HB1679 • 2026

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Elections

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Sponsor: ICHIYAMA
Last action: 2026-04-20
Official status: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date in the official summary and bill text is July 1, 3000, not July 1, 2026 as stated in the candidate explanation.

Rules for Condominium Meetings

This bill clarifies the rules for condominium associations to hold electronic meetings, conduct electronic voting during these meetings, and vote without a meeting.

What This Bill Does

Clarifies that association boards can decide when to have electronic meetings and allow electronic voting at those meetings.
Allows board members to authorize electronic voting and mail voting without holding an actual meeting.
Specifies that proxies are only for use during in-person or electronic meetings, not for voting outside of a meeting.
Requires associations to take steps to make sure people who vote are actually members of the association.

Who It Names or Affects

Condominium associations and their board members
Unit owners in condominiums

Terms To Know

Proxy: A document that allows someone else to vote on your behalf.
Electronic voting: Voting done through the internet or other electronic means.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how long after a state of emergency ends, meetings can still be held electronically.
It is unclear if this act will change existing rules about voting during emergencies.
This legislation takes effect on July 1, 3000.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: The amendment updates the rules for condominium association meetings to include more flexibility in calling special meetings and conducting electronic voting.

Special meetings can now be called by a petition signed by at least 25% of unit owners, with provisions if the secretary or managing agent does not act within 14 days.
The amendment allows for electronic voting during emergencies and under certain conditions approved by unit owners.

The text is truncated and may contain additional changes that are not included in this summary.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: The amendment changes the rules for calling special meetings of condominium associations and specifies how voting can be conducted during emergencies.

Special meetings can now be called by a petition signed by at least 25% of unit owners, with provisions if the association fails to act on the petition within 14 days.
The amendment allows for electronic voting and mail voting without a meeting when authorized by the board during emergencies or under specific conditions.

The text is truncated at the end, so some details about additional changes might be missing.

SD2

Hawaii published version SD2

Plain English: The amendment changes how condominium associations can hold meetings and vote during emergencies.

Associations can now authorize electronic voting and mail voting without a meeting if there is an emergency declared in the county where the condominium is located.
If an association receives notice of a special meeting while an emergency is ongoing, they must still hold the meeting within sixty days after the emergency ends.
The amendment also clarifies that proxies cannot be used for voting conducted without a physical meeting.

Some parts of the amendment text are unclear or incomplete and may require further clarification to fully understand their implications.

Bill History

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.
2026-04-17 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
2026-04-16 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-14 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 600) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-14 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-10 S
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3806) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-07 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
2026-04-01 S
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3320) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
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: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; 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, JDC.
2026-03-12 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 261).
2026-03-10 H
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) 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. 900-26) 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: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 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 CONDOMINIUMS.
Condominium Associations; Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting at Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting Without a Meeting; Mail Voting Without a Meeting; Proxies
Clarifies an association board's authority with respect to calling and authorizing electronic meetings, electronic voting at electronic meetings, electronic voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Clarifies that proxies are only to be used for any voting conducted at a meeting. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

Current Bill Text

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HB1679

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1679

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to condominiums
.

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

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SECTION
1
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Section
514B-121, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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�514B-121
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Association meetings.
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(a)
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A meeting of the association shall be held at
least once each year.

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(b)
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All
association meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the most recent
edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.

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(c)
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Special
meetings of the association may be called by the president, a majority of the
board,
or by a petition to the secretary or managing agent signed and
dated by no less than twenty-five per cent of the unit owners as shown in the
association's record of ownership; provided that if the secretary or managing
agent fails to send out the notices for the special meeting within fourteen
days of receipt of the petition, the petitioners shall have the authority to
set the time, date, and place for the special meeting and to send out the
notices and proxies for the special meeting at the association's expense in
accordance with the requirements of the bylaws and of this part; provided
further that a special meeting based upon a petition to the secretary or
managing agent shall be set no later than sixty days from receipt of the
petition.
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The petition shall be valid
only if submitted within one hundred twenty days of the earliest signature.

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(d)
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No
less than fourteen days in advance of any meeting, the secretary or other
officer specified in the bylaws shall cause notice to be:

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(1)
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Hand-delivered;

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(2)
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Sent prepaid by United States mail to the mailing address of each unit or
to any other mailing address designated in writing by the unit owner; or

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(3)
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At the option of the unit owner, expressed in writing, by electronic mail
to the electronic mailing address designated in writing by the unit owner.

The notice of
any meeting shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting [
and
]
;
provided that for electronic meetings where there is no physical location, the
notice need not state the place of the meeting but shall provide information
regarding the method for attending the meeting.
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The notice shall also include
the items on the agenda, including the
general nature and rationale of any proposed amendment to the declaration or
bylaws, and any proposal to remove a member of the board; provided that this
subsection shall not preclude
any unit owner from proposing an amendment
to the declaration or bylaws or to remove a member of the board at any annual
association meeting
.

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(e)
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Notwithstanding
any provision [
to the contrary
] in the association's declaration or
bylaws, [
electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting may be
authorized by
] the board
,
in its sole discretion
, may authorize
:

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(1)
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Electronic
voting at any in-person association meeting; and

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(2)
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Electronic
meetings, electronic voting at electronic meetings, electronic voting without a
meeting, and mail voting without a meeting for any and all association
business, including, without limitation, the election of directors, the
adoption of amendments to the declaration and bylaws, and the adoption of
motions and resolutions:

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[
(1)
]

(A)

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During
any period in which a state of emergency or local state of emergency, declared
pursuant to chapter 127A, is in effect in the county in which the condominium
is located;
provided that the termination or expiration of the state of
emergency or local state of emergency shall not be grounds for invalidating any
action taken at an electronic meeting that was noticed, or any action taken by
means of electronic voting or mail voting without a meeting that was commenced,
while a state of emergency or local state of emergency declared pursuant to
chapter 127A was in effect;

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[
(2)
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For any
association meeting for which notice was given while a state of emergency or
local state of emergency, declared pursuant to chapter 127A, was in effect for
the county in which the condominium is located but is no longer in effect as of
the date of the meeting; provided that the meeting is held within sixty days of
the date the notice was first given;

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(3)
]
(B)
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When
approved by adoption of a special [
meeting
] rule
of order
at an
association meeting [
that permits the board to authorize electronic
meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting
];

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[
(4)
]

(C)

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When
approved [
no less than three months and no more than eighteen months before
the electronic meeting, electronic voting, and mail voting by:

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(A)
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Written
consent of a majority of unit owners; or

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(B)
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Majority
vote at an association meeting;
]
by the written consent of a majority of
unit owners;
or

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[
(5)
]

(D)

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Whenever otherwise
authorized
by this chapter or
in an association's declaration or bylaws.

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[
For any electronic meetings,
electronic voting, and mail voting, the voting deadline shall be within sixty
days of the date the notice was first sent.
]

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(f)
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Voting conducted by means of electronic
voting or mail voting without a meeting of the association shall commence and
end on dates established by the board; provided that if a deadline for voting
or written consent is established by this chapter, the declaration, or the bylaws,
the deadline established by this chapter, the declaration, or the bylaws shall
control.

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(g)
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Proxies shall not be used for any voting
conducted without a meeting of the association.

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(h)

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The association shall implement
reasonable measures to verify that each person permitted to vote is a member of
the association or,
where proxy voting is authorized, the
proxy of a
member.

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[
As
used
in this subsection, "mail voting"
includes sending or receiving written ballots via mail, courier, or electronic
transmission; provided that the transmission is a complete reproduction of the
original.
]

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[
(f)
]

(i)
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All association meetings,
except those where all persons attend by electronic means, shall be held at the
address of the condominium or elsewhere within the State as determined by the
board;
provided that in the event of a natural disaster, an association
meeting may be held outside the State.

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(j)
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As used in this section:

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"Electronic voting"
includes sending or receiving votes electronically via electronic ballots.

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"Mail voting" includes
sending or receiving written ballots or written consent forms by mail, courier,
hand delivery, or via electronic transmission, such as an attachment to an
email; provided that a written ballot or written consent form sent via
electronic transmission is a complete reproduction of the original written
ballot or written consent form.
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SECTION
2.
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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 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Condominium
Associations; Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting at Electronic Meetings;
Electronic Voting Without a Meeting; Mail Voting Without a Meeting

Description:

Clarifies
an association board�s authority with respect to calling and authorizing
electronic meetings, electronic voting at electronic meetings, electronic
voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting.

The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.