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Certified Hawaii, an Associa company, hosted Hilo’s first community association board member seminar Friday, June 22 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

“This seminar was a great opportunity for board members to see the many services Certified Hawaii has to offer and meet vendors that can enhance their community association,” said Certified President and CEO Jon McKenna. “We had a fun education day, and I could not have been more pleased.”

Attendees learned about the roles, rights and responsibilities of board members.

They also received a lesson in loans and investment options and hot legal issues from industry experts Kathy Cooley, senior vice president of Hawaii operations from Certified Hawaii; Laura Merrifield, regional account executive from Mutual of Omaha Bank and CondoCerts; and Milton Motooka, Esq. from Motooka & Yamamoto.

Refreshments were provided, and attendees had an opportunity to win a Visa gift card and iPad.

Many of those who attended were extremely pleased with the seminar and communicated their delight after attending. One attendee expressed his gratitude for the impressive and informative presentation, and looks forward to attending additional seminars from Certified Hawaii.

Providing quality professional management services to homeowners in more than 400 community associations on five islands, Certified Hawaii is a recipient of the coveted Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC) designation from the Community Associations Institute (CAI).

Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is North America’s largest community association management firm and serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise.

Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

— Find out more:
www.certifiedhawaii.com
www.associaonline.com
www.associacares.com