KANALOA COMMUNIQUÉ

A HOMEOWNERS' PUBLICATION ABOUT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS AT KANALOA AT KONA
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AN ADDITION TO THE KANALOA OHANA
We have a new addition to the Security team. Akea Cho is presently working the afternoon shift. She grew up on the Big Island and formerly worked in health care. Give her a big Aloha when you see her making her rounds.
AKEA
POOL DECK RESTORATION
The deck resurfacing has been completed for all three pools, and the below photos show the great results.
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INSURANCE UPDATES
Sue Savio, our insurance broker, sent an updated Summary of Insurance for 2026 and 2027, and also a great explanation of what the HO-6 policy entails. Please remember this policy is required for every owner. Sue also sent along a publication from the Institute for Business and Home Safety, Quick Tips for Preventing Water Damage, a terrific review of those plumbing items we should all be keeping our eyes on to minimize our water damage claims. These documents can be found in the future on the DOCUMENTS page of the Communique.
2026 ANNUAL MEETING
Our annual owners meeting was held on April 24th with great success. See President Wayne House's letter below, and General Manager Jim Heather's report here. The draft minutes for the meeting are posted on the MEETINGS page.
OWNERS RECEPTION WAS A BIG HIT
The evening before the Owners Meeting our owners celebrated together with a great feast and liquid refreshment. Photos and details here.
NEW-- FIRE TORCHES!
We have a great new look upon entry to our property. This is the first view of Kanaloa as you approach, coming down Manukai Street
SECURITY GETS A NEW RIDE
Ken Nakamoto and his crew have a new golf cart for patrolling the grounds, all up to date with headlights!
Wayne House AOAO President

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

April 2026 Homeowners MeetingAloha! I want to thank all those present and on Zoom for the April 24, 2026 Annual Meeting of the Kanaloa at Kona AOAO. I also want to thank our guests from Castle Resorts, Renette Carpio, Dean Yamamoto, Lynn Shimabukuro and Matt Bailey, for all of their help and input for the meeting and support for Kanaloa. In case you didn’t hear, Kona was hit with a pretty bad rain and windstorm in mid-March. I heard there was near 10 inches of rain in one day, including strong winds that pushed the rain horizontal! Jim reported that at least 29 units had some type of leak from the storm and the property also lost several palms with the wind. Several Lipstick Palms by the pickleball courts were lost and Puna will be replanting in that area.
Some photos of the damage we experienced during the storm.
Other than the storm, Kanaloa is looking as good or better than it ever has. I’d like to thank Puna Landscaping and our GM, Jim Heather, for making Kanaloa one of the prettiest properties on island! As you all know, there is always a lot going on at Kanaloa, so here is a bit of a rundown of past, current, and future happenings. First, I would like to welcome Mark Holzwarth to the Kanaloa Board of Directors. The Board appointed him to replace Tony Almarez who sold his condo shortly after the January meeting. He is a long- time owner at Kanaloa. Mark is retired from the US Air Force and he and a partner own a general aviation training, renting and servicing business in New England. He is well-versed in preventative maintenance. He will be a great addition to the Kanaloa BOD. Along those same lines, Wendy Benson, George Pittman and Mark Holzwarth were elected by acclamation (as there were no other candidates for the three open positions) and will continue to serve the Kanaloa community. Board officers are the same as last year with Steve Tanberg as VP, Wendy Benson as Treasurer, and George Pittman as Secretary. I also want to ask that any owner who is interested in being a part of the BOD to submit a short bio to Jim Heather (jheather@castleresorts.com), or any member of the BOD. We are always looking for great skills to enhance the capability of the Board to keep Kanaloa as great as it is. There were about 70 people in attendance at the Owners Reception (pictures here) on Thursday night before the meeting on Friday. The new pavilion furniture (pictures here) which was set up in April has been a big hit. This event is always one of my favorites, as I get to see and talk to many owners face to face instead of from the front table at a meeting. We had a green flash sunset and delicious food; much brought or made by several employees, and libations courtesy of Kimi and Lance of Luva Real Estate. Big thanks to Wendy Benson for coordinating this always-fun event. While these parties are a lot of fun, they’re a lot of work during a busy week of board duties. We’ll be moving these to Tuesdays instead of Thursdays so there’s more time ahead of Friday fun. The Ocean Pool bathrooms are almost complete. We are waiting for sturdier partitions and entry doors. These items are on order, but the wait time is 2-3 months. While you are down at the Ocean Pool, it’s hard to miss the new furniture under the pavilion. It is a really nice upgrade and enhances the look of the area. Also related is the update of the bar area. The plans are in the works to make this an option for owner use and community get-togethers. It will hopefully include a refrigerator, cabinets, sink, and new tile on the bar areas. We started the Fairway-side painting project for buildings 1-12, which is scheduled to be completed in late August of this year. Make sure you check the schedule for when your unit will be mostly ‘out of service’. Please let your property manager know if you’re not in the Castle rental program. It will be a bit disruptive for any guests. Each building will take about 2 weeks to complete. Also, on the schedule for 5 days in mid-June (15th-19th) is the carport termite tenting project. This will finish up all the areas at Kanaloa. Make sure you give Jim Heather keys to your car, if you leave it on property. It will need to be moved to an open guest spot during the treatment of your carport. Also, your storage locker needs to be accessible (key to Jim if he doesn’t have one). These will need to be opened to check for any items like food (hopefully they only contain beach chairs, coolers, etc.). This project should not affect rentals, but will require a bit of parking logistics. The Lobby area is also scheduled for updates this year, including the bathrooms. More to come on this in the next few months. We do have music playing and you can watch TV in the Lobby area now. We have pathway lighting updates coming for buildings 1-4, cleaning of the pool decks at all three pools in May, replacing all of the pole lights along the entry road, and continuing structural work on some lanais. The Common Area Solar analysis has been put on hold. Most members of the BOD and several owners were concerned about roof installations and adding debt on the AOAO balance sheet (we are debt free). I do want to thank Kurt Goldsmith and Mikel Bryan for their investigation and analysis. Also, on the subject of roofing, we have contracted for an assessment of our roofs. We will need this for our upcoming Reserve Study which is done in conjunction with the budgeting for 2027. One final comment. When doing renovation/construction at your unit, please be respectful of your neighbors...above, below and to the sides. Let Jim Heather know of upcoming projects so he can let your neighbors (owners) know in advance. Please note that work cannot start before 8 am at Kanaloa. As always, much happens between meetings, and these were just the highlights. Plan on attending the next BOD meeting scheduled for July 31, 2026, to get the full picture of what goes on at Kanaloa. Mahalo, Wayne House
JIM HEATHER General Manager
Management Team
General Manager Jim Heather jheather@castleresorts.com (808) 322-1008 Vice President of Finance Dean Yamamoto dyamamoto@ castlehospitalitygroup.com (808) 524-9277 Property Accountant Debi Uyeunten Duyeunten@castleresorts.com (808) 524-9289 Director of Condominium Administration Renette Carpio rcarpio@castlehospitalitygroup.com (808) 524-0236

General Manager's Report

Aloha! It was great to see so many owners at the Annual Homeowners’ Meeting in April. It was a very successful meeting with great participation this year. One of my biggest takeaways from the meeting was from a rather simple question about how many times the exterior windows are cleaned each year. The simple answer to that question is each building’s fixed exterior windows are cleaned twice a year. But the real question that should be asked is “Why are the windows cleaned twice a year?” The answer to that question is most likely “Because that is what we did last year (and probably the 40 years before that).” Two times a year may be the right frequency considering that a day of heavy surf after washing windows leaves us with dirty windows again. If money was no object, we could wash the windows after every heavy surf, or every day for that matter. But money is the limiting factor on what services are budgeted each year. So where am I going with this? Between now and October’s Board meeting, I will be putting together next year’s budget to present to the Board. Now is the time for the owners at Kanaloa to think about changes they would like to make in the services provided at Kanaloa so those items can be added to the budget to see if the added costs make sense. In simple math, every $2,000 added to the budget adds $1.00 to every owner’s monthly AOAO dues. In the window washing example above, one extra cleaning of all buildings would add $4,000 to the AOAO operating budget which equates to $2.00 per month per unit. As we all know, nothing is getting cheaper these days. We are constantly looking for ways to reduce costs just to cover the price increases caused by inflation. So, adding additional costs needs to be studied thoroughly. If you have ideas about services to add or subtract from the AOAO budget, please send me an email with your ideas. Animals and insects: Feral cats have been seen with greater frequency at Kanaloa. I have been working with Aloha Animal Oasis to develop a Trap-Fix-Return-Maintain program to control the population growth at Kanaloa. Aloha Animal Oasis has been a great resource and also assisted in rehoming two kittens that were seen on property. Please report any cat sightings to me to make sure we are making headway. Please advise your guests to not feed the feral cats as it attracts more cats and hinders our chances of trapping. Also, please advise your guests to not feed the birds. Not only is it unhealthy for the birds, there are sanitary issues as well. For example, there was a long-staying guest feeding birds on their lanai. That resulted in birds waiting on their neighbor’s lanai in between feedings and doing what birds do after eating (yes pooping all over the lanai). The neighboring owner had to deal with guest complaints and the cost of recleaning their lanai. Coqui frogs continue to spread across Hawaii Island. Kanaloa has not given up the fight to stay coqui free! Please call Kanaloa Security if you hear a coqui so we can spray the area. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles (CRB) have been devastating Oahu and Maui’s coconut palms and are now gaining a foothold on Hawaii Island. Kanaloa has already treated our coconut palms with a systemic pesticide to protect our beautiful coco palms. Reserve Projects: The exterior painting project has been progressing on schedule. At the time of this writing, buildings 1 through 4 have been completed. Please note that the first stage of the project involves water blasting the exterior of the building. Please be sure your louver windows are closed. Water blasting is usually completed on the first day of the building’s scheduled start date. The painting schedule is here. Carport Termite Tenting is happening June 15 – 19. Remember that carport closets need to be inspected and cars need to be moved. So, make sure I have a key to both the closet and car or have someone available to do it for you in advance. The schedule for termite tenting is here.
Mahalo!Jim