Nearly 40 members from the Orchidland community met recently at the Eagles Club in Keaau to install a new association president and board of directors for 2016-17. ADVERTISING Nearly 40 members from the Orchidland community met recently at the Eagles
Nearly 40 members from the Orchidland community met recently at the Eagles Club in Keaau to install a new association president and board of directors for 2016-17.
Longtime Orchidland resident Barbara Arthurs was elected to serve as OLCA president. Arthurs who retired as vice chancellor at Hawaii Community College, previously served as OLCA president from 1998 to 2001.
Other board members include: Ariel Murphy, vice president, Sally Waitt, secretary, Sharon Landry, treasurer, David Marquis, road chairman, and Mark Willman, director. They all were elected with majority votes from the homeowners on mail-in ballots and counted by a neutral third party, as stipulated in the Orchidland Community Association by-laws and the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The new board already has met to collect input from interested property owners regarding connectivity with the other subdivisions.
Arthurs was asked by Patti Pinto of the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee to poll the Orchidland homeowners to see which of the three connectivity points was favored.
The three options were access from Orchidland Drive, Laniuma or Pohaku Drive.
Because of severe flooding issues, access through Pohaku Drive was the least favored.
“OLCA looks forward to collaborating with the county in implementing the PCDP as it evolves to meet the needs of Puna,” Arthurs said.
