Aloha,
I’m still here. I am aware of some developments. There is nothing I can share yet.
On 5/19/19 Karen Blackford (KYHOME) posted the following election results on Jeff Bellin’s KBVowner yahoo group:
Although Trish Harrington came in 3rd, she was not elected to the board. The Wyndham Team did a maneuver requiring the 3rd seat be filed by a Hawaii resident. Another vote was taken for the 3rd seat. The candidates were Dani Ramos (Wyndham employee and Hawaii resident on the original ballot) and an independent owner at the meeting who nominated herself. The results of this vote was Dani Ramos, 1,377.2 and the independent, 498.6. So... Dani Ramos is the new board member instead of Trish Harrington.
Voting Results
Larry Warner, 2,136
George Keeney, 1,911.75
Trish Harrington, 965.75
Brian Reichel, 633.45
Larry Geiger, 163.55
Danielle Ramos, 131.75
John Hodge, 29.55
To keep tuned in to the activities addressing many issues surrounding these election results follow Brian Reichel's posts. [jlg note: to date, these have been on the KBVowners yahoo group]
At this point Jeff Belin has emerged as the public voice of the “resistance.” I continue to be positively impressed by his restraint.
I prefer to not engage in hypotheticals regarding potential responses to Wyndham’s hostile takeover. I am no longer on the board, but I have some awareness of the background maneuvers. I do not want to inadvertently do anything adverse to those efforts. There are potential outcomes where it may be appropriate for me to resume an active role.
Once the May board meeting minutes are posted, there is at least one motion passed that could be worthy of conversation here on TUG. As a result of my analysis of the December survey results, I developed a proposal. A motion passed authorizing the resort manager to confirm its compliance with Hawaiian regulations and assess its appeal with current owners. Its implementation is unlikely under Wyndham domination. The only reason that I would not want to discuss it in too much detail once the minutes are posted is related to premature sharing of “trade secrets” / competitive advantage. What could I be talking about? In brief, a direction of a solution to the core problem. What core problem? The one in the analysis in my original campaign statement:
https://www.tugbbs.com/forums/index...las-board-election.240675/page-5#post-2124393
If and when I get a chance to review the contents of my resignation letter with an appropriate adviser, I may share it here. Other than that, what can I add here about the Wyndham takeover? I retain the KBV Forum moderator role until the board informs me otherwise. It is possible that the board will choose to let me retain it.
I hope that owners eventually adopt / accept this forum as theirs. FWIW, the paper hand out given to all owners who attend the onsite resort manager meeting includes the url and QR code for this site.
Jack