Honolulu Condo Flooring Rules by Building
Oahu AOAO flooring requirements
Honolulu Condo Flooring Rules by Building
Before you install vinyl plank, laminate, tile or hardwood in a Honolulu condo, your AOAO almost certainly has something to say about it — usually a minimum sound rating for the underlayment beneath it, sometimes a weight limit, occasionally a flat ban on hard surfaces outside the kitchen and bathroom.
The problem is finding it. We read the governing documents of fifty Oahu buildings. Seven publish an exact number you can buy to. Most of the rest do have a rule — it just lives in a document that is not on the open web, or in an appendix the house rules point at without including, or in a scanned PDF that no search engine can read.
So this page does two things. First, it gives you the exact requirement for the buildings that publish one, quoted from the document and linked to the association's own copy wherever that copy is public. Second — and for most readers this is the useful half — it tells you which document holds your building's rule and who has it, so the call you make is the right one.
The seven buildings that publish an exact requirement
Hawaiki Tower — FIIC 55 in living areas, FIIC 45 in kitchen and bath
"In Zone 1 the minimum Field Impact Isolation noise threshold is set at FIIC55." Zone 1 is "the bedrooms, living room, dining room and the halls adjacent to these areas."
"In Zone 2 areas a minimum impact noise threshold is set at a Field Impact Isolation rating FIIC-45." Zone 2 is "the entry area, kitchen and bathrooms."
Zone 3 — exterior lanais with no enclosed living area below — "there are no restrictions to floor coverings."
Note the F. Hawaiki requires FIIC, a field test of your actual installed floor, not the IIC number on an underlayment's spec sheet. A product rated IIC 55 in a laboratory can test lower once it is on your slab. The rules also put the cost of testing an off-list assembly on the owner.
Linked The flooring numbers are in a separate exhibit, labelled Exhibit C – Flooring Specifications on the association's house-rules page and titled Exhibit C – Flooring House Rules inside the file, marked Final 9 February 2011. The main House Rules posted alongside it are dated 29 July 2024, but the exhibit carries its own older date and that is the one that governs these numbers. Read Exhibit C on hawaikitower.org. Checked 23 August 2026.
Keola La'i — IIC 70, measured after installation
"An Impact Insulation Class (IIC) rating of seventy (70) or greater is required after flooring installation."
The strictest requirement we found on Oahu, and the wording matters more than the number: IIC 70 after installation is an outcome you must achieve, not a product you can buy. The rules are explicit that approval is not a safe harbour — "It is the Owner's responsibility to ensure that a sound rating of IIC 70 is achieved after flooring installation."
Pre-approved underlayments (confirmed by management): Kinetics Noise Control Soundmatt, Pliteq GenieMat RST10 (for engineered hardwood, carpet/pad, LVT); Kinetics Noise Control SR Floorboard, Pliteq GenieMat RST15 (for hard tile). The management office measures compliance using AIIC 53 (Apparent Impact Insulation Class, a field measurement) as its threshold.
Linked House Rules dated 28 May 2013, Rule VI.B.3.b(1). Read the House Rules on keolalai.com. Checked 23 August 2026. Pre-approved products confirmed by Fernando Bastos, General Manager, 26 August 2026.
Ilikai Apartment Building — IIC 62 or STC 59, with approved products named
"Underlayment flooring testing data - IIC 62 or STC 59 or better"
Ilikai is the only building in fifty that names acceptable products outright rather than leaving owners to interpret a number.
Where the rule lives is the catch. It is not in the House Rules, which say nothing about flooring. It is in the contractor packet. An owner who read only the house rules would conclude their building has no requirement.
Linked Contractor & Repairmen Guide and Contractor Checklist, revised 12 February 2025, inside the association's contractor packet. The Apartment Specifications in the same packet, revised 1 May 2021, restate it as "Approved by the Board: IIC 62 or better, STC 59 or better." The packet is on the AOAO's own resources page. Checked 23 August 2026.
Island Colony — IIC 65, and a weight limit that rules out stone
"Ceramic tile or hardwood flooring is required to have an under layer of soundproofing with the minimum sound rating of IIC 65 (a sample must be submitted with your request)."
Island Colony also caps the weight of the finished floor, which no acoustic rating gets you around:
| Floor covering | Weight | Allowed? |
|---|---|---|
| Carpet with padding | 2–3 psf | Allowed |
| ½" thick wood flooring | 3 psf | Allowed |
| Ceramic tile to 5/16", thin-set | 4–5 psf | Allowed |
| ½" marble on ½" mortar bed | 7 psf | Not allowed |
| ½" granite on ½" mortar bed | 8 psf | Not allowed |
Cited, not linked Unit Renovation / Construction Guidelines & Rules 2020. The association's own resource centre lists this document publicly, but every file there is fetched by a script rather than by a web address, so there is no link we can hand you. The resource centre is on aoaoislandcolony.com — that takes you to where the document lives, not to the document. Checked 23 August 2026.
Waikiki Banyan — IIC 65, plus a 5 psf load limit
"Wood and Tile shall have proper, per code, underlayer of sound proofing/buffer with minimum sound range of IIC 65 or better."
"Floor covering shall note exceed 5 psf. per building live load limitations, as such think marble and/or granite flooring with mortar setting bed is not allowed."
(The typographic errors are in the original.)
We have installed flooring in this building — 2 jobs, 2022. What that does and does not mean.
Linked House Rules revised 13 April 2026, Appendix A Section B — the current revision, and it carries this clause word for word. The standalone Appendix A approved 8 November 2021 is posted next to it. Both are on the association's house-rules page. Checked 23 August 2026.
Honolulu Park Place — IIC 65 on the spec sheet
"The Impact Insulation Class (IIC) of the requested flooring, underlayment and method of construction selected must have a minimum rating of IIC-65 listed in its specifications."
Unlike Hawaiki and Keola La'i, this one is satisfied by the published specification of the assembly you buy — no field test required. Installing without approval "shall constitute a violation."
Cited, not linked House Rules revised 1 January 2021, section 10.2.f.ii. We have read the document and we are deliberately not linking it: the association's site serves an expired security certificate on both hpponline.org and www.hpponline.org, so any link we published would open with a browser warning. That is a certificate to renew, not a sign the document is wrong — the management office can send you the file. Checked 23 August 2026.
Century Center — IIC-65 minimum, and the spec sheet has to come with the request
"The Owner of any Apartment wishing to install a hard surface floor must submit to the Board of Directors plans, specifications and the noise mitigation measures regarding the flooring. The Impact Isolation Class (IIC) of the requested flooring, underlayment and method of construction selected must have a minimum rating of IIC-65 listed in its specifications."
The part that gets requests rejected. Five things have to go to the Board with the request, and two of them are about the underlayment on its own:
"Specifications from an acoustical testing laboratory or manufacturer showing that the Impact Isolation Class of the construction selected has a minimum rating of IIC-65."
"A copy of the spec sheet and installation instructions from the resilient floor underlayment manufacturer."
Buying an IIC-65 underlayment is not enough by itself — you have to hand in the paper that proves it. Keep the manufacturer's spec sheet and the installation instructions from the roll you actually buy. That is the document owners most often do not have when they file, and it is the one the Board asks for.
We have installed flooring in this building — 2 jobs, 2023. What that does and does not mean.
Linked House Rules revised April 2020, section "Hard Surface Floor Approval". The association publishes the full house rules and its resident forms on its own documents page, and the file downloads without a login — we opened it and read the clause there. Documents page on centurycentercondo.com. Checked 24 August 2026.
Nobody agrees, and that is the point
Seven buildings, six different requirements, measured four different ways:
| Building | Requirement | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|
| Keola La'i | IIC 70 | Field outcome after installation |
| Island Colony | IIC 65 + weight cap | Product spec plus a physical sample |
| Waikiki Banyan | IIC 65 + 5 psf | Product spec |
| Honolulu Park Place | IIC 65 | Product spec sheet |
| Century Center | IIC-65 | Product spec sheet, submitted with the request |
| Ilikai | IIC 62 / STC 59 | Submitted test data |
| Hawaiki Tower | FIIC 55 / FIIC 45 | Field test, zoned by room |
None of them is the "IIC 50" figure often quoted as a standard, and only one pair matches. Century Center and Honolulu Park Place run the same sentence almost word for word — the same drafting template, differing only in whether IIC is expanded as Impact Isolation Class or Impact Insulation Class. Every other building is on its own. An underlayment that satisfies Hawaiki's kitchen will fail Keola La'i's living room. If you are buying for a Honolulu condo, the only number that matters is your building's.
Where to find your building's rule
Most of these rows are signpost only, and that is the honest answer rather than a gap. A rule we have not read is a rule we cannot vouch for, so we tell you where it lives and who has it instead of guessing at what it says. The source-state column shows exactly how far our working goes on each one.
| Building | Units | Where the rule lives, and what it says | Source state | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kukui Plaza | 908 | House Rules Handbook, 2017 edition, Part 7 §D(2) — a condition on Board approval rather than a specification: floor covering changes are "subject to a caveat that the new flooring does not result in additional noise to the occupants below." Read the handbook | Linked Association's own site | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Makaha Valley Towers | 586 | Residents' Handbook, last revised 24 September 2025, plus the Declaration and Bylaws — all read. The only flooring rules are for entryway floors (House Rule 1.06) and lanai floors (1.07). No interior sound requirement anywhere. Read the handbook | Linked Association's own site | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Mott-Smith Laniloa | 428 | Amendment to the Declaration, recorded 21 March 1993: "All floors of all apartments, except for bathrooms, kitchens, front door entrances to living rooms and lanais must have a carpet and a pad." Floors installed before that recording are grandfathered. | Cited, not linked We have read it; the association does not publish it at an address we can send you | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Yacht Harbor Towers | 459 | House Rules January 2023 §XVIII.U: "Before selecting a new type of flooring, Owners should obtain a copy of the Association's flooring specifications and sound transmission criteria from the General Manager's Office." Those specifications are not published. Read the House Rules | Linked Rules linked; the flooring specification itself is not public | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Sky Ala Moana | 390 | House Rules §IX.1 → the Declaration; acoustic standards must be "met and documented", but no threshold is set. The rules are a scanned image with no text layer — we ran our own OCR, and it returned a single I in the acronym, so we print it as I[I]C rather than guess. Read the House Rules | Linked Linked, but scanned — expect to read it as a picture | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Ko'olani | 372 | Community Rules revised 28 October 2009, §13 → Design Guidelines, Appendix A, which is referenced but not attached and not published. Read the Community Rules | Linked Rules linked; Appendix A is not public | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Waihonua at Kewalo | 341 | Homeowners Manual dated 24 December 2014 → Declaration §18.2.2E and Bylaws §9.4C; replacing flooring requires written approval from the association. The manual sets no sound rating, but the manager has since confirmed IIC 55 minimum — see the manager-confirmed table below. Read the manual | Linked Association's own site | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Nauru Tower We have installed flooring here — 4 jobs, 2022–2023 |
304 | House Rules adopted 19 August 2021, §K.2.a → the Nauru Tower Remodeling Policy, whose provisions "shall prevail". The Remodeling Policy itself is not published. Read the House Rules | Linked Rules linked; the Remodeling Policy is not public | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Allure Waikiki | 301 | Project Rules: an Application for Approval goes to the Architectural Committee, which applies the Architectural Guidelines. We have read the Project Rules; the association's downloads sit behind a script check we cannot link through. | Cited, not linked Read, but not linkable | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Poha Kea Point | 255 | Community House Rules → Phase Architectural Standards. Every phase's documents are behind an owner login, and the phases are separate associations — make sure you ask about yours. | Signpost only Ask your phase's managing agent | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Park Lane Ala Moana | 219 | House Rules §IX.1 names IIC and STC but sets no threshold, deferring to the Declaration and Bylaws. We read this in August 2026; the site that carried it now returns a placeholder page, so there is nothing left to link. | Cited, not linked Read while it was public; no longer online | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Moana Pacific | 720 | Association document page. | Signpost only Behind a portal | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Discovery Bay | 666 | House Rules revised 2015, in the association's public resource centre — a scanned image with no text layer, which we confirmed by reading the file. Association resource centre | Signpost only Public but not machine-readable; we have not read it | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Queen Emma Gardens | 589 | House Rules 2018, in the association's public document folder — 75 fax-encoded page images with no text layer, which we confirmed by reading the file's internals. | Signpost only Public but not machine-readable; we have not read it | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Marco Polo | 568 | Governing documents, owner portal. | Signpost only Behind a login | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Waikiki Sunset | 435 | Governing documents, owner login. | Signpost only Behind a login | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Honolulu Tower | 396 | Association website, which serves an expired security certificate. | Signpost only Site unreachable without a browser warning | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Waikiki Landmark | 353 | Association website, which serves an expired security certificate. | Signpost only Site unreachable without a browser warning | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Colony Surf | 176 | We could not find an association website, or any document the association itself publishes. We previously described its House Rules as an unreadable scan; we could not substantiate that and have withdrawn it. | Signpost only No association-published document located | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Admiral Thomas | 149 | Association website, which serves an expired security certificate. | Signpost only Site unreachable without a browser warning | 23 Aug 2026 |
We also checked thirteen further Honolulu buildings and could not find a public governing document for any of them: Ala Moana Hotel Condominium, The Central Ala Moana, Pacifica Honolulu, Kapiolani Residence, Ka La'i Waikiki, Ae'o, Ke Kilohana, Harbor Square, Iolani Court Plaza, Anaha, One Ala Moana, Hale Kaheka and Harbor Court. That does not mean they have no flooring rule. It means the rule is not on the open web, and the section below is how to get it.
The three source states, and what each one promises
Every rule on this page sits in exactly one of these. The point of the labels is that state three can never be mistaken for state one.
- Linked The association publishes the document, and we have read it. The link goes to the association's own copy — never to a mirror, a real-estate site or a document scraper. The quote is from that file, and the checked date is the day we last opened it.
- Cited, not linked We have read the document, but the association does not publish it at an address we can send you — it may sit behind a portal, download through a script, be a recorded instrument rather than a web page, or have been public when we read it and gone since. We name the document so you can ask for it by name. We do not invent a link.
- Signpost only We know where the rule lives and we have not read it, so we do not state one. Most rows are here, and that is honest rather than lazy: a rule we have not read is a rule we cannot vouch for. Ask the management office for the document we name.
How to get the rule when it is not published
1. Ask for the document by name. "Please send me the flooring specification referenced in House Rule XVIII.U" gets a different answer from "what are the flooring rules?"
2. Ask your managing agent, not the front desk. The State of Hawaii publishes a register naming the managing agent — or "self managed" — for every registered association, kept by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Look your building up there and you will have the right company on the first call.
3. Get the answer in writing before you buy. Several of these buildings state plainly that board approval is not a guarantee your floor passes. Yours may be one of them.
One more thing worth knowing. Four of the buildings above have association websites that will not open without a browser security warning, because their security certificates have expired — including one whose flooring rule we quote. If your building's site throws a warning at you, you are not doing anything wrong and the site is not necessarily unsafe — but it does mean the management office is the faster route to your documents.
Buildings we have installed flooring in
Reading the rules is one thing. Working inside these buildings is another, and it is the part we can show you rather than tell you. Below is every Oahu building our own invoice history proves we have installed flooring in — the number of separate jobs, and the years they fall in.
| Building | Jobs | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1040 Kinau | 4 | 2022–2023 |
| Aloha Lani | 3 | 2022–2026 |
| 909 Kapiolani | 2 | 2022 |
| 965 Prospect | 2 | 2023 |
| Banyan Tree Plaza | 2 | 2023 |
| Kaioo Terrace | 2 | 2022 |
| Kuhio Plaza | 2 | 2023 |
| The Windsor | 2 | 2023 |
| Ala Moana Tower | 1 | 2022 |
| Diamond Head Surf | 1 | 2022 |
| Dowsett Point | 1 | 2022 |
| Hikino I | 1 | 2022 |
| Kam IV Apartments | 1 | 2026 |
| Puu Alii 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Alexander | 1 | 2022 |
| Uraku Tower | 1 | 2023 |
| Waialae Gardens | 1 | 2022 |
| Waikiki Skyliner | 1 | 2022 |
| Wailana at Sea Country | 1 | 2022 |
| Wailana at Waikiki | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodrose | 1 | 2022 |
Twenty-four buildings, forty separate jobs. Three of them — Waikiki Banyan, Nauru Tower and Century Center — already appear higher up this page, so their job counts are shown there rather than repeated here. Two more buildings are left off entirely, because our own record of the job address was ambiguous in a way we could not settle; we would rather publish a shorter list we can stand behind.
If your building is on this list, mention it when you call. It tells us we have been inside the building before, which is a faster start than describing it to us from scratch.
Rules confirmed directly by building management
Buildings with a sound rating requirement
| Building | Requirement, as the building states it | Confirmed by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateau Waikiki | IIC 60 minimum. "Concrete slab no insulation ceilings." | Roland Guzman, General Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Craigside | IIC 65 and STC 65 minimum for hard surface flooring | Cody Black, Resident Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Hale Kulanui | IIC 70 minimum | Norma Nakamura, Site Manager | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Hale O Pumehana | IIC 60 minimum. | Scott Jun, Site Manager | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana 253 units |
IIC 71 minimum. The association's own House Rules 2011 are public, but the file is 74 fax-encoded page images with no fonts in it — we could not read them. This figure came from the manager, not from that document. |
Ryan Benavente, General Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Imperial Plaza |
Set by room class, and the classes are not the same. Living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, hallways, entries: STC 65, IIC 65, FSTC 60, FIIC 60. Kitchens and bathrooms: STC 56, IIC 56, FIIC 50. Carpeted areas: IIC 75. |
Tracy Malmos, General Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Kahala Towers | IIC 50 minimum | Jeff Vair, Resident Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Kaimana Lanais | IIC 65 or higher for laminate, free-floating wood, and tile or ceramic. Two underlayment types allowed: Modified/Upgraded Underlayment, or Solid Cork Underlayment. No STC number specified. | Heather Steele, ARM, General Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Kulanui Hale | IIC 70 minimum, STC 60+. | Jay Heater, Site Manager & President | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Makee ʻAilana | IIC 50 and STC 50 minimum (45 field-tested). Board recommends IIC 55, STC 60. Based on 2018 IBC, effective 20 April 2023. Board witness required during installation. Must submit branded specs sheet with ASTM results. (House Rules Section VI.L) | Dawn Marie | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Makiki Bel-Aire | IIC 70 minimum, STC 60+. | Jay Heater, Site Manager & President | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Mauna Luan |
Varies by flooring type, and uses Delta IIC alongside IIC. Delta IIC is the improvement in IIC from the underlayment alone — it is not the same as IIC. Carpet: minimum IIC 60. LVT: IIC 57, Delta IIC 27. Wood & Laminate: IIC 51, Delta IIC 22. Tile or Stone: IIC 51, Delta IIC 23. All testing on 6-inch concrete slab, no ceiling assembly. Reports on 8-inch slabs or with ceiling assemblies are rejected. |
Mano Nguyen, General Manager | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Maunaihi Terrace | IIC 50 and STC 50 minimum. House Rules: "Any flooring being replaced must be installed over a soundproof barrier approved by the Board of Directors." Manager clarified: "over 50 for each IIC & STC is acceptable." | Matthew Robinson, Resident Manager | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Northpointe at Mililani | Two-layer requirement: flooring material must have IIC and STC of 40 or above; an additional underlayment padding is also required at IIC and STC of 60 or above. Board approval required for upstairs units. | Travis Dela Cruz, Residential Manager | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Nuuanu Parkside | IIC 70 minimum. "Nuuanu Parkside does require a minimum IIC rating of 70 or higher." No formal document. | Joel B. Maupoy, Site Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Ocean Villas at Turtle Bay | STC 50 and IIC 50 minimum. "STC 50 or better and IIC 50 or better need to be met for hard flooring material or systems." | Patrick Bolt | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Rosalei | IIC 65 and STC 65 minimum. The IIC and STC of the flooring, the underlayment and the method of construction must EACH have a minimum rating of 65. | Resident Manager (name not recorded) | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Royal Capitol Plaza | IIC 71 and STC 67 minimum, measured on a 6″ concrete floor. Any hard surface flooring — wood, LVT, tile, slate or other — requires a soundproof barrier meeting this standard. | Darrell Omuro, Resident Manager | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Royal Iolani | IIC 65 or greater, Section 2.1, effective 29 August 2013: "new flooring shall provide a structure borne sound Impact Insulation Class (IIC) of 65 or greater." No STC requirement stated. | Suzanne Fukumoto, Office Manager | 25 Aug 2026 |
| The Barclay | STC 55 and IIC 55. No specific brand required — any product meeting or exceeding the standard. | Cameron Black, Resident Manager | 2 Sep 2026 |
| The Hale Moani | IIC 60 minimum. "Minimum of IIC 60. But all renovations must be submitted to the board for review." | Garrett Kaneshiro, Site Manager | 2 Sep 2026 |
| The Kainalu | An architect-approved product list, with IIC and STC given per product: Pergo Floor Mate (IIC 71 / STC 66), Whisper Mat CS (IIC 71 / STC 72), Quiet Walk 22 (IIC 71 / STC 66), Lifeproof 1.5 mm (IIC 72 / STC 66). | Lisy Gau, Resident Manager | 24 Aug 2026 |
| The Palms | STC 71 minimum. House Rules Section W, Part 1(b): "Use a BOD approved sound proofing material with STC rating of 71 or higher." | Hayley, Site Manager | 2 Sep 2026 |
| The Town House | STC 60 and IIC 65 minimum. Amendment XIV.F.13. | Don Wolfhope | 3 Sep 2026 |
| The Windsor | IIC 50 and STC 51 minimum. Quarter-inch sound barrier required. Ground level and fifth level are exempt. | Nancy Liem | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Waihonua | IIC 55 minimum. "Waihonua has a requirement of IIC 55 or higher." | Nicole Patterson, ARM®, General Manager | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Windward Passage | IIC 50 and STC 50. The manager noted he is working to have it raised to 70, so check the current figure before you buy. | Martin Treviño, ARM®, WRT®, Resident Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
Buildings stating a measurement that is not a standard acoustic rating
| Building | Requirement, as the building states it | What we can and cannot tell you | Confirmed by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Kuhio 385 units |
"underlayment which would block out at least 72 decibels" | No standard acoustic test reports decibels blocked — the standard ratings are IIC and STC. We are printing the figure as it was given to us rather than guessing which rating was meant. Confirm with the manager which one applies before you buy. The association's Rules and Regulations amended 1 August 1996 are published in full and contain no flooring clause at all — read the 1996 rules. The current documents sit behind an owner login, so this is the newer rule that published document does not carry. | Steffanie Sobitz, Interim Manager | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Waikiki Skytower | "72 dsb. or higher only" | No standard acoustic test reports decibels blocked — the standard ratings are IIC and STC. We are printing the figure as it was given to us rather than guessing which rating was meant. Confirm with the manager which one applies before you buy. | Charles Tracy, Resident Manager | 26 Aug 2026 |
Buildings that confirmed they have no sound rating requirement
| Building | What the building told us | Confirmed by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1040 Kinau | No minimum. "There is no minimum for 1040 Kinau." | Jaycelin Oliva, CMCA®, Sr. Community Portfolio Manager, Hawaiian Properties | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Aloha Lani | No specific sound rating required — renovation notification only. "I'm surprised that Aloha Lani has no requirements, except to inform us of the renovation." | Elena Alvarez, General Manager | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Kuapa Isle | No IIC required. Water absorption underlayment required. "Kuapa Isle is a townhome association and we only require water absorption underlayment for units. As we are a marina property we experience efflorescence in units and require a water absorption underlayment to prevent water intrusion. No IIC is required above the standard flooring design as the units are separated." | Marni Ramirez, General Manager | 27 Aug 2026 |
Buildings with a process-based requirement (no acoustic number stated)
| Building | Requirement, as the building states it | Confirmed by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohina at Hoʻopili | Design Review Committee approval required for flooring installation. "Homeowners would need to get approval for flooring installation from the Hoʻopili Design Review Committee. If the unit has a separate unit not owned by the homeowner beneath it, changing from carpet to hardwood flooring is not permitted." | David Morales, General Manager | 2 Sep 2026 |
Getting it right the first time
We stock underlayment across the range these buildings require, and we are in Honolulu, so you are not waiting on mainland freight to start a job. If you know your building's number, we can match it.
If you do not, call us with your building name and we will tell you what we know — including when the answer is that you need to ask your AOAO.
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