Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.
Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading.
Will we soon see abandoned condos and tax revenue loss because of unavailable or unaffordable fire insurance? The short-term rental conversion debate will be meaningless as families cannot afford the massive increase in fire insurance premiums.
The consequences of inaction are dire. Why are Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito and our elected leaders so casually unconcerned about this imminent financial disaster?
The people of Hawaii want their families to thrive. They leave the islands because of the painful mental anguish of trying to survive. The exodus will become more pronounced when condo owners receive a fire insurance special assessment in the thousands of dollars and increased monthly HOA maintenance fees. Politicians must find reasonably priced fire insurance solutions quickly. They must act before our economy collapses, and we are labeled Third World islands once known as America’s aloha island paradise.
Phil Winter
Kihei, Maui
EXPRESS YOURSELF
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a letter to the editor.
>> Write us: We welcome letters up to 150 words, and guest columns of 500-600 words. We reserve the right to edit for clarity and length. Include your name, address and daytime phone number.
>> Mail: Letters to the Editor, Honolulu Star-Advertiser 7 Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana, Suite #7-500 Honolulu, HI 96813
>> Contact: 529-4831 (phone), letters@staradvertiser.com, staradvertiser.com/editorial/submit-letter