History of the Kamaole Sands Owner-Direct Vacation Condominium Listing

For years, the independent Kamaole Sands Owners Webpage (KamSandsInfo.com), maintained by Paul and Kathleen Twelker, has provided a valued communication link between owners and the AOAO. As a way to help cover expenses, owners were invited to become sponsors and donate toward web maintenance. As a gesture of gratitude, owners were given a personal web page to advertise their unit. Later, the Owners Rental Committee of AOAO (ORC) provided a master calendar service that made it easy for prospective guests to see at a glance which units were open. The ORC used the Kamaole Sands Owners Webpage to provide condo description webpages for owners that needed them, and both webpages were linked together to help prospects identify their vacation rental unit.

In 2009, the ORC launched the KamaoleSands.net web page to publicize the resort and to help owners book their units. Rather than duplicate services that for years had been offered to owners through the Kamaole Sands Owners Webpage, it was decided to continue the cooperative effort between the two entities. The ORC, through fees collected from owners using the master calendar service, buys print advertising in magazines such as Sunset and Budget Travel to direct prospects to KamaoleSands.net. The Kamaole Sands Owners Webpage is responsible for web page development and maintenance. Prospective guests may enter the calendar and owner-direct condo listing through two portals, the ORC web page or the Kamaole Sands Owners Webpage.

The services of the Kamaole Sands Owners Webpage and the ORC's KamaoleSands.net webpage are open to all owners at a very nominal fee. The services are meant to supplement the owner's personal use of rental management companies and other booking agencies.

To utilize these services, owners need to do two things:

1. contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and secure a listing on the ORC master calendar.  The annual cost is $50. You have the option of linking your unit description on the calendar to an existing webpage (e.g., your personal condo webpage) or having one developed by Paul Twelker for a one-time fee of $25 plus an suggested annual donation of $10.
2. contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to have your condo listed.  The suggested annual donation is $10 (per unit) plus a one-time charge of $25 to develop the personalized owner web page. The annual donation helps defray server costs and maintenance of the Kamaole Sands Owners Webpage, including making occasional revisions to your web page.