HB1678 • 2026

RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS.

Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: ICHIYAMA
Last action: 2026-05-07
Official status: Transmitted to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS.
Planned Community Associations; Condominium Associations; Cumulative Voting; Candidates Clarifies that in planned community association and condominium association elections conducted by cumulative voting, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates, including write-ins, and that individual votes are used when allocating votes.
(CD1)

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CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: HB1678 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1678 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1678 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB1678 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1678 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1678 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB1678 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1678 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1678 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-07 H
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-05-05 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
2026-05-01 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
2026-05-01 H
Deferred one day 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26
2026-04-29 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 15-26).
2026-04-29 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
2026-04-29 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 15-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-27 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
2026-04-27 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Ichiyama, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-24 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.
2026-04-23 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
2026-04-22 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; McKelvey Co-Chair; Lamosao.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Ichiyama, Pierick.
2026-04-16 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
2026-04-14 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-10 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 525) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-10 S
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-08 S
48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-26.
2026-04-08 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-08 S
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3506) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-03-24 S
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-03-20 S
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12 S
Referred to CPN.
2026-03-12 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 260).
2026-03-10 H
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).
2026-03-05 H
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 898-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-02-24 H
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-02-20 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 H
Referred to CPC, referral sheet 1
2026-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-20 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS.
Planned Community Associations; Condominium Associations; Cumulative Voting; Candidates
Clarifies that in planned community association and condominium association elections conducted by cumulative voting, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates, including write-ins, and that individual votes are used when allocating votes. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1678

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1678

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to associations
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 421J-3.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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Cumulative voting for directors.
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(a)
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If the association documents provide for
cumulative voting by members,
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If an election is to be held by
cumulative voting pursuant to the bylaws,
members may so vote, by
multiplying the number of votes the members are entitled to cast by the number
of positions for whom they are entitled to vote, and [
cast the product for a
single candidate or distribute the product among two or more candidates.
]
give
all of the votes to one candidate or distribute the individual votes among any
or all of the candidates.
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The
candidates receiving the highest number of votes under this section, up to the
total number of positions to be filled, shall be deemed elected, and shall be
given the longest term.

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(b)
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Unless otherwise provided in the association documents, cumulative
voting shall not be permitted.

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(c)
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A
director elected by cumulative voting may be removed by the members with or
without cause if the requirements of section 421J-3.3 are met.

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(d)
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As used in this section,
"candidate" means a nominee or write-in candidate.
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SECTION
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Section 514B-124.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended to read as follows:

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Voting for elections; cumulative voting.
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(a)
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If
the bylaws provide for cumulative voting for an election at a meeting,
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If
an election is to be held by cumulative voting pursuant to the bylaws,
each
unit owner present in person or represented by proxy shall have a number of
votes equal to the unit owner's voting percentage multiplied by the number of
positions to be filled at the election.

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(b)
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Each unit owner shall be entitled to cumulate
the
individual
votes of the unit owner and give all of the votes to one [
nominee
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candidate
or distribute the votes among any or all of the [
nominees.
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candidates.

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(c)
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The [
nominee or nominees
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candidate
or candidates
receiving the highest number of votes under this section, up
to the total number of positions to be filled, shall be deemed elected and
shall be given the longest term.

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(d)
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This section shall not prevent the filling of
vacancies on the board of directors in accordance with this chapter and the
association's governing documents.

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(e)
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As used in this section, "candidate"
means a nominee or write-in candidate.
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SECTION
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Planned
Community Associations; Condominium Associations; Cumulative Voting

Description:

Clarifies
that in planned community association and condominium elections conducted by
cumulative voting, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates, including
write-ins, and that individual votes are used when allocating votes.

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