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We have sadly owned timeshares at Hanalei Resort since 2004. We have never been able to trade out either through Interval International or Trading Places. The resort is in deplorable condition since Celebrity lost ownership to the AOAO. What is the most revealing is that Dick Sweikart and David Nichol and their wives have moved around the BoD and never leave the Executive Board. They are the ones who chose for the rest of us to pay for all the assessments through the years. Each year we have paid additional assessments in mid year for property that is in bad shape. the restaurant burned in 2012 and has not been rebuilt despite the building being insured. The lounge bar isn't open and the staff could not care less. Each person we speak to will not tell us what true prognosis is for the restoration of the amenities that guests would like to use such as the restaurant or the lounge. And we have questioned to no avail what the AOAO has had to pay vs. the timeshare owners in terms of assessments through the years. The first places renovated were the actual resort owners. We are still being ripped off as the value according to timeshare resale value is approx 1,500-2,000 dollars per unit. What a shame. in 2004 we paid 15,000 dollars cash for the every year unit and a multitude of additional assessments per year for a place that is valued as a SALE for 1,900 dollars. What a rip off. Our every other year unit was 7,500 cash. We hold onto it because no one wants to buy into such a pile. I was advised to continue to hold on to the ownership because it was such a loss for us and is NOT tax deductible.. basically just a toilet that thousands have been poured into over the years. The truth is that Hanalei has the best views on the island of KAUAI for the worst managed and biggest folly on the island.WHAT a sad shame and this resort gives all timeshare properties a horrible name. Looking at the reviews on Trip Advisor comment that are positive are made on days that timeshares are not checking in or out. PReetty obviously these are reviews by employees or friends of DICK and DAVE. I wont believe anything will change until they leave the board. I am continually left wondering how they sleep at night knowing what they are responsible for vis a vis the timeshare owners. I can't even get an answer as to how many people are still owners of this resort as timeshare owners. No one provides a phone list so we can communicate. Pathetic