Hawaiian Shores -- December Board Meeting

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Aloha Watchdog Readers,
A reminder this month's regular Board meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, the 10th, commencing at 10a at the Honu Street Recreational Facility. 

As noted in this post: 

 http://hawaiianshoreswatchdog.blogspot.com/2011/12/hawaiian-shores-topics-for-discussion.html  there are a number of topics any or all Members might want to develop dialogue and discussion during the portion of the meeting the agenda refers to as: "Comments on Agenda Items by Members".  As the memory of the last open meeting this board conducted, November 17th, may have diminished somewhat, it is Watchdog's fervent request Members gathered will make every effort to speak and passionately if desired, about topics relative to the agenda. If allowed to speak during discussion of any motion, do so with utter respect. Remember, the Hawaii Revised Statutes does allow for DISCUSSION and PARTICIPATION by members and that should be acknowledged by the Board. However, having said that, if they should decide to disallow this remember there is a 'HOW' to do this and thus far 'recessing the meeting' is not the HOW. 

Also, as a reminder, please do your research and have your facts straight. If, for instance, you wish to address the topical item of the 'ballot as approved by the LWV', you might ask where the motion is reflected in the record of the Board's decision to use the Leaque of Women's Voters; or where the statement in the record exists prior to 12/10/11 that reflects a consensus the Board agreed to use the LWV? This should clearly be evident. There was a positive vote by the Membership when queried about using a 3rd party to conduct elections was fine but it is not a law. It was a question and the answer resulted in a "Yes" vote. The Board should still reflect their action to do so in the record for obvious reasons. Thus, having the ballot approved by a 3rd party without a formal motion/consensus is somewhat like having cart before the horse. 

Obviously, with the lack of knowledge as to the disposition of the motion made at Nov 17th Board meeting to add the 5 disqualified nominees to the Ballot, it is a most obvious question to inquire as to the names which will appear on the Ballot. [Remember, the last communication the nominees received from the board was addressed to CANDIDATE! That letter had directions to send in their bios..etc.]  Since none of the nominees have received a letter informing them their nomination has been disqualified there is no reason to believe they were. Since they are not privy to the Minutes unless they have been posted on the approved for Members, again, there is no reason to believe the nominees will not be on the ballot. But, for verification it would be good to ask.

Additionally, with regard the ballot, the election committee recommended seeking a comparable bid for translation to Japanese from Silver Bridges to use as a reference when paying a seated Board member to do so. Was that done? Since we were not privy to the motions made during the 'recessed' meeting to the 'office' on Nov 17th and since the record will not be available for review before that the Members have no idea what transpired in the way of election committee recommendations. 

On the Topic of Dog Park at Maikoiko: Why is this on the agenda? Is it there simply to introduce the topic to see if the Board is ready to move on adding this to 2012 Capital Improvements list for 2013? Is this a definitive option being discussed? There are many paths one might take when discussing this, some are at the link above, but primarily, the idea that ANY monies are committed to anything not an urgent need until the WATER SYSTEM is addressed and upgraded to out of the 'danger zone' is folly! Fiduciary responsibility requires precedence be given to NEEDS of the community, chief among them the water system, rather than the WANTS of the Board. 

These are simply a couple of the topics one might research and be prepared to sound off on as a reference to the Board and other members gathered at the Board meeting. 

Please do not hesitate to comment and share your thoughts. By doing so you are carving out your future as it relates to your property values.