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Bar Association Providing Support for Maui Wildfire Victims

Associations Now

The American Bar Association has mobilized a legal support team in response to recent devastating wildfires in Hawaii, part of a long-running disaster-response program that’s become increasingly busy. The American Bar Association’s Disaster Legal Services program is designed to help disaster victims access legal guidance and avoid fraud.

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Tragedy in paradise: Maui wildfires impacting community associations, CAI members

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According to the Foundation for Community Association Research , there are between 2,000 and 3,000 community associations in Hawaii with 28% of the population living in homeowners associations or condominiums. The Hawaii chapter is compiling a list of several different organizations for donations and support.

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Three Ways You Can Design Better Conferences and Trade Shows for Entrepreneurs and Owners

SBI

Does that mean every event needs to be in Miami or Hawaii? No—and Miami or Hawaii aren’t everyone’s idea of a vacation destination. Okay, maybe Hawaii is.). Meeting planners can minimize this conflict by choosing conference sites that are also desirable vacation destinations.

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Building standards: Improving structural integrity requirements for condominiums

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Reserve studies for condominium associations are currently required in nine states: California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington state. Washington statutorily encourages associations to have a reserve study performed every three years unless doing so would impose an unreasonable hardship.

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Membership Hack: Virtual Chapters

Associations Now

That’s why NIGP, the Institute for Public Procurement, set up a virtual chapter to connect members far away from each other in Alaska and Hawaii. I talked with a couple of people from Alaska and found out they had many of the same issues we experienced in Hawaii. For Hawaii, it’s island to island. AHGPA has 77 members.

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Hawaii Five-O & Monopoly Show Associations How to Engage Members

SCD Group

For tonight’s (1/14/13) showing of Hawaii Five-O, CBS invited viewers to vote on which ending they wanted for its show. Sort of like playing Monopoly one more time or watching a new show (but same old plot) of Hawaii Five-O. They’re doing it live in real time! Talk about engaging viewers! you do have a connection with your members!

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Tragedy and change: CAI honors the victims of Champlain Towers South collapse

Ungrated

Since the tragedy, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, and Tennessee have passed legislation regarding reserve studies and funding in community associations. Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and South Carolina have introduced legislation addressing building maintenance and structural integrity.