2025 Annual Meeting Agenda & Committee Reports

Introductions & Welcome to possible New Owners Lots 24, 27
Determination of Quorum
Call to Order
Proof of Notice of Meeting
Approval of Minutes of 2024 Annual Meeting.
Kuau Bayview 2025 Annual President's Report
Financial Report: We are still in very good shape financially. Cash assets of the HOA as of Dec 4/2025 total $82,293.59 which is amazing considering we gave $12,880 back to the owners over the last five years. The insurance premium has increased $604.54 in the last two years even though we have never made a claim. I have requested a new quote to see if it can be lowered. Water rates have increased. Even the cost of the backflow test has increased 50%. We'll pay thousands of dollars for the new fence in Jan 2026. All owners are paid in full except one long-delinquent owner. Two houses sold in 2025 so we received two transfer fees. We'll not be raising the annual dues for 2026 and will be reducing the fees for 2027.
Design Committee Report: This year brought our neighborhood 3 new roofs and 3 new fences. For only the second time in KB, a one-story house is adding a 2nd story. Mahalo to all owners who are investing in their homes thereby increasing property values for everyone.
Grievance Report:
- There have been more complaints (from both Parks and KB owners) about Lot 26's vegetation encroaching 20' into park property, blocking views, reaching into the Lot 24 front yard, and posing a fire hazard. The owner has been fined.
- There were multiple instances of tenants having loud parties on Kaiea waking people up, partygoers sleeping in cars, numerous vehicles lining the streets. This problem will soon be resolved so no need for a new rule.
- After the Holomua Rd Fire in Sept terrified many KB owners, The Fire Prevention Bureau was made aware of the extreme fire danger posed by the Park Retention Basin that is filled as far as the eye can see with Haole Koa. Parks began clearing the basin on Nov 12th using equipment that mulches the trees, but I suspect they will grow back again unless this is just the first step. Parks allowed Tom & myself to remove a LOT of trash (tents, bedding, tarps, clothing, tires, cans, 268 golf balls, PVC pipes, etc) before they got shredded. There are some large HKs along the fence behind Lots 93, 79, 78 which the mulcher cannot do. I'll see how these can be addressed because they are a fire hazard very close to the houses.
- There were complaints about two derelict vehicles left on Hoe St in October by the Lot 34 tenant, but they are gone now. On Nov 2nd there was a hit&run accident on Lae St that left a mess & required the damaged vehicle to be towed away. Be sure to watch the hilarious video of the Honda driver trying to get away unnoticed.
- The Creeping Fig Vine and overgrown Plumbago at Lot 75-76 broke all of Lot 64's fences and parts of Lot 63's fence. The vine is starting to re-sprout and there is a lot of Haole Koa along the mauka side of Lot 76 that still needs to be removed. There has been huge progress and should be completed in the near future.
- Apparently there is a widespread dog-barking problem in KB that has been depriving people of sleep and causing adverse health effects. This page describes the health concerns and how to mitigate the barking.
Retention Basin & Landscaping Report: On Nov 4/25 Tom & I finished removing ALL the Haole Koa trees from the KB Retention Basin by the roots. It took 5 years! Now we are scrambling to remove all the branches, trunks, and rapidly sprouting keikis. Next is the Guinea Grass. I look forward to giving some much-needed TLC to the front entrance gardens. Last spring we had to remove the monstrous Hau Bush at the corner of Lae St because it had become dangerous as trunks kept falling into the street. We are replacing it with Plumeria. It will need more water to get going. Sorry for the eyesore.
Security Report: We had 5 security incidents in 2025. Someone stole two solar spotlights (including the metal stakes) from the KB sign months ago and 2 of the purple fairy lights at the front entrance. I bought new spotlights now that the price has dropped and shall install them soon. Although there have been fewer occurrences this year, there is still a big problem with teenagers from noisy Paia Community Center events entering KB and causing trouble. This year they deliberately vandalized the Hoe Pl basketball hoop, set off a huge pipe bomb & aerial fireworks, 15-year-old Noah K. knocked a 12-year-old off his bike, and other mayhem. I have tried to get East Maui Parks to add a clause to the PCC lease agreement that would result in the renters forfeiting their security deposit if their children cause trouble in adjacent neighborhoods, but they refuse and say to call MPD who do nothing. Fireworks could easily start a fire. Their attitude seems to be: Kids will be kids.
Mahalos: Mahalo to Tom Atkins for his very hard work extracting Haole Koa by the roots & cleaning Lae St. Mahalo to Svetlana Kalinina for removing several dangerous trees. Mahalo to Tim Lambert & Roger Ward for helping clean up the tree mess. Kudos to Dan Judson & Lisa Daly for continuing to beautify the end of Hoe St. Mahalo to Maria Mebel for neutering more cats. Mahalo to Matt Yakabouski for helping cut Haole Koa on Lot 76. Mahalo plenty to all the owners who have let the HOA use their trash pickup!
Election of 1 Director: The Secretary, Tom Atkins (Lot 55), is running for re-election.
Old Business:
- Retention Basin Fence: After unbelievable delays in sending us the survey report and granting the fencing company a Right Of Entry (ROE) Permit just to allow our fencing company to drive their truck into the PCC public parking lot to put the chain link on the posts, finally on Sept 30/25, they emailed me this Licensing Agreement which was so bad we had to refuse.
New Business:
- Ratification of 2026 Budget: In 2026 we will need to pay for 245 feet of new fencing along the PCC edge of the RB.
- Ratification of Actions & Decisions of the Board since the last Annual Meeting: The Board took only one action on 01/07/2025 to correct a minor mistake made by the 2016 Board on 08/22/2016.
- Retention Basin Fencing Repair: Because of the delays and the absolute torture Tom & I have had to endure with Parks for the past four years, it became clear that replacing the full 245 feet of the west side RB fence at once instead of in two sections will save the HOA money and time for all concerned. We hope to get the Right of Entry Permit soon and have the fence completed in January 2026.
- Tall Trees: As several trees in KB have exceeded the 30' limit, we are NOT going to ask owners to top them or cut them down, but we will require these owners to sign a Tall Tree Indemnity Agreement to hold the HOA harmless in case any part of the tree falls and causes damage to another property. I have discussed this with our insurance agent and he thinks it's a good idea. We don't want the HOA to be liable in any way. If a tree fell and caved in someone's roof or, god forbid, killed someone, the HOA could be sued by someone for not enforcing the DCCRs.
Owners' Forum

Some owners have requested in advance that the following items be added to the agenda. Everyone is welcome to speak on these issues and/or introduce new topics.

Dog-Friendly Neighborhood: Robert Lindan (Lot 31) would like to bring the dog-barking issue to everyone's attention and propose ways to mitigate the stressful health effects as described here.
PCC Sunset Curfew: Ken Garee (Lot 20) would like to enlist the help of Kuau Bayview members in requesting the County lock the PCC after sunset to prevent further incidents such as were mentioned in the security report above. Possible ways to help are filing a complaint using seeclickfix.com, a petition, or calling the East Maui Parks office at 808-572-8122. Parks rejected my request 2 years ago to add a clause to their lease agreement which would forfeit security deposits if renters allowed their kids to cause trouble in adjacent neighborhoods.
CBUs: Marcy Martin (Lot 21) would like us to re-poll the neighborhood regarding whether Kuau Bayview would prefer to give up our end-of-driveway-mailboxes in favor of Cluster Box Units (CBUs) at the front entrance. Apparently the mailperson has been leaving parcels at the bottom of her driveway where they are vulnerable to theft. USPS tried to convert KB to CBUs in 2013 and again in 2017, but we refused. Has anyone changed their mind? You can read all about KB's history with CBUs here.
Street Parking: One owner would like to discourage owners from parking on the street by placing flyers on such cars and possibly having them towed at the owner's expense. The parking is a big issue in the neighborhood. It would be nice for residents to understand the impact it has on property values, trash pick up, mail delivery, emergency vehicle access, houseless, abandoned vehicles, and street cleaning. Especially if the County of Maui is willing to come through with street sweepers. Cars parked in the streets impede the sweepers. The houseless sleeping in cars overnight in the neighborhood is a big issue. Also safety issues as we saw when the vehicle was hit&run on Lae St this past month. The Board has misgivings about this idea because of the dissension that was caused in 2001 over the 2001 Board's Proposed Parking Rules.

Adjournment

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