Aloha Hawaiian Parrot Association

I have no other choice but to choose the lowest rating as 1 star. I wish there was a selection of «no stars» which I would have preferred for this particular review. Where to begin because there is so much wrong with this club? I am hoping that people will do their research so that they don’t go through all the headaches that I have been through. When I joined, I believed this to be a Parrot Club I didn’t know that you had to have a Junior High mentality. It soon became 15 months of complete and utter dread. Why you ask? I was very quickly nominated for the Board as the position of Treasurer. Board meetings were agonizing to say the least. They could have quite easily been done via email but no, we all had to put in whatever spare time after club meetings to discuss club matters. Whatever input Board members provided was quickly squashed by the President. It really didn’t matter what any Board member had to say because the President did whatever she had decided. The constant micromanaging and phone calls on ridiculous non-​urgent things. I had told the President many times NOT to call me during my work hours, but she continued to do so.
The Bylaws govern the club, but they are not followed. Per the Bylaws there is supposed to be (1) a monthly newsletter and there isn’t one (2) Membership is supposed to be prorated and it is not (3) Dues are $ 25 for Family membership but somehow that was changed to $ 30 without an amendment to the Bylaws (4) visitors can attend 1 meeting before requiring to pay membership fees but the Bylaws state 3 meetings again, no amendment. Board members and club members were told by the President that it was a 501©3 and later to our shock found out that it indeed isn’t.
If you see the club’s Facebook page have a good scroll down and you will see the nastiness and the constant slandering of others. Who in their right mind does this??? I resigned in 2013 and it felt wonderful to be free of the toxicity of that club. Unfortunately it hasn’t stopped it has continued. There has been a constant barrage of accusations and bullying of innocent people. There always seems to be someone accused of «stealing» birds. It is all ridiculous, like the old story «the boy who cried wolf». I think everyone has grown real tired of it all. This so called club has been in steady decline for several years and has a ghastly reputation in the Parrot Community which includes Mainland and outer island. I have lost count of how many Boards have just walked away under the leadership of this President.

only because there aren’t any 0 star ratings available. poor service, poor care for the birds being trusted with this person. shady and sketchy, I’d rather just leave my birds in the care of novices with just a little common sense.

I am putting one star because I cannot select no stars.
This organization, under the control of President Cinde Fisher, is awful.
At one time, I considered joining this club, and went to a few meetings, but things soon got weirder than fiction. For one thing, they do a pot luck meeting– so I bring some food to share. The president steals my food. Seriously! It was there one minute, then it was gone. So I went to talk to the president saying I don’t know what happened to the sandwiches I made, they were just there– now they are gone. I made 36 sandwiches. She said «I put them in my car». I was taken aback and asked why she did that. She said– they are really good, and I never get stuff like that– so I’m keeping them. I’m like, whoa, WTH?
I tell her: «I’m hungry I want one of my sandwiches, and I want to give some to the people I met. They didn’t have any.» She flat out tells me NO– They are mine and I’m keeping them. SHE STOLE MY FOOD! How insane is that? Like who does that?
And if that wasn’t bizarre enough. Throughout the whole meeting, she spends more time complaining about past club members, demanding that everyone never talk to anyone that left the club, and insisting you keep everything secret. Hunh? It’s a parrot club, a social function, why does it need to be top secret? We are not talking national security here. But god help you if you decide to talk to former members, or go to one of the other bird club functions. She will make it her life’s mission to run you down, badmouth you, try to dig up dirt and spread horrible lies about you.
So that gets one wondering — how on earth can this woman stay on as president? Why doesn’t the board boot her out of there, and why is she so desperate to stay in the non-​paying position as the president.
Then little things start sneaking out. She told me one of her board members was complaining that she used club funds to pay her own cell phone bills. Plus, she asks that the checks for rehoming fees be written out to her, in HER name, not the clubs name, to simplify things. Simplify? Hmmm, I think there is a word for that, and simplify is not it.
And there are constant rumors of impropriety, mistreatment of current and former club members, fatal bird rehomings because she was more concerned with the money or getting nice pictures for her facebook page, and her insane fixation on ruining people and trying to make other bird clubs look bad.
Do yourself a favor– stay as far away from this club as you can get, if it’s run by Cinde Fisher.

Be aware of this club, no good can come from it. We are suppose to care about the birds well being not ones personal feelings towards others and themselves. This club is ran by someone who is a prime example of one who is selfish rather than selfless. There is no care put into the bird whatsoever. Something needs to be done about this and it takes everyone together to make it happen.

Beware. Questionable practices, seems like it’s more about $$$ than the health and welfare of the parrots.
Looks ok on the surface, but there’s a hidden undertow that will drown you if you aren’t wary.
Not recommending this club at all.

As a former member and my wife as Vice President who worked with Cindi Fisher President closely…
All I can say is that she is evil, Doesn’t give a damn about the birds, clubs or members…
Most members on her board and or club have deserted her and started a new club called Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network where my wife is Vice President…
We are a friendly group who meet once a month to share the Love care and dedication of our birds…
Only Advice «STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLUB «THE ALOHA HAWAIIAN PARROT ASSOCIATION …
Cindi Fisher will lie, threaten and then see nothing wrong with what she’s doing…
She needs to be reported to IRS for mismanagement of club funds…

I joined this club about 7 months ago with high hopes of joining a group with similar interests. Everyone in the group was super nice with a huge focus on the birds and ownership. Although… there is one huge problem with the club; the president, Cinde. She maintains control over every aspect of the club, from emails, email lists, fb posts, etc. Her own posts/​emails are riddled with slander of other clubs and previous members etc. When confronted about her slander, she promptly removed me from FB posts on the club site and emailed me that it was inappropriate for me to post negative things on the site… WHAT??? I was simply asking her to be more appropriate. I would avoid this club at all costs and look into the other clubs on island.

Join this club if you want to be abused, stalked, have your name slandered, and be told everything you believe is WRONG! I went to two meetings then got kicked out because I befriended some other parrot owners whom the President didn’t like… She’s Crazy!
They say they’re the best at finding lost parrots, but when I posted the flyer for a friends lost eclectus on their facebook page they kept deleting it… then banned me from posting on their page because I posted «Why would someone who claims to love birds and love helping reunite lost birds with their owners delete a lost bird flyer!»
This club is all talk and no followup… I would be sincerely surprised if any good feedback isn’t that crazy lady pretending to be people… I hope the people who are good people in her club leave before the president’s crazy rubs off on them!!!

I would have left Stars completely blank on this one if it had allowed me to.
I spent a very short time with this so called club. I paid a years worth of membership fees up front. I catered an entire event for this club and was treated worse than a slave the whole time. The president, and I use that term loosely, is a controlling narcissist. She has stalked me, harassed both me and my family, calling my husbands work on numerous occasions. She has done drive bys of my home and fabricated stories of a stolen bird. She has contacted my HOA and tried to have me kicked out of my home. Basically this woman is nuts. She never did refund my membership dues. A true club that has membership fees provides it’s club members with a quarterly booklet of articles and information. That is what the fees are for. Not this club… they take your money and probably pay their cell phone bill with it. I’d love to see an audit of those cooked books lol.
Personal opinions aside, I met quite a few wonderful people in the club and was very saddened by having to leave them when I left the club. So it was a relief when I realized that a lot of the good people from that club had left also and had joined up with the new bird club, Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network. The atmosphere is friendly, there is no belittling, or harassment. And best of all, membership is free :)

Readers BEWARE! This club is like the Hotel California… You can check out any time you want but you can never leave. Although there are a couple of nice people in the club, the leadership is plagued with problems.
One thing that was puzzling is that people are required to pay dues for this club, however none of us could ever figure out what we got for the membership dues.
My personal experience was one of harassment and bullying which started about the time I stopped attending their monthly meetings. Now that I quit completely, I am being harassed with libelous emails and public postings making all kinds of ridiculous claims.
From what I understand, this club has been in steady decline for a few years. Don’t waste your time being bullied and disrespected… If you do… Just remember, you can check out any time you want… But you can NEVER leave!
The good news is… from the ashes of a dying group, a new parrot club was founded called Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network.