So I too have rented points for the 2nd week of October. My reservation is still showing on the Aulani website. I used the chat feature to ask some questions about my reservation, but they would only say that I need to call the main reservations number. So I did. The woman I spoke with was very helpful. She confirmed that they are indeed cancelling reservations about 7-10 business days out from arrival. Apparently the hotel side of things has a stop sale through Oct. 18th. So no new hotel reservations until then.
When the looked up my confirmation number, she told me since I booked DVC, that changes everything. She could not speak for DVC and that I would have to contact them. As a renter, I don't think they will share anything with me so I didn't call. She told me DVC is doing things different than the hotel side of the resort due to the points situation. Which I understand.
I honestly don't even want to go now. This is becoming more stressful than it's worth. If any DVC members see this, and are willing, can you tell me if the DVC website is showing availability for booking anything before Oct 18th?