Discovery Harbour

Community Association PO Box 651 <> Na’alehu, Hawaii 96772-0651

(808)929-9576 <> Fax (808)939-9046

e-mail: dhca@discoveryharbour.net www.discoveryharbour.net

2016 3rd Quarter News

The board voted at the last meeting

to delay the building of the new pa-

vilion until the pending SPIG law-

suit is settled. That leaves a seating

problem for our upcoming Thanks-

giving and Holiday Dinners. I am

guessing the answer is to open the

firehouse for seating as we did last year if needed.

It is not ideal but at this point it seems to be the best

option. I would like to thank Brent for all the work

he put into the pavilion project and hopefully we

can get back on track to building the project soon.

Other than losing power for a few hours, the hurri-

cane seemed to do little damage to our community.

HELCO asked for permission to use our community

center if there were long term power outages so

they could communicate with residents. We are

very thankful that need did not materialize.

Many I have spoke with would like to see the gate-

way into our community be mowed on a regular

basis. I am referring to the strip from Wakea to our

community center on Kahiki. If anyone has a sug-

gestion as to how we can accomplish that, I am

looking for input. It is the first thing people see as

they drive into Discovery Harbour and quite honest-

ly it is looking pretty sad. I hope we can find a way

to keep it at least mowed to the row of palm trees on

a regular basis. I look forward to hearing your ide-

as.

I recently heard a rumor that the number of homes

in Discovery Harbour is approaching 300. We

should all have some new neighbors if that is

correct. More to come…

Irene Eklund

DHCA PRESIDENT

Check the October

calendar on the

website

for 2017

budget

meeting

date.

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We continue to meet with the

Na’alehu police during our monthly

meetings. The meeting is open to

anyone, so if you have a concern

about our security, please stop

by. We meet the 3rd Monday of the

Month at 5 PM at the Discovery

Harbour Community Center.

I would like to remind everyone that you present

thieves with an easy target when you leave your gar-

age door open when you are not in the gar-

age. Please think about it when you are working

around the house or in the yard. You might not be

able to hear someone if they enter your garage.

Neighborhood Watch is a great way to get to know

your community and to give back. Please consider

volunteering to support our efforts.

We would love to have a list of people to substitute

on our watch “drive about” while people are on vaca-

tion. If you would like to help, but aren’t ready to

commit to 1 hour a week for many months, let me

know.

Candy Casper

CIVIC AFFAIRS Neighborhood Watch

During the 3rd quarter we received

one plan submittal for new home

construction, two remodel plan

submittals and one outbuilding plan

submittal. All were approved.

Two homes received final

inspections and are completed and

construction on two homes began.

Our growing community now has 10 homes under con-

struction and four homes with approved plans not start-

ed.

We continue to verify and respond to CC&R violations.

During this quarter we have closed 7 violations. I want to

thank everyone who has responded to these issues.

Mosquito Control

In today’s world of Dengue fever, Zika and other mos-

quito borne diseases, it’s critical that we all pay close

attention to the mosquito populations on our property.

Mosquitoes can travel up to 200 yards from where they

hatched, so it’s truly a community problem. According

to the report from the CDC on the Dengue outbreak on

Hawaii Island “Abundant man-made and natural (e.g.,

bromeliad plants) mosquito breeding sites” are a signifi-

cant problem here. The following are recommendations

from vector control organizations in Florida and Hawaii

for addressing potential Bromeliad breeding sites.

Flush the water—and the mosquito larvae and eggs—

out of your bromeliads. A good strong hosing will flush

the water with larvae out of your bromeliads. Do this at

least once a week to disrupt the mosquitoes’ life cycle.

Coat the water in the bromeliads with a small amount

of food-grade oil. Either quickly spray the surface of

any water in the plant with non-stick cooking spray, or

place a few drops of cooking oil in the water. The oil

will cover the surface of the water and keep any mos-

quito larvae present from breathing.

Treat the water in your bromeliads with a safe larvi-

cide. Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, or BTI

(Available on Amazon in a

product called -Quick Kill

Mosquito Bits), and metho-

prene, are commercially

available larvicides that are

safe for plants and around

people and pets when used

as directed. Apply about

every two weeks or so for

maximum effectiveness.

Architectural & Environmental

Candy Casper Doug Flaherty

COMMON GROUNDS

Brent Duvall

approved by A &E committee.

Patio cover project denied by Board 5-1-1 due to

pending legal fees involving lawsuit. Brent voted

yes.

I met with Albert Chong Hawaii Emergency

Management Agency for survey and placement of

siren. Study was done in 2006 and to be installed

in 2018-2019 timeframe across from Discovery

Harbour sign.

Submitted by Brent Duvall (208-283-1344)

The Committee spent lots of time

(months) on bids and plans for per-

manent outside canopy. We sent out

bids and rebids per By Laws Stand-

ing Rules (Revised February 4,

2016 # 8 page 21) and plans were

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The Social Committee has had

another successful event. Thanks

to all of the volunteers for the

successful "No Labor Day Fall

Fiesta" which was celebrated with

80 attendees. We are now moving

on to the Halloween with event

Chairperson Babette Morrow. A flyer will be going

out at the beginning of October with all the details

about the Halloween event. If you would like to

help, contact the office.

After Halloween, we will be moving on to the

Thanksgiving and December Holiday Dinners. If

you are interested in chairing either of these two

events or helping out, please contact Sharon Shin-

ing or the office staff. Building the additional

seating has been put on temporary hold, due to

unforeseen circumstances. It looks like we will once

again be seating people in the firehouse, depending

on how many people sign up to attend. Fire

Department standards say maximum capacity is

72 people in the Community Center and our

attendance has grown to over 100. I will be back on

island on Oct 18th if anyone has questions.

Sharon Shining

DHCA Social Chair

SOCIAL COMMITTEE

Sharon Shining

Please keep up on the current events at:

www.discoveryharbour.net

NEXT SOCIAL EVENTS

Halloween Party

October 31st

6-8pm

Thanksgiving

Dinner

November 24th

3-5pm

December

Holiday Dinner

December 17th

3-5pm

Few of the attendees gather outside the DHCA hall

in celebration of the No Labor, Labor Day Dinner.

NO LABOR, LABOR DAY DINNER

For the first time in the 9 years I have lived here,

there was no need for the “Labor Day Cleanup

Lunch”. The community looks wonderful, thank

you to everyone who worked so hard to help make

DH beautiful. So, instead of laboring, we had a

celebration dinner, over 80 people enjoyed a

delicious, diverse menu.

The Social Community team did wonders with the

main dish. The attendees once again provided

desserts that were over the moon.

I want to thank the DHCA Social Committee

members who worked so hard, also the Saturday

golfers who helped set up all the tables and chairs,

and the wonderful people who stayed after dinner

and helped clean up the hall.

The next DHCA event will be the Halloween Party.

Elizabeth Girard

Contact the office: 929-9576

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Useful Phone Numbers

Emergency-911

Police Administrative

Na’alehu (808) 939-2520

Hilo (808) 935-3311

Driver License Station Na’alehu (808) 939-2442

Discovery Harbour Office (808) 929-9576

Na’alehu Library

(808) 939-2442

Base Yard

Na’alehu (808) 939-2500

Aloha,

The Discovery Harbour/ Naalehu C.E.R.T. did their

part in helping out Civil Defense during the recent

tropical storm. Several team members participated

in sending regular Situation Reports to Civil

Defense. These reports alert C.D. of conditions and

needs for our area.

My thanks to our team for their readiness and

participation.

Our meetings are the second Tuesday of the month

from 4pm to 6pm. The

public is invited to join us

and learn what we are all

about. I also encourage the

public to join us in our

ongoing training. Free and

knowledgeable for anyone

interested.

Mahalo,

Team Leader,

Dina Shisler

FIRE DEPARTMENT

DHCA Volunteers

Hello Discovery Harbour,

Well it's been pretty quiet lately

with one call out to Pahala, on July

9th. About a 4 acre brush fire

above the Mac Farm on Wood

Valley Road. Even though it was a

small area there was dense fallen trees and a deep

collapsed lava tube full of dead trees.

The call out lasted 7 1/2 hours, but we got to try

out our newly repaired foam system on a fire.

Pumped 2,500 gallons of water with foam.

Also please keep in mind, if the power, landlines

and cell phones go out and you need medical assis-

tance, I will try to have someone at the fire house

to radio 911 for help.

Thank you

Ken Shisler Capt. Vol. Co. 11-C

Ken Shisler

cutting the fairways and other areas. I encourage all

golfers here in Discovery Harbour to participate in

the scramble, it’s a fun way to spend Saturday

morning. We gather at together the community

center or the old clubhouse parking lot between

8:30 and 9:00.

Since May we have spent in excess of $5,000.00 on

fuel, equipment, scheduled maintenance and re-

pairs. Weekly labor, all volunteer, is typically in the

neighborhood of 50+/- hours. We try to mow the

course Thursday and Friday every week with por-

tions of other weekdays spent doing maintenance/

repair work or chasing down parts.

While we get many compliments from residents and

non-residents on the appearance of the course and

it’s improvement to the entire community, I’m mak-

ing my standard plea for volunteers to learn to oper-

ate the mowers. We can sure use the help.

One last note...In addition to golfing, several of our

residents enjoy walking their dogs on the course

which is fine but PLEASE pick up after your pet as

a courtesy, and also, it causes problems with the

mowing equipment.

Jim Saathoff

You may drop off your donations at the DHCA

office or contact Jim Saathoff at 808-896-6074.

FROM THE MOWING CREW

First, thanks to all of

you who have donated

funds to help us maintain

the golf course. Those

monies, along with the

donations ($10.00)

during our Saturday

morning scramble, have

enabled us to continue

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The DHCA has received donations of

books. Come help yourself.

The office has literature, pamphlets and

flyers available for free. Stop by Monday,

Wednesday or Friday from 8 AM to 12

PM and help yourself.

2016 Directory

Blue Zone Project Book

Books (free in the hall)

Coqui Frog Control

Dengue Fever Pamphlet

DHCA Courtesy Information List

Fire Ant Management

Fire Wise Pamphlet

Hurricane Preparation Checklist

Ke Ola Magazine

Neighborhood Watch Pamphlet

Preventing Burglaries Pamphlet

Volcano National Park Lit

WikiWiki Voter Registration Form

Yellow Books Community Emergency Response Team

Real Estate Market Update

An article on Real Estate in our

DH subdivision:

Here we are in September 2016

and it appears residential real

estate sales in Discovery Harbour

have picked up in the last year.

We currently have 8 active residential listings

starting at $233,000 for a 2B/2B (1,216 sf) and

high end at $435,000 for a 2/2 (1,844 sf). In the

last year 10 sold with low of $160,000 and high of

$360,000.

We are hoping for an active high season starting in

November thru April 2017, with the return of the

snowbirds. Lot listings show 38 active listings

starting at $26,500 up to $$139,800 with 1

contingent at $30,000 and 4 under contract $28,000

to $48,500. Seven lots sold in the last year $19,000

to $50,000, so we are not seeing the same level of

activity in lots sales that we see in residential sales.

According to the August 31,2016 Griggs Report,

sales up in Kailua - Kona show the Median Price

for residential upward trend now holding at

$577,000 and that the percentage of MLS listings

that are either REO or Short Sales island wide con-

tinues its gradual declining trend. The island wide

average now stands at 10%. In 2012 the percentage

was 40% or more.

Looking forward to more activity in our market this

coming year....welcome back snowbirds!

Office hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday

8am-12noon

At discoveryharbour.net you can

find answers and forms.

We welcome comments or suggestions.

If you have recently moved or changed your contact in-

formation, please let us know as soon as possible. We

often have important information to share or questions to

ask. This is especially important for those of you who

are new residents.

Also, if you rent your home, please have you or your

renters contact us with their information. We will

include them in invitations to events or primarily for

emergency response.

FYI, we have a Phone List of our community

residents who have given us permission to share their

contact information. This list is available in the office,

and DHCA will NOT share this information in any other

way. Mahalo

Suzanne Brady

Meliha Corcoran

At the Office

808-929-9576

Click on the Classified icon of the homepage or go to…

discoveryharbour.net/classified

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Garage and yard sales can be

listed on the DHCA website for

FREE and you can place

photos of your items too.

Go to the link

discoveryharbour.net/

classified and follow the

directions, it’s that simple.

robynbaglow@gmail.com

DH CLASSIFIED SECTION

*Kenmore 30" Microwave - Under Cabinet

Contact: Gary

Phone: 808-217-5712

Location: Naalehu, Discovery Harbour

Price: $ 40.00

30" under cabinet used Kenmore microwave oven - in-

cludes wall mounting steel bracket - white color - front

bottom plastic edge is cracked - year manufactured is

2010 or 2011.

*2013 22.6 Cu Ft Frigidaire Gallery

Contact: Peter or Helen

Phone: (808) 498 4973

Location: HI, Naalehu, Discovery Harbor

Price: $ 500.00

Frigidaire Gallery side by side refrigerator and freezer ,

like new, manufactured 2013, purchased 2014. Model

name / number: FGHC2331 PF6

size / dimensions: D 29" x W 36" x H 70"

*Roper Refrigerator Top Freezer with ice maker

Contact: Peter or Helen

Phone: (808) 498 4973

Location: HI, Naalehu, Discovery Harbor

Price: $ 150.00

Refrigerator with top freezer and automatic ice

maker.

Age: 10 years

Condition: Good

*DHCA has a Lost & Found items in the office.

Contact: DHCA

Phone: 929-9576

Location: HI, Discovery Harbour, Community Associa-

tion

DHCA has a Lost & Found items in the office. Drop by

and describe the item(s) you have lost and we will see if

we have it here.

*Host an Art Party

Contact: Meliha Corcoran

Phone: 808-238-6953

Location: Discovery Harbour

Great fun for many occasions, including; Birthday Party,

Girls Night, House Warming, Holiday Party, Office Party,

Learn to Paint Party, Graduation Party, Baby Shower,

Pool Part, Mother’s & Father’s Day, Princess Party, Luau

& BBQ Events, Wedding Shower, No Special Occasion

Party. Make your event memorable. Art supplies and ma-

terials are provided. Serving Ka'u area. Call for appoint-

ment and consultation.

These LFA have been found in the Na’alehu area. They

are very destructive to plants and their bites are very

painful.

LFA like warm, wet and shady places such as trees, ba-

nanas, palms, potted plants, and other vegetation with

lots of nooks and crannies for locating their nests. They

drive out beneficial insects, birds, and other wildlife but,

even worse, their sting is dangerous for pets and farm

animals.

The treatment to rid these pest have started and volun-

teers have been working on eliminating them but they

could use more help. To learn more on how you can

help, check out this website: littlefireants.com

Clutter Clear Services

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DHCA COMMUNITY CORNER Information on what’s coming up and what’s new at Discovery Harbour

DHCA Scheduled Activities

MEETINGS

Board Meetings 2nd Saturday each month, 9am.

A & E Mtgs. Mon. before the Board Mtg. 10am.

Neighborhood Watch 3rd Monday each month, 5pm.

Common Grounds Tue before the Board Mtg. 4pm.

Social Committee Determined by upcoming event.

Volunteer Fire Dept. 1st Tues each month, 4:00pm &

3rd Tues each month, 4:30pm.

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

MONDAY

Pilates Plus: 4-5 pm. Exercise by DVD using balance balls,

stretch bands, and Pilates. Contact Judy Knapp at 640-4712.

TUESDAY

Yoga: 8:30am. Bring mat, towel, block, strap & water to

this 1 hour beginner and intermediate yoga session. Contact

Suzanne Brady, 930-4678.

CERT: 4-6pm. Every second Tuesday of each month. Dina,

238-0799.

Creative WordShop: 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 2nd & 4th Tues-

day of each month. Writers support group. Yvonne Jayne,

yvonneinhaiku@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY

Children’s Beginner Ballet: 3:00 to 3:45pm. Kids 4-7

years old. Contact Suzanne Brady, 930-4678.

Game Night: 6:30 pm. There’s a Pot-Luck Dinner at

5:45pm on the 1st Wednesday of the month, so bring your

favorite dish to feed 6 people. Contact Sheri, 929-9258.

THURSDAY

Yoga: 8:30am. Bring a mat, towel, block, strap & water to

this 1 hour beginner and intermediate yoga session. Contact

Suzanne Brady, 930-4678.

Ka Lae Quilters: 10am-4pm, beginners and experienced

quilters get together Contact Barbara Beatty, 929-9072 or

Diane Farrar, 9329-8720.

FRIDAY

Pilates Plus: 4-5 pm. Exercise by DVD using balance

balls, stretch bands, and Pilates. Contact Judy Knapp, 640-

4712.

Hula Classes: 6:30pm. Class by Kumu Hannah Uribes.

Contact Mary Ramsdell, 929-8161.

Saturday, October 15th from 9:am to 3:pm

Learn something new or work on a forgotten project.

Discovery Harbour Community Hall Bring lunch for yourself and a snack to share.

Limited to 20 attendance for each date.

RSVP: email Meliha at himeliha@yahoo.com

Next session begins October 12th to November 30th.

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Coqui Frogs

Several coqui frogs have either been discovered and dis-

patched or just heard from a distance within the Discov-

ery Harbour subdivision.

Coqui frogs are considered an invasive species, eating

insects that are vital to Hawaii’s eco-system and emitting

a non-stop shrill sound from dusk ‘til dawn. With no nat-

ural predators, they are spreading across the island, espe-

cially from Hilo, by hitch-hiking on produce, plants and

other items, so be vigilant! They are tiny, with bodies

about the size of a quarter, and tough to spot.

Check out the DHCA website for Control Guidelines. If

you have them on your property, you can “rent” a back

pack sprayer and citric acid for $25.00 ($20.00 is refunda-

ble upon return and $5.00 is used to replenish the citric

acid). Contact the office for details.

Discovery Harbour is looking for Coqui hunt-

ers/volunteers to help our seniors who cannot

eradicate Coquis on their proper-ty. We will place you on a list and

call you when we receive a

request from our committee senior members. Contact us at 929-9576.

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Discovery Harbour Community Association

PO Box 651

Na’alehu, Hawaii 96772-0651

Visit the Discovery Harbour website and see what’s new: discoveryharbour.net