Aloha. If your home sits inside one of Oahu's planned communities, a roof project runs on two clocks: the insurance claim (or your own budget) and the design approval from your homeowners association. Miss the second one and a fully approved claim can still sit parked while the architectural committee waits on paperwork. Below: every major association's contacts, application links, and roofing rules, checked against each association's own website in August 2026, with the how-it-works detail after the directory.

Two clocks, run bothThe claim and the HOA approval are independent. File them in parallel and neither stalls the other.
What committees wantProduct, color, photos, sometimes a condition report. Our reports double as the committee packet.
Roof open right now?Tarping first. Associations generally do not make you wait for design approval to stop active water.

Oahu HOA directory by area

Each card carries the association's contacts, its roofing rules in short, and the design application link where one exists publicly. Where an association publishes no website, we list what its residents have confirmed to us. HOAs change rules and managers often, so confirm anything load-bearing with your association directly.

Ewa Beach · Kapolei · Makakilo · Waianae Coast (Maili) · Mililani · Waipahu, Waikele, and Waipio · Pearl City and Aiea · Kaneohe · East Honolulu and Hawaii Kai

The densest HOA territory on the island. Both master associations here require written approval before a re-roof starts, and Ocean Pointe doubles its review fees if work begins first.

Ewa by Gentry Community Association

Design review required

Pre-approved shingle listNo application fee

Approval before work starts, placard issued. Off-list products or Summerhill/Trovare need samples at a committee meeting.

Full notes

The only association we found with a dedicated public roofing page. Roofing applications carry no fee, and there is a pre-approved shingle list (specific Pabco, Malarkey, GAF Timberline, and CertainTeed Landmark colors) that skips the sample requirement. Off-list products, and homes in Summerhill or Trovare, need shingle samples and a regular Design Committee meeting; applications are due one week before the meeting. Approved jobs get a placard for the crew to display.

Ocean Pointe Residential Community Association

Design review required

Fee waived for identical re-roofFees double if started early8 sub-associations

Committee meets monthly (last Friday), applications due 3pm the Wednesday before. Original color scheme must stay intact.

Full notes

The Design Review Committee meets the last Friday of each month, with applications due by 3pm the Wednesday before. Replacing with substantially identical materials and colors is the lightest review tier and its fee is waived; changing the color scheme needs full review, and you cannot copy a neighbor's scheme. Fees double if work starts before approval. Ocean Pointe also has eight sub-associations split across three management companies, so check which one your home answers to.

Ewa Villages Owners Association

Through the manager

Via site manager
ManagerHawaiiana Management Company

No public forms; design requests go through the community's site manager.

Full notes

No public design forms; design requests route through the community's site manager, reachable through the contacts page on the association site.

West Loch Estates Homeowners Association

Through the manager

Via Hawaiiana covenants desk
ManagerHawaiiana Management Company

Governing documents behind the owner portal; the covenants desk handles re-roof questions.

Full notes

Governing documents sit behind the owner portal; the covenants contact at Hawaiiana handles design and re-roof questions.

West Loch Fairways Community Association

Through the manager

Website downConfirm contacts
ManagerHawaiiana Management Company

Design review is real here (a roofing and painting schedule exists); contacts come from a 2025 archive, confirm by phone.

Full notes

The association's website is currently down, but design review is real here: the community's design standards include a roofing and painting schedule from the original homeowner's manual. Confirm current contacts by phone before submitting anything.

Montecito and Tuscany by Gentry

Design review required

Dual approval with Ewa by Gentry
ManagerHawaiiana Management Company

The AOAO also answers whether the roof is owner or association responsibility.

Full notes

One combined association covering Montecito, Tuscany, and Tuscany II inside Ewa by Gentry. A re-roof here should be cleared with both this association and the Ewa by Gentry Design Committee, and the AOAO can tell you whether the roof is owner or association responsibility.

Villages of Kapolei Association

Design review required

Forms via office or portal

Design application PDFs went offline; the Covenants desk at ext. 3 has the current form.

Full notes

The design application forms recently moved off the public site, so the reliable path is the Covenants desk at ext. 3 or the owner portal. The association is self-managed with its own office on Kama'aha Loop, and its sub-associations each have their own managing agents.

Kapolei Knolls Community Association

Through the manager

No website

Request the design packet through Associa Hawaii; confirm details when you call.

Full notes

No public website. Directory listings place the association under Associa Hawaii (808-836-0911), so owners request the design packet through the managing agent; confirm when you call.

Palehua Community Association

Design review required

Forms in owner portal
ManagerHawaiiana Management Company

Enroll in the owners portal or call the Hawaiiana management executive for the current application.

Full notes

Design and architectural forms have moved into the owners portal, so enroll there or call the Hawaiiana management executive to get the current application before choosing a material or color.

Waianae Coast (Maili)

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Sea Country Community Association

Design review required

2 sub-associations
ManagerHawaiian Properties, Ltd. (808-539-9777)

Every change to the property needs Design Review Committee approval.

Full notes

Every change to the property needs Design Review Committee approval, and the community splits into the master association plus the Holomoana and Wailana sub-associations, so check which boards your address answers to.

Lokelani at Maili Kai Association

Through the manager

No website

Reached through Equity Properties; confirm when you call.

Full notes

No public website. Third-party directories list Equity Properties, Inc. (808-485-0855) as the managing agent; confirm when you call.

The whole town sits under one master association, and many homes also sit inside a sub-association, so a re-roof can need written approval from both.

Mililani Town Association (MTA)

Design review required

Pre-approved materials list30-day reviewEmail applications OK

Like-for-like partial repair that keeps the roof's appearance needs no approval; sub-association homes attach that board's sign-off.

Full notes

MTA publishes a current pre-approved roofing materials list (CertainTeed, GAF, Owens Corning, PABCO, Malarkey, IKO, Boral tile, DECRA, and several metal systems, with finish and underlayment rules for metal). Design approval is required before installing any new roofing material, but not for a like-for-like partial repair that does not change the roof's appearance. Review takes up to 30 days, and applications can go in by email to design@mililanitown.org. If your home is in one of the complexes on MTA's sub-association list, you also need written approval from that board before MTA will process the application.

Waipahu, Waikele, and Waipio

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Four associations with real teeth, including the island's most surprising material rule: Waipio Gentry's design rules allow shake-look roofs only, and state outright that an asphalt shingle replacement could not be approved.

Village Park Community Association

Design review required

Paper applicationApproval valid 1 year
ManagerCadmus Properties Corp.

Two copies of plans plus plot plans; approval before exterior work starts.

Full notes

Design Committee approval is required before exterior work above a modest cost threshold, which every re-roof clears. Plans go in as two paper copies with plot plans, and an approval stays valid for one year. The association's own website is fragile, so Cadmus Properties is the reliable door.

Royal Kunia Community Association

Design review required

Colors kept at the office30-day clock

Design approval comes before the city building permit; the clock starts on a complete package.

Full notes

Design Committee approval comes before the city building permit, not after. The committee meets monthly with a 30-day review window that starts only when the completed application, samples, and fees are all in, and the approved roofing color list is kept at the association office rather than online, so review it before choosing material.

Waikele Community Association

Design review required

Sub-association FIRSTNo fee like-for-like

The master committee will not look at an application without the sub-board's written sign-off.

Full notes

Your neighborhood sub-association must approve first; the master Modifications Committee will not consider an application without that sign-off. A like-for-like re-roof that does not change the exterior appearance carries no permit fee, review runs one to six weeks, and permits are good for 120 days. Reflective vents and flashings must be painted flat black or a prevailing dark color.

Waipio Gentry Community Association

Design review required

Shake-look roofs onlyAsphalt shingles not approvableLike-for-like exempt

The material question is the whole ballgame here; identical replacement skips the application.

Full notes

No website; the association runs from its own office on Waipio Uka Street. Its design rules require all pitched roofs to be covered with shakes, wood or an approved artificial shake, and state that an asphalt shingle replacement could not be approved. A like-for-like re-roof with no change in color, finish, design, or material is exempt from the application entirely, which makes the material question the whole ballgame here. Sub-associations like The Villages at Waipio and Royal Palm have their own managers on top.

Pearl City and Aiea

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The Heights at Wailuna

Design review required

Malarkey only6 approved colorsFast-track
ManagerHawaiian Properties, Ltd.

No drawings needed for a re-roof; the committee can approve directly. Confirm the color list is current.

Full notes

The most locked-down spec in this part of the island: asphalt shingles are the only authorized roofing material, from one approved manufacturer, in six authorized colors. The upside is speed, since a re-roof needs no drawings, just the roof replacement addendum naming the approved product, and the Architectural Committee can approve it directly. The published guidelines are a few years old, so confirm the current color list with Hawaiian Properties before ordering material.

Newtown Estates Community Association

Design review required

Sub-association firstNo white roofsWarranty filed in 30 days
ManagerEquity Properties Inc.

Pre-approved materials live at the Recreation Center; the permit voids if the warranty is not filed after completion.

Full notes

Sub-association owners need their own board's written approval before applying to the master association, and there are ten sub-associations here across four management companies (the association publishes the full contact list). Pre-approved roofing materials and paint swatches are kept at the Recreation Center, white and accent colors are not allowed on roofs, allow up to 30 days for review, and the manufacturer's warranty must be submitted within 30 days of finishing the roof or the permit is void.

Kaneohe is a mix: some associations here run real design review, and some deliberately do not. Knowing which kind yours is saves a wasted month.

Puualii Community Association (Puu Alii)

Design review required

Per-phase standardsPhase II = Hawaiiana
ManagerAssocia Hawaii

Each phase has its own architectural standards; Phase II townhomes answer to a different manager.

Full notes

Each phase has its own architectural control standards and design request form, opened through the TownSq owner app. One catch: Puu Alii Phase II townhomes are a separate association managed by Hawaiiana (808-203-5233), so a Phase II re-roof goes through Hawaiiana, not Associa.

Haiku Plantation Homeowners Association

Through the manager

Everything behind portal
ManagerHawaiiana Management Company

Call Hawaiiana for the current architectural request process.

Full notes

Everything sits behind the owner portal, so call Hawaiiana for the current architectural request process before planning work on these one-acre country lots.

Ahuimanu Homeowners AssociationNo HOA approval needed
County permits only

The association's own FAQs say most exterior work needs no board approval.

Full notes

Refreshingly light touch: the association's own FAQs say most exterior improvements do not require board approval. A re-roof here is a county permit matter, governed only generally by the recorded CC&Rs.

Kaneohe Woods Community Association

Unknown, verify

No published contacts

Your closing documents or a title report will show any recorded covenants.

Full notes

No published contact information or website that we could verify. If your home is here, your closing documents or a title report will show any recorded covenants.

East Honolulu and Hawaii Kai

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The ridge communities run the full spectrum, from the strictest architectural review on the island to associations with no design authority at all.

Hawaii Loa Ridge Owners Association

Design review required

Physical sample requiredPrepaid fee + depositDark-tone metal only

The strictest published process on the island; budget real lead time.

Full notes

The most demanding published process on Oahu. Metal roofing must be copper or coated aluminum in a weathered dark brown or dark gray tone (light colors are not approved), and wood shake can be replaced with matching wood or a stamped aluminum panel that keeps the profile. A physical sample of the finished roofing material, labeled on the back, must accompany the application, review fees are prepaid, and construction projects carry a deposit. Budget real lead time here.

Waialae Iki Ridge Community Association (WIRCA)No HOA approval needed
Voluntary associationCity permits only

No review committee and no enforcement authority. The gated Waialae Iki 5 at the top is separate and has a GM.

Full notes

A voluntary community association with no architectural review committee and no enforcement authority of its own; the recorded protective covenants (mostly height and view channel protections) are enforced neighbor to neighbor. A re-roof needs city permits, not an HOA application. The gated Waialae Iki 5 community at the top of the ridge is a separate association with its own general manager (808-377-1905); if you are inside that gate, call them instead.

Mariners Ridge Maintenance Association (Hawaii Kai)No HOA approval needed
Maintenance-only association

No design review step exists; a re-roof is a city permit matter.

Full notes

A care-and-maintenance association for common areas, self-managed by a volunteer board, with no design review step published. A re-roof here is a city permit matter unless your lot's recorded covenants say otherwise.

How HOA roof approval works on Oahu

Every association runs its own version of the same process: you submit a design application before any work starts, the architectural or design committee reviews it, and you get written approval that the crew can show if anyone asks. Some associations publish pre-approved shingle colors and materials, some want physical samples, and turnaround runs anywhere from about two weeks to two months depending on the association and the time of year.

Two things trip up Oahu homeowners most often:

Sub-associations. In the big master-planned communities (Mililani, Waikele, Ocean Pointe, Ewa by Gentry, Sea Country, Newtown Estates, Waipio Gentry), your home can sit inside both a master association and a sub-association, and a re-roof may need approval from both. If you are not sure which sub-association you are in, your master association's office can tell you from your address.

Rules change. Associations here switch management companies, update design guidelines, and revise color lists all the time. Treat every entry above as a starting point and confirm the current requirements with your association before you commit to a material or color.

Storm damage in an HOA community: run both clocks at once

After wind or a kona storm puts damage on the roof, the mistake we see is running the two processes in series: homeowners wait for the insurance claim to finish before starting the design application, and lose a month or more at the end. The claim and the HOA approval are independent, so file them in parallel.

That is how we set jobs up. We inspect and document the damage, help you get the claim approved, and coordinate the licensed contractor partner who installs the roof. Because the material and color get chosen with the association's rules in view from day one, the approved claim never stalls waiting on the committee. If a storm has the roof open right now, storm damage repair and emergency tarping come first; associations generally do not make you wait for design approval to protect the home from active water intrusion, though tell your association what happened.

What the architectural committee wants to see

Applications differ in format but ask for the same core packet: exactly what is going on the roof (manufacturer, product line, color), photos or a simple site plan, your contractor's information, and sometimes a condition report explaining why the work is needed. A thorough inspection report does double duty here. The same dated photos, moisture readings, and material notes that support an insurance claim also answer most of what a design committee asks.

If your association or insurer wants a standalone roof condition report (some require one for aging roofs, upcoming projects, or insurance renewals), we prepare those for a flat fee, quoted up front. Details are on our roof certification and condition report page.

Spot something out of date?

Associations here change phone numbers, portals, and management companies constantly. If a link above has gone stale or your association is missing, call or text us at 808-766-8023 and we will fix it. Mahalo.

And if you are looking at a storm-damaged roof inside one of these communities, start with a free inspection on the claim path. Oahu Roof Support documents the damage, supports your claim, and coordinates licensed contractor partners for the installation. Services consist of inspection support and consultation, not contracting activity under HRS §444-1.

Oahu HOA Roof Approval Guide: Every Association's Contacts, Rules, and How Your Insurance Claim Fits In
If your home sits in an HOA community, a roof project runs on two clocks: the insurance claim and the design approval. Here are the contacts, application links, and roofing rules for Oahu's major associations, and how to run both clocks at once.
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