Latest News at Kuau Bayview at Paia
- Hansen Rd: The intersection of Pulehu Road and Hansen Road will be converted to an all-way stop, with stop signs posted at all four entry points, effective on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Once the stop signs are installed, all motorists will be required to come to a full stop before proceeding through the intersection.
- HB490 HD2 SD1 lowers the age at which enhanced penalties apply for crimes against seniors from 62 to 60 years of age. Makes commission of certain criminal offenses against a senior's person or property applicable if the perpetrator knows or reasonabley should know the senior victim's age.
- SB1387 SD1 HD2 CD1 requires dog & cat owners to microchip their pets. Takes effect 1/1/2022.
- Thief TYLER WALLETT was put in prison on July 20th and released again on July 26, 2021. Lock your cars and keep your eyes out for a tall, skinny local man who does not belong in KB.
KB House Sales:
- 2023: Lot 43 sold in Sept for $1.46M and Lot 61 sold for $?? in Nov (the highest per sq foot price ever).
- 2022: Lot 51 sold in Feb for $1,445,000 (the highest per sq foot price to date) and Lot 82 sold in March for $1,475,000.
- 2021: Lot 26 sold in March for $999,000. Lot 74 sold for $900,000 in June. Lot 43 sold on Dec 30th for $1,298,640!
- 2020: There were 6 house sales in 2020: Lot 65 for $975,000, Lot 57 for $950,000, Lot 86 for $770,545, and Lot 8 for $975,000. Lot 57 sold a 2nd time 8 months later for $977,000. Both sales for Lot 57 were record highs for a one-story home. Lot 27 sold in Dec for $900,000.
- 2019: No houses sold in 2019.
- 2018 was a record year for house sales in KB with 7 houses sold, including the first $Million dollar sale (Lot 80).
- On July 22, 2018 a woman who fell asleep at the wheel crashed her car into our Paia-side front garden shoving one of the large boulders into the rock wall and taking out a 25 foot fan palm tree.
- On July 27, 2018 a drunk driver took out our brand new stop sign at Lae St & Hana Hwy.
- From July to September in 2018 A&B installed cattle fencing along the east and south boundaries of Kuau Bayview. There will be 10 paddocks with beef cattle (steers) rotated from paddock to paddock to even out the grazing.
- On Dec 20, 2018 A&B sold 41,000 acres of former sugar cane fields to Mahi Pono, which consists of Pomona Farming LLC and Public Sector Pension Investment Board, one of Canada's largest pension investment managers. Under the terms of the agreement, Mahi Pono purchased the farm lands as well as Kulolio Ranch (A&B's grass-fed cattle project) and Central Maui Feedstocks, A&B's energy crop project. Maui News article. Early plans include a community farm near Puunene Mill.
- Hawaii Fireworks Laws: Using aerial fireworks without a permit or license can be prosecuted as a Class C felony. Licensed applicants must have a pyrotechnics license from the State of Hawaii, among other requirements. For those celebrating in their driveways, fireworks can be legally set off only from 9 pm Dec 31st to 1 am New Year's Day.
- We had a Water Department worker check the water pressure in Kuau Bayview. It was almost 100 psi at several houses. The pressure for residential houses should be between 50 and 60 psi. Apparently the pressure reducers installed when the houses were built wear out after 20 years such that the water now flows through at full pressure. This can cause pipes and water heaters to burst. You can buy a pressure gauge for about $10 at Home Depot to test your pressure by screwing it onto your hose bib. A new pressure reducer costs about $83 at Home Depot.
Reporting Streetlight Outages
You can now report faulty street lights online by clicking here. You can still report any streetlight or utility pole problems by calling the MECO Trouble Line at 871-9777.
Hawaii Energy Rebates
The Refrigerator Trade-Up offer gives you a $150 rebate for purchasing a new, ENERGY STAR® refrigerator and for trading in your old but operational one.
2023 Annual Meeting
Google Meet
Thurs, Nov 30, 2023
6:30pm
Please submit your proxy even if you plan to attend the meeting to ensure a quorum. Mahalo!
2024 Maintenance Fees
are due Jan 1st, 2024. We have determined that we can afford to give a $30 discount for 2024. So the fees will be $100 for every owner on the Green List whose account is in good standing. You can now pay by check, PayPal, Venmo, or credit card. Please click for payment instructions. Checks can be dropped off in the KB drop-box any time. We ask you to please post-date the checks for Jan 1, 2024 only to remind you that the payment won't be deposited until Jan 2nd to be in the proper fiscal year. Mahalo!
Finances & Records
Current financials are available under the Finances menu.