Four years ago, when Charles Schmidt and his wife retired to Hawaiʻi, their monthly homeowners association fee at Mākaha Valley Plantation condominium was $550 a month. Since then, the fee has spiked 60% to $880 per month, largely because of rising insurance rates. For Schmidt, a retired marriage and family therapist from Los Angeles, and … Continue reading Hawai‘i Condo Owners Could Benefit From State Plan To Prop Up Insurance Market