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Oahu Condo Owners Are Debating Best Way To Limit Fire Safety Costs聽 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Oahu Condo Owners Are Debating Best Way To Limit Fire Safety Costs聽

Senior citizens are having a particularly hard time paying for safety upgrades mandated several years ago after a fatal high-rise fire on Oahu.

Condos’ High-Rising Insurance Premiums Are A Top Issue In These Legislative Races Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Condos’ High-Rising Insurance Premiums Are A Top Issue In These Legislative Races

The plight of condo owners grabs the attention of House and Senate candidates in urban Honolulu races.

A ‘Hard Market’ Is Battering Condo Owners Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A ‘Hard Market’ Is Battering Condo Owners

But the state insurance commissioner says the reinsurance market may be beginning to stabilize.

Condos In Hawaii: 3 Key Issues To Know

Condos In Hawaii: 3 Key Issues To Know

Owning a small piece of paradise isn’t always smooth sailing. Here’s what we’re watching.

Are Hawaii Condo Owners Protected By State Laws?

Are Hawaii Condo Owners Protected By State Laws?

So many of us here in the islands live in condos, governed by quasi-governments with a lot of power.

Condo Owners Are Starting To Feel The Pain From Rising Insurance Costs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Condo Owners Are Starting To Feel The Pain From Rising Insurance Costs

Gov. Josh Green has created an advisory team to work on ways to stabilize the market which has been battered by climate-related catastrophes.

Turkish Coffee Or Universal Khaki? Another Honolulu Condo Dispute Goes To Court Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2024

Turkish Coffee Or Universal Khaki? Another Honolulu Condo Dispute Goes To Court

The lawsuit alleges the condo board has resurrected old dispute to retaliate against owner.

It Started With A Messy Front Porch. Now This Elderly Woman’s Condo Association May Take Her Home Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/.2024

It Started With A Messy Front Porch. Now This Elderly Woman’s Condo Association May Take Her Home

Bills designed to protect Hawaii condo owners face a potential new life in the 2024 legislative session after stalling in 2023

Condo Task Force Facing Deadline May Punt To State Auditor Instead Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Condo Task Force Facing Deadline May Punt To State Auditor Instead

The task force report is due at the end of this month, but a draft went nowhere. The auditor could look into critical issues affecting as many as 1 in 4 residents.

This Waianae Condo Development Has Lost Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars To Embezzlement Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

This Waianae Condo Development Has Lost Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars To Embezzlement

Condo association officials won’t say who might have stolen the money, which appears to have disappeared over time and through phony invoices for work that was never performed.