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Security Breach at Lanikea - Update

During the Annual Lanikea Board of Directors meeting, participants were briefed by Lanikea's legal counsel Attorney John Morris and Securitas' Managers regarding the recent security breach at Lanikea. The matter is still under investigation.

In 2007, Lanikea House Rules were amended requiring all Owners to give duplicates of their keys to the General Manager. However, there was no written procedure regarding safeguarding Owners keys. Currently, such procedure and amended House Rules are being developed by Hawaiiana Property Management and Lanikea Board of Directors.

In the meantime, Securitas, the security company contracted by Lanikea to provide security services, has agreed to re-key any apartment at Lanikea at no cost to the Owner(s). For more information or to request free re-keying, contact Lanikea's General Manager Mr. Lee McCluskey at: lanikea@hawaiiantel.com or 808-942-4999.

New Board of Directors

At the October 12th Annual Lanikea Board of Directors meeting, Mr. John Ahern was elected as a Director and Treasurer replacing Robert Dudek. Here is a list of current Lanikea Officers and Directors:

Ms. Claudia McCloskey, President
Ms. Barbara Beerling, Vice President
Mr. Ali Mandani, Secretary
Mr. John Ahern, Treasurer
Mr. Abraham Aborida, Director
Dr. Jon Jancaterino, Director
Mr. Marcos A. Hatada, Director

Hawaiian Blessing of Lanikea at Waikiki

On Oct. 11, 2010 Lanikea at Waikiki received a traditional Hawaiian Blessing.

Building Sub-Committee's New Walk-thru

On October 11th Lanikea Building Sub-committee had conducted another quarterly Lanikea project walk-thru. As in the past, the walk-thru participants observed various construction/project issues and problems.

Ms. Barbara Beerling, Sub-committee's chairwoman, had produced a report based on the July, 2011 walk-thru. Lanikea owners who would like to receive a free copy of the report and/or share their own building concerns or suggestions, are encouraged to contact Ms. Beerling through Mr. Lee McCluskey, Lanikea's General Manager.

October Potluck Party at Lanikea

Last Monday October 10th, Lanikea Owners enjoyed themselves at a potluck party. Lots of delicious food, beverages, and fun.

Security Breach at Lanikea

There has been a serious security breach at Lanikea, involving an unauthorized entry into at least two apartments at the project. The matter is under investigation and all concerned Owners and Residents should contact Mr. Lee McCluskey, Lanikea's General Manager for more information at: lanikea@hawaiiantel.com or 808-942-4999.

Upcoming Annual Lanikea Board Meeting

A reminder for all Lanikea Owners to attend the Annual Board of Directors meeting to be held in Lanikea Lobby on Wednesday, October 12th, at 6:00 PM (registration starts at 5:30 PM). There are five vacancies on the Board of Directors and many important issues pertaining to Lanikea will be discussed, so please try to attend. If you can't attend, please return your Proxy, as provided by Hawaiiana Property Management, at your earliest opportunity.

Mahalo!

9/11

On 9/11 we were in Warsaw, Poland. A couple of months later, in November, I went to New York and visited the Ground Zero. The ruins were still smoldering, everything was covered with dust, there was an awful smell, and this very eerie sense that something terrible had happened there.

The only other places I had that feeling were when as a young lad I went to visit a former Nazi concentration death camp in Northern Poland and many years later when I visited Ground Zero in Nagasaki, Japan. It was as if thousands of souls were crying out. It is an experience one cannot forget.

Let us pray for all the victims and their families, and for those who protect our freedom. Let us not forget that our freedom is not free and it shouldn't be taken for granted. May God Bless and Protect America.

Important Upcoming Lanikea Events

• Monday, October 10th at 4:00PM - 1st Annual AOAO Pot Luck Picnic will be held in the BBQ area. BYOB, Pot Luck, RSVP's requested. You can sign up at Lanikea's Front Desk or via email (call Lanikea office for email address).
• Tuesday, October 11th at TBD - Building Sub-Committee's Quarterly Walk-thru. Meet in the Lobby, all interested Owners are invited to participate (call Lanikea office for time).
• Wednesday, October 12th at 6:00 PM (registration starts at 5:30PM) - Lanikea Board of Directors Annual Meeting. Lanikea Lobby. All Owners are welcome and invited to participate in the meeting and election of the Board Members. If you can't participate in person, please send in your Proxy.

Lanikea General Manager's Office phone number: 808-942-4999.

Kawachi Ondo and Lady Gaga

Kawachi Ondo is a traditional Japanese dance from Osaka, no wonder Lady Gaga loves Japan.

Hawaiiana Takes Over Lanikea's Property Management

Effective Aug.1st, Hawaiiana Management Company, the largest and one of the oldest property management firms in Hawaii, returns back to manage Lanikea. Mr. Ed Robinson, CPA, who used to manage Lanikea in the past, is the designated property manager. Welcome back!

Securitas Back at Lanikea

Recently, Securitas was rehired to provide security services at Lanikea. There is a noticeable improvement of the quality of service provided by the new security guards. They are courteous and professional. Little things do make a difference, like for instance: greeting the residents and opening the door for entering or exiting parties. Lanikea Security's new phone number is: 808-330-0212.

Resignation of Lanikea's Treasurer

I regret to inform you that I have resigned as Lanikea Treasurer, effective immediately. I will remain on Lanikea's Board of Directors till further notice. For those of you who would like obtain a summary of the Treasurer Report that I gave at the last July 13th Board meeting, please send me an email (rdudek@sbcglobal.net ) and I will email you a copy.
It was a privilege to serve you as a Treasurer. Mahalo.

Omedetou team Japan!

Congratulations team Japan on winning World Cup, OMEDETOU!

Changes on Lanikea's Board of Directors

At the July 13th Board of Directors meeting, Mr. Abraham Aborida was appointed as an interim Director. Mr. Ali Mandani, who was serving as a Lanikea's Director, was appointed as the Secretary. Here is a list of current Lanikea Officers and Directors:

Ms. Claudia McCloskey, President
Ms. Barbara Beerling, Vice President
Mr. Ali Mandani, Secretary
Mr. Robert W. Dudek, Treasurer
Dr. Jon Jancaterino, Director
Mr. Marcos A. Hatada, Director
Mr. Abraham Aborida, Director

Important: Lanikea Building Sub-Committee Meeting and Walk-thru

Lanikea Building Sub-Committee was established by the Board of Directors' (BOD) resolution in January, 2011. Shortly thereafter, as a then-Chair of the Sub-Committee, I presided over an initial meeting and we conducted project walk-thru with Lanikea Owners and a few BOD members.

Based on our preliminary findings, a Report with multiple pictures and recommendations was prepared and distributed to all BOD members, Property Manager, Lanikea GM, and interested Lanikea Owners (if you'd like to receive a PDF copy, please contact me via email at: rdudek@sbcglobal.net).

Currently, Ms. Barbara Beerling, Lanikea AOAO Vice President, is the Chair of the Building Sub-Committee, and she has just announced a follow up meeting and project walk-thru to be held at Lanikea's Lobby on Tuesday, July 12th, at 3:00PM HST. Lanikea is facing some very important builidng and construction-related issues and all Owners are both encouraged and welcomed to participate in the meeting and the walk-thru. Please spread the word and tell your Lanikea neighbors. Mahalo!

Happy Fourth Everybody and God Bless America!

Who is reading Lanikea Blog (in Ukraine)?

A funny thing happened... I was checking some stats of this blog and noticed that it was getting over a thousand hits but has only three (3) "official" registered followers (you can get blog updates automatically by registering as a "follower" or access it manually anytime you want). I got curious... and went to blog's analytics, which identified the following countries from which people were accessing and reading this blog: United States (duh), Canada, China, U.K., Russia, India, Germany, Malaysia, Belgium, New Zealand, and Ukraine (!?). I wonder, who in the world is reading Lanikea community blog in the Ukraine? In any event, I say: diakuju!

Lanikea's Next Board Meeting

The next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 6:00 PM HST and it will be held in Lanikea's lobby. Several important issues will be discussed, including our upcoming Budget proposal and building issues. Lanikea Owners' participation is encouraged and welcomed. Hope to see you there.