The next Ilikai AOAO Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3 PM, 2nd floor. Board meetings are open to Ilikai owners. Ilikai owners are invited and encouraged to attend. The Board is now in the midst of finalizing the budget for the next year. They are also making plans to expend millions of dollars our AOAO funds on various projects over the next couple years. There are also lots of unresolved issues and problems. This includes timeshare operations at the Ilikai, even though the Ilikai Declaration and Bylaws only permit apartment and hotel use of units. The Board and the AOAO legal counsel, Mr. Milton Motooka, continue to close their eyes on this and refuse to cite Shell for this violation.
Steve, you must be referring to the lawsuit against Shell Time Share. Unfortunately, the Board with all its special interests at the time, failed to file the lawsuit against Shell prior to the latest date the lawsuit could have been filed. Thanks to Mr. Currie, the timely action was filed against Shell to preserve the statute of limitation. He was the only one to step up to the plate when no one else would risk his own money. The lawsuit against Shell is the responsibility of the Board – not an individual owner. I am pleased to know that there are owners who are truly committed to Ilikai and its well-being. Now that owners have the majority on the Board, it is time they muster the courage to do the right thing.
Hans, I believe Steve refers to the lawsuit against Anekona Board Directors filed by an attorney Zalewski about a year ago.
As for the lawsuit against Shell: The Board does have a no-cost option in their disposal as well. What the Board should do – and should have done a long time ago – is to cite Shell for violating the Bylaws and Declaration by running their timeshare operations, give Shell 30 days to address the problem, and then start levying daily fines. This costs nothing and is the normal way to deal with violators. The Board could have done this already in March. They could do this any time. Then it would be up to Shell to sue. Whom would they sue? The Board? It would be up to Shell to sue and to prove they are not violators. Instead, the current Board, our previous legal counsel, Mr. Goodwin, and the current legal counsel, Mr. Milton Motooka, choose to close their eyes and “get along” with Shell instead.
I am concerned about the manner in which our insurance was handled this year. Seems like the Board didn’t send out bids in a timely manner which cost us much more than it should have.
Also, I understand that the group that filed the law suit, ran for the Board and then approved funds from the AOAO to pay for their legal fees which was around $74,000. I’m told the Board of Directors did not underwrite or support this law suit when originally filed. If that’s the case, just because some of those who filed the lawsuit are now on the Board, why should the Board authorize AOAO funds to pay their bills? I’d like more information on this situation.
Steve, thanks for raising these valid and important concerns. I’ve posted re insurance. I’ll look through the Board meetings’ minutes re the $74K.
Hi Olga, nice job on the website! We look forward to meeting you the 1st week in November! Best, Neal
Las time I checked, there were only eight board members. Aren’t there supposed to be nine?
There are nine Directors, here is an official/announced list: http://www.ilikaiowners.com/related-to-ilikai-aoao/ Keep in mind that some Directors have changed several times this year, some resign, some get elected, so the list of Directors is ever evolving. Almost the entire Board will be for re-election in March.