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Mililani News | September 2020 • 2020 September | News Mililani 1 Mililani Town Association Presorted Mktg 95-303 Kaloapau Street U.S. Postage Paid Mililani, Hawaii 96789 Honolulu, HI Permit No. 985 PRESIDENT’s message Happy September Mililani! Mililani Town Association I hope you are safe and healthy. Board of Directors One of the byproducts of 2020 events has been more and more people President...................................................Bob Barrett enjoying the great Mililani landscapes and exercising outdoors. I have not Vice President.....................................Michelle Kidani seen this many walkers, joggers and bike riders, ever! I can tell you that Secretary......................................Josie Hart Ka`anehe this has forced me to drive a little slower, be more mindful of pedestrians Treasurer...........................................Valerie Okimoto and just be more cautious overall behind the wheel. Especially when Directors....................................Will Kane, Neil Takeda, there are so many people with some sort of earphones. If they can’t Michael Magaoay, Noriko Salangdron, Roger Babcock hear me, I better do a much better job at watching out for them! I am especially careful when I am approaching or turning at a traffic light and when there are lots of MTA Staff Managers parked cars along the side of the road. You never know when someone will enter the crosswalk at General Manager the wrong time or if there are children that could dart out behind a parked car. Maybe we can all be David O’Neal, CMCA, AMS, PCAM more mindful and careful, not only these days, but every day! [email protected] Back in July, we went through the stress and struggles of Hurricane Douglas. As it turns out, Douglas Assistant General Manager Covenants & Design Manager passed just to the north of Oahu and it was barely a rainstorm for us. But it was uncomfortably close. Katherine Cueva, CMCA, AMS How fortunate and blessed were we?! Our family spent the entire day clearing off our lanai and [email protected] moving everything into the garage and the house. We spent time securing things at our business to make sure we had a business to go back to when this was all over. Did you know that only two storms Controller have made direct landfall? Hurricane Dot in 1959 and an unnamed storm in 1871. I can only imagine Lynelle Tamashiro, CPA, CMCA the destruction of a hurricane’s direct hit on Oahu. The fact that Douglas just missed us will not stop [email protected] me from doing all the same things to prepare the next time a storm is headed for us. Because when Aquatics & Safety Manager it comes to mother nature, you just never know. We should always be ready to plan for the worst and Kaleo Perreira, CPO pray for the best. Stay ready Mililani! Hurricane season lasts through November 30. [email protected] Member Services Manager Laurie Usui, CMCA, AMS Aloha, [email protected] Bob Barrett MTA Board President Café Manager Jessica Maclachlan Please kokua and be [email protected] mindful of our friends & neighbors. Landscaping Manager Darryl Barbadillo, ISA Certified Arborist WE-4064A [email protected] MTA Business Offices Meeting Schedule Maintenance Manager Roy Tashiro, CPO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS [email protected] 95-303 Kaloapau Street Third Wednesday of the month Mililani, HI 96789 7:00 pm at Administrative Office SEPTEMBER 2020 Tel: 808-623-7300 Conference Room Fax: 808-623-3474 President: Bob Barrett No Walk-Ins David O’Neal / Tel: 808-623-7300 Phone Calls & Email Only NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD #25 REC CENTER 3 BUSINESS OFFICE Mililani/Waipio/Melemanu Events & Newsletter Specialist 95-281 Kaloapau Street Fourth Wednesday of the month Jennifer Suzuki Mililani, HI 96789 7:30 pm at Mililani Waena Elementary School [email protected] Tel: 808-440-2603 Dick Poirier / Tel: 808-623-2259 Special Events Coordinator Daily: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Jessica Ann Pratt-Baptista No cash transactions. NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD #35 [email protected] Only checks & credit cards will be accepted. Mililani Mauka/Launani Valley Marketing Specialist Ronna Derby Third Tuesday of the month [email protected] REC CENTER 7 BUSINESS OFFICE 7:00 pm at Mililani Mauka Elementary Steven Melendrez / Tel: 808-693-6301 The Mililani News is a monthly publication of the Mililani Town Association. 95-1333 Lehiwa Drive The publication is used to notify owners of community issues, changes in association policies, scheduled meetings, hearings, programs, classes, special Mililani, HI 96789 events and activities, and for recognizing MTA members and employees Tel: 808-440-2608 for their achievements and outstanding service. MTA Management has Have a comment, the authority to approve or disapprove editorial submissions, materials, Daily: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm or advertisements. MTA does not endorse and is not responsible for the merchandise or services advertised in this publication. The Mililani News No cash transactions. question or concern? is mailed to residential properties in Mililani. If you are a homeowner who Only checks & credit cards will be accepted. is renting your home to a tenant and live outside of Mililani, or you are a property manager or business owner in Mililani, you are welcome to view the We’d love to hear from you! monthly newsletter online. If you are a property owner who would prefer to read the newsletter online, rather than receive it in the mail, call 440-2624 After-Hours MTA Emergency or send an email to [email protected] to have your property address removed from the MTA newsletter mailing list. Tel: 808-440-2603 Visit: mililanitown.org/contact 2 • mililanitown.org CONTACT US QUESTIONS? SEND US AN EMAIL! [email protected]: • Assessment Accounts & Payments • Ownership Changes Emergency • Request for Account Ledgers [email protected]: Assistance Program • Facility Rentals • Disclosure Docs Requests • Marketing Questions FOR HAWAII STATE FCU MEMBERS • Membership Information • Independent Contractors • Special Events • Tiny Tots/Senior Program With the recent impacts of COVID-19, we understand your financial concerns. You may be wondering what relief is available. [email protected]: We are here to help. All Questions Regarding: • Pools EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE LOAN* • Aquatic Classes & Programs Get access to money with a low rate personal loan with [email protected]: no prepayment penalty for qualifying members. All Questions Regarding: DEFERRAL OF LOAN PAYMENTS** • Covenants Get relief from making scheduled monthly payments, Hawaii State FCU loan payments may be deferred for one to three months for qualifying [email protected]: members. Available on consumer loans and mortgages. All Questions Regarding: • Design PENALTY FREE TERM SHARE WITHDRAWALS*** Make withdrawals from your term share without an early [email protected]: withdrawal penalty. All Questions Regarding: • Landscaping Let us know how we can help. Call (808) 587-2700 or visit www.HawaiiStateFCU.com/assistance for more details. [email protected]: • Inquiries regarding paying your assessments on our website • Assistance logging into our online payment system • Assistance paying your assessments online • Assistance setting up automatic payments online Program subject to change without prior notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. This program and rates are effective as of 3/23/2020 and are subject to change at any time without prior notice. Speak to a Hawaii State FCU representative at (808) *The Emergency Assistance Loan features 0% interest rate and no payments for 587-2700 for more information. [email protected]: the first 3 months, with a subsequent interest rate of 8.000% for the remaining 3 years. The blended APR over the entire 39-month term of the loan is 6.845%. No ** Speak to a Hawaii State FCU representative at (808) 587-2700 for more information. prepayment penalty. • To submit completed Online Registration *** Withdrawals will reduce earnings on the account. Penalty free withdrawals do not • Access Form – WebTrac A loan of $1,000 will have 36 payments of $31.34 per month, and total interest apply to IRA Term Shares. Minimum withdrawal is $500. If your account falls below paid of $128.11. This Emergency Assistance Loan is available to affected Hawaii the $1,000 (minimum balance requirement) the account must be closed. Speak to a • WebTrac Support residents who have been members as of 12/31/2019. Members must meet minimum Hawaii State FCU representative at (808) 587-2700 for more information. qualifications established for this special program. The loan amount is determined by the amount of income that has been adversely impacted, with a minimum loan amount of $500 and a maximum loan amount of $5,000, as calculated by Hawaii State FCU. Mililani News | September 2020 • 3 4 • mililanitown.org homeowner assessments The MTA quarterly assessment is collected in 3. Pay in Person - Payments may be made at accordance with Article VI, Section 6.02 of the the Rec Center 3 or 7 Business Offices during Mililani Town DCCR. Assessment due dates are their regular business office hours. Please January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st bring your remittance stub with you when in the amount of $125.00 per quarter (effective you make your payment. April 1, 2020). Quarterly reminder notices are sent to homeowners. A $10.00 late fee will be 4. Use Our Secure Drop-Box - There is a drop-box Sign up for eStatements! charged if payment is not received by the 10th located inside the administration office and is of the month that payment is due. only available during regular business hours. Are you paying your assessments online? (Currently Unavailable: please bring your No longer want to receive paper There are 5 ways to pay your assessments: payment to the Rec 3 or 7 Business Offices).
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