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PHCA, PV2 and the shopping center: residents, owners and visitors Friends of Princeville | October 14, 2026 Princeville has a resident community, a population of returning owners, and a changing population of visitors. Each uses the same roads, paths, shops and services, but their connections to the community differ. Understanding that composition helps explain why a Census population figure tells only part of Princeville’s story. This account draws on the U.S. Census and Am

Friends of Princeville Update October 6, 2026 Dear Princeville neighbors, The October 1 PHCA Board meeting illustrated the dysfunction holding our community back. After approving changes to the agenda, Chair Patti Thiele and Vice Chair Dale Sands announced recusals, and Thiele left the room. A dispute over who would preside followed. The meeting adjourned without addressing the substantive business on its agenda. Friends of Princeville (FoP) believes this reflects a fail

October 3rd, 2026 This post presents an objective summary of what each candidate said at the October 1, 2026 PHCA candidate forum, followed by a short Friends of Princeville assessment. We consider each candidate's positions with respect to PHCA’s founding documents and FoP’s published priorities for communication, planning, maintenance, and protection. MJ STANCIL Candidate Summary MJ Stancil presents herself as a locally rooted hospitality manager who would bring operating e

This post compares Ema's public voice with what she and her co-plaintiff ask for in two recent lawsuits.

By Bernard Markowicz - Friends of Princeville Over the past three years, has PHCA delivered the leadership its members deserve? My assessment is that it has significantly fallen short. This post examines the decisions supported by Patti Thiele and Dale Sands, and the results in four areas: communicate, plan, maintain, and protect. Money spent and meetings held are not enough to evaluate the performance of the Board and its management. Did members, including resorts, condos, a

Post 1 of a three-part series By Bernard Markowicz There is a lot to digest in this post, and in the next two posts as well, but I think it will be worth the effort... This posts comes after significant research. I will note specifically which assertions are factual (FACT) and which are my opinions (Opinion.) My objective is always to explain and leave the readers to make their own decisions. This post is about how the Mulls and Whites and SoS Hui organization is trying to ta

Opinion by Bernard Markowicz — Friends of Princeville I believe Princeville is going down the drain, and the investment each of us holds here is suffering with it. For some, that investment is a home and life. For others, it is a property entrusted to a community they expect to be managed responsibly. We all deserve better. This judgment comes from my work on PHCA committees, conversations with owners, and professional experience planning and managing infrastructure projects.

Most of us want Princeville to remain green, attractive and enjoyable. But the debate over the Woods Course is taking its toll.

The Princeville PHCA Association should have had a written hurricane-response plan ready to activate as Lowell approached.

The CDC: Protecting Princeville Without Freezing It in Time The Community Design Committee is one of the least visible but most consequential parts of PHCA. Every time a homeowner builds a house, changes a roof, adds a pool, replaces windows, changes landscaping, installs lighting or repaints a home, the CDC can affect the result. Its decisions shape individual properties, neighboring properties and, over time, the appearance and value of Princeville itself. The CDC therefore

August was an unusual month for the Princeville at Hanalei Community Association. PHCA staff continued working on roads, drainage, community facilities and day-to-day operations. But at the Board level, much of the month was consumed by director recalls, legal questions, executive sessions and preparations for the regular Board election. The result has been understandable confusion among members. Here is a simple summary of where things stand and the position of Friends of P

Princeville was created as a planned community. It should continue to be managed as one. That sounds obvious, but there is an important difference between managing what comes up and deciding where the community should be five years from now. A Board can spend every month responding to legal questions, maintenance problems, individual projects and immediate complaints and still never answer the larger question: What are we trying to accomplish for Princeville? Friends of Princ