:19:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.michael-zimmerman.com/2008/04/08/ten-reasons-to-attend-association-board-meetings/</link>
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     <title>HI: Annual Association Meeting Lessons Learned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most annual condominium association meetings are held during the months of January through April.  For those who live in a well-managed condominium, attending the annual meeting may not seem important.  On the other hand, if you are concerned with the way your association is governed or how your maintenance fees are spent, the annual meeting is your best chance all year to effect a positive change.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:04:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.michael-zimmerman.com/2008/03/26/annual-association-meeting-lessons-learned/</link>
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     <title>Na Wai Eha designated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To designate Iao and Waihee aquifers as groundwater management areas; brought by Maui Meadows Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:25:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/501447.html?nav=10</link>
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     <title>EIS exemption bill moves on</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A controversial proposal to exempt certain development projects that cross state or county right-of-ways from environmental assessments has passed the critical halfway point this session.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:44:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080309/NEWS02/803090347/1001/NEWS02</link>
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     <title>Senior-housing tenants sue firm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Kahuku Senior Citizens Community Association and residents of a Kahuku elderly housing project are suing the nonprofit corporation that operates the project because it intends to get out from under federal oversight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:05:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/03/05/news/story09.html</link>
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     <title>Protestors Call for Better Beach Access</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last August, the L'Orange Place Community Association put up a gate at the makai end of the street. Fifteen out of 16 homeowners favored the proposal. Only Trudy Moncrief and her husband Robert, who have lived on the street the longest, voted against it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:41:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=7814785</link>
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     <title>New luxury condo going up in Waikiki</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago-based developer yesterday held a Hawaiian blessing to commence construction of its 35-story luxury condominium on the former site of the Wave Waikiki nightclub, and announced having sold about 60 of 291 units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:44:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jan/31/bz/hawaii801310337.html</link>
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     <title>Big Island will get 'work-force' homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A national housing investment firm co-founded by former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros is financing a 276-unit work-force housing development on the Big Island.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:14:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/01/28/story4.html?f=et180&b=1201496400^1581944&ana=e_vert]]></link>
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     <title>Discovery Bay condo fee suit to be retried</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court is sending the city and a group of Discovery Bay condominium owners back to court over the city's repeal of its lease-to-fee law for condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:19:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/17/news/story08.html</link>
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     <title>Court revives lease-to-fee efforts of 36 condo owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appellate court yesterday reinstated a lawsuit that may allow 36 current or former owner-occupants in Waikiki's Discovery Bay condominium to buy the fee in their leasehold units or collect damages from the city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:22:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/BUSINESS/801150327/1071</link>
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     <title>Condo board can OK handicap ramp</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I have a disability that makes it difficult for me to walk long distances or use stairs. I asked the board of directors if I could put a ramp over the stairs leading to my unit. The board president told me that the association would have to vote on it because the ramp would be on the common element of the property. Is it legal for the board to require a vote of the owners?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:16:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/15/news/story10.html</link>
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     <title>Ex-Bishop trustee defending Kailuan case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kaneohe Ranch, owner of the ground lease at the Kailuan cooperative, is suing to force former lessees to surrender the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:34:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/08/business/story04.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbor island home prices weakening</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Big Island condo sales dropped by 31 percent for the year to 516, with the median price dropping 8 percent to $392,490. For December, condo sales fell by 34 percent to 31 at a median price of $310,000, down 10 percent from last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:50:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/08/business/story06.html</link>
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     <title>Koloa Creekside sues county</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A developer is suing the county for placing "unlawful" conditions on a proposed 72-unit multi-family residential subdivision in Koloa and for failing to afford due process rights, the lawsuit states.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:58:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/01/03/news/news02.txt</link>
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     <title>Hawaii residents face leasehold shake-up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[During the next decade, leases at some 1,500 leasehold units are due to end, causing the potential transitioning of thousands of Hawaii residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:06:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/12/17/business/story02.html</link>
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     <title>What was not to be, may be</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fearing that a lawsuit could jeopardize earlier compromises with a developer, Koloa Community Association President Louie Abrams yesterday asked the county Planning Commission to reconsider its Nov. 13 decision to deny Koloa Creekside Estates permits for a proposed 72-unit multi-family subdivision]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:05:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2007/12/12/news/news01.txt</link>
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     <title>Cleanup begins across Maui</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, runoff through the massive new bridge covered the condominium parking lot and then overflowed into 14 of the condo’s ground units, Dewinetz said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:26:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/news/2007/12/8/01cleb1208.html</link>
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     <title>Strong winds blow off condo roof in Kaneohe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Strong winds have reportedly blown a roof off of a condo in Kane'ohe this morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:32:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Dec/05/br/br1935067284.html</link>
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     <title>New condo planned for Ala Moana</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another high-rise condominium is being proposed on Kapiolani Boulevard, where a number of residential projects have sprouted in recent years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:10:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/11/27/business/story02.html</link>
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     <title>Hawaii animal cruelty case charges dropped</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has dismissed 25 counts of animal cruelty against a woman who was accused of operating a "puppy mill" out of her Hawai'i Kai condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:13:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071113/NEWS01/711130334/1001/NEWS01</link>
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     <title>Disabled access dispute resolved with settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A disabled resident of the Menehune Shores and the condominium owners association have resolved an access dispute in which the owners association will pay $200,000 and promise to maintain nondiscriminatory policies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:07:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/news/2007/11/12/03dis1112.html</link>
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     <title>Encroachment common on Kihei shoreline</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He said they have always allowed the general public to use those facilities. But he said the condominium association has been notified that if it wishes to keep the improvements in place, it will need to seek a lease from the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:32:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/news/2007/10/18/02Encr1018.html</link>
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     <title>Foreclosures soar in Hawaii</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Home foreclosures are up nationwide, and Hawaii is no exception. More than twice the number of homes went into foreclosure last month compared to the same period a year ago. Many factors are in play.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:48:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khon2.com/news/local/10623902.html</link>
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     <title>Landscaping Mulch Turns Out To Be Environmental Hazard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of a Mililani-area homeowners' association found out they unknowingly created an environmental hazard when they thought they were making harmless mulch for landscaping.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:27:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/14353582/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Free seminar on condo laws offered Oct. 24</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Real Estate Commission will present a free seminar on new condominium laws from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Cameron Center.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:34:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/business/2007/10/15/01Free1015.html</link>
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     <title>Boutique condos make a comeback</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This week's groundbreaking for the Chelsea, a five-story condominium project at the corner of Pensacola and Kinau streets, signals the return of the boutique condominium in Honolulu.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:37:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/10/13/business/story03.html</link>
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     <title>Ailing girl should have air conditioning</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: My daughter has asthma and allergies that require medication. Her physician also suggested we close our condo windows and install air conditioners to help her breathing problems. But our condo association rules say that we can't have air conditioning. If I provide a written request from her physician, do I have legal right to install one?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:18:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/10/09/news/story07.html</link>
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     <title>Kauai condo sales drop 58%</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sales of condominiums on Kauai plummeted nearly 60 percent during the first nine months of the year, as prices rose more than 40 percent, according to new statistics.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:12:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/10/01/daily47.html</link>
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     <title>Kailua condo residents running out of time</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents at the 18-unit The Kailuan are caught between the expiration of the condo's ground lease and the landowner's rejection of their bid to buy the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:09:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Oct/02/ln/hawaii710020344.html</link>
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     <title>Mililani residents worry about storing extra recycling bins</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city's upcoming pilot residential curbside recycling program has raised concerns from some Mililani residents that additional recycling bins will make it difficult to comply with homeowner association rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:19:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071001/NEWS11/710010354/1021/NEWS11</link>
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     <title>6-foot gate blocks access to beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[...in August, homeowners who live along the private road installed a 6-foot gate with a combination lock to stop the public from using the road to get to the beach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:06:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070925/NEWS01/709250318/1001/NEWS01</link>
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     <title>Ala Moana Condo-Hotel workers rally</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Raising management fees to cover increases in workers' salaries and benefits isn't an option since the fees were agreed upon when owners bought their units, James said, adding that the management contract runs for at least five years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:43:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/20/business/story03.html</link>
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     <title>Fire Escape System Could Save Lives Locally</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following two high rise fires this past spring, many condo owners say it's too expensive to retrofit older complexes with sprinkler systems. But now a new fire escape system could save lives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:15:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=7089364</link>
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     <title>Coco Palms for sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kauai's historic Coco Palms Resort, which has lain in ruins since Hurricane Iniki hit in 1992, will have to wait for a new owner before it can be restored.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:36:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/19/business/story02.html</link>
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     <title>Issues over condo pets come up often</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: We bought a condo two years ago; it is pet-friendly with no limit on the number of pets. We have six cats. The condo association wants to change the house rules to limit the number of pets to just two. What are my rights:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:41:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/18/news/story11.html</link>
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     <title>Big Island split on proposed hotel/condo development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most residents of largely rural Ka'u believe a hotel and condominium complex proposed for Punalu'u would be too big for their small community,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:58:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Sep/17/br/br9074186352.html</link>
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     <title>Closing of Oahu subdivision's gate sets off dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In what one resident calls an illegal act, the association for the agriculture subdivision Poamoho Estates has decided to close and lock an entry gate, shutting off free flow of potential customers to a nursery business there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:37:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/NEWS01/709100327/1190/NEWS01</link>
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     <title>Down payments soar for Hawaii mortgages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But the cash down payment — historically one of the biggest barriers pricing people out of the local real estate market — has risen with a vengeance in the wake of the subprime mortgage lending meltdown that's produced stricter loan underwriting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:42:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070904/NEWS01/709040351/1001/NEWS01</link>
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     <title>Hawaii golf community lots average $1.4M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developers of the master-planned Kukui'ula community on Kaua'i reported initial sales of 57 residential lots for $82 million, or roughly $1.4 million on average, in the project approved for 1,500 homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:07:46 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>Meeting slated on new condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Details of the agreement will be discussed on the project, a 297-unit condominium with underground parking on the corner of Hawai'i Kai Drive near Keahole Street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:03:53 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>Standby power an option for homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With unpredictable weather and power outages across the nation, home and business owners often prepare for the worst. That’ s why so many are purchasing standby power systems to protect their homes and businesses before the power goes out.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:41:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2007/08/19/news/news07.txt</link>
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     <title>Maui luxury condo project pulls in $300M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An estimated 60 investors put up $5 million on average last week to buy units in the planned "ultra luxury" Maui condominium-hotel branded under the name of French crystal manufacturer Baccarat.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:07:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Aug/11/bz/hawaii708110331.html</link>
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     <title>Elevator Repairs for Waikiki Condo Expected to Take Three Weeks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is some light at the end of the tunnel. Or in this case --the shaft. That's what residents at a Waikiki condo feel, after dealing with broken elevators for about five months now.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=6885746</link>
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     <title>Eminent domain to be used in condo acquisition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maui County Council on Friday approved actions to acquire the Montana Beach condominium site with resolutions to initiate eminent domain proceedings and to authorize special counsel to assist in the acquisition.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:22:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=32873</link>
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     <title>Acquisition of Montana Beach condo gains backing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maui County Council on Thursday gave initial approval to a resolution authorizing condemnation proceedings on a unit at the Montana Beach condominium in Paia.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:25:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=32674</link>
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     <title>Waikiki condo redesigns for remains</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What once was the Wave Waikiki, a fallow field and a bunch of dilapidated walkup apartments, will soon be home to Allure Waikiki, a 35-story luxury condominium. But when two sets of iwi, or native Hawaiian burials, were discovered at the 2.2-acre development site for the upscale condo, what could have become a hurdle became a lesson in history -- and a slight redesign.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/07/27/business/story03.html</link>
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     <title>Coco Palms hotel’s reopening delayed due to fitness center plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Coco Palms was set to open next summer with 200 luxury condo units, 104 hotel units, retail shops and restaurants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:39:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/07/14/news/story10.html</link>
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     <title>Condemnation of Paia beach lot given a go</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The county on Tuesday committed to use its powers of eminent domain to acquire the last piece of the Montana Beach condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:32:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=31991</link>
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     <title>Downtown condos aim to please new buyers and empty nesters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Empty nesters and first-time buyers alike are snapping up condos in Capitol Place, right, and the Pinnacle of Honolulu, left, across Beretania Street from each other in downtown Honolulu. Buyers say the condos put them closer to the action]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:40:31 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>Oahu home, condo prices set record</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The median price of a condominium last month was a record $334,000, breaking the previous record of $329,000 set in July 2006. The June median price for a condo also was nearly 8 percent higher than June of last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:04:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/07/02/daily26.html</link>
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     <title>Condo bills signed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new law creates a general excise tax exemption for wages and other money paid to the managers of condos, timeshares and hotels.  Act 239 was one of four condo-related bills signed into law Monday by Gov. Linda Lingle]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/07/02/daily17.html?jst=b_ln_hl</link>
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     <title>Hawaii to advertise hurricane program</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The grants the state provided averaged about $1,000, although a condominium association was granted about $50,000 for retrofitting multiple units, he said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:43:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/NEWS03/707020342/1007/NEWS03</link>
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     <title>State urges Ward adjustments to protect Hawaiian remains</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state is recommending that the developer of a Kakaako retail and housing complex redesign the project to keep 30 sets of native Hawaiian remains, or iwi, in place.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:22:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://starbulletin.com/2007/06/28/news/story04.html</link>
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     <title>Beach unit condemnation sought</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Office of Corporation Counsel has asked the County Council to consider acquiring the last unit in the Montana Beach condominium through eminent domain and condemnation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:39:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=31462</link>
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     <title>Affordable housing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state needs an estimated 27,120 new housing units (19,650 on O'ahu) by 2009 for households earning up to the annual median income, according to the Joint Legislative Housing and Homeless Task Force.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:17:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS01/706100380/1001/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Big Island village awaits revitalization</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The county would collect the fee on behalf of the group by tacking it onto local property tax bills. A typical condo owner could pay about $200 a year if the measure is approved.  At a public hearing before the county council last week, numerous condo residents said they supported the idea but weren't satisfied with the assessment formula or were not convinced they would benefit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:15:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS0101/706100370/1003/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Couple denied parking space receives $7,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following a finding of discrimination by a condominium manager, a couple involved in a dispute over their need for a wheelchair-accessible parking space have received $7,000 in compensatory damages in a settlement with the Menehune Shores Condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 17:42:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=30735</link>
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     <title>Maui house, condo prices both down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The median price for single-family homes was $690,000 last month, down 1 percent from $700,000 a year earlier. The median condominium price was $465,000, down 14 percent from $539,500.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 05:27:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/09/bz/FP705090391.html</link>
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