HB1940 • 2026

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS.

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: TAM, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TEMPLO
Last action: 2026-02-24
Official status: The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on when the documents must be made available online or any penalties for non-compliance.

Making Condo Association Documents Available Online

This bill requires condominium associations to make certain documents available online at no cost and reduces the fee for copying other association documents.

What This Bill Does

Requires condominium associations to make general ledgers, project information forms (RR-105C), and statements of account available on an internet site at no cost to unit owners or their authorized agents.
Reduces the reasonable fee a condominium association may charge for copying other association documents from $1 per page to 75 cents per page.

Who It Names or Affects

Condominium associations
Unit owners of condominiums
Authorized agents of unit owners

Terms To Know

General ledgers: Financial records that show all transactions and balances for a condominium association.
Project information form (RR-105C): A document containing details about the project, such as financial statements and legal descriptions of the property.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when condominium associations must make these documents available online.
It is unclear if there are penalties for condominium associations that do not comply with this requirement.

Bill History

2026-02-24 H
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
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.
2026-01-28 H
Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS.
Condominium Associations; Documents; Availability; Fee
Requires a condominium association to make available on an internet site the association's general ledgers, project information form (RR-105C), and statement of accounts at no cost to a unit owner or the unit owner's authorized agent. Reduces the reasonable fee a condominium association may charge to provide copies of association documents from $1 per page to 75 cents per page.

Current Bill Text

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HB1940

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1940

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to condominium associations
.

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

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SECTION
1
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Section 514B-154, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (j) to read as follows:

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(j)
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Any fee
charged to a member to obtain copies of association records under this section
shall be reasonable; provided that a reasonable fee shall include
administrative and duplicating costs and shall not exceed [
$1
]
75
cents
per page, or portion thereof, except the fee for pages exceeding
eight and one-half inches by fourteen inches may exceed [
$1
]
75 cents

per page.
"

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SECTION
2
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Section 514B-154.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:

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"(e)
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An association may comply with this section
or section 514B-152, 514B-153, or 514B-154 by making the required documents,
records, and information available to unit owners or owners' authorized agents
for download through an internet site, at the option of each unit owner or
owner's authorized agent and at no cost to the unit owner or owner's authorized
agent[
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]
; provided that an association shall make the following
documents, or their successor documents, available through an internet site at
no cost to unit owners or unit owners' authorized agents:

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(1)
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General ledgers;

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(2)
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Project information form (RR-105C); and

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(3)
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Statement of account.

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(f)
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Any fee charged to a unit owner or owner's authorized agent to obtain
copies of the association's documents, records, and information, whether
maintained, kept, or required to be provided pursuant to this section or
section 514B-152, 514B-153, or 514B-154, shall be reasonable; provided that a
reasonable fee shall include administrative and duplicating costs and shall not
exceed [
$1
]
75 cents
per page, or portion thereof, except that
the fee for pages exceeding eight and one-half inches by fourteen inches may
exceed [
$1
]
75 cents
per page."

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SECTION
3.
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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:

Condominium
Associations; Documents; Availability; Fee

Description:

Requires
a condominium association to make available on an internet site the
association's general ledgers, project information form (RR-105C), and
statement of accounts at no cost to a unit owner or the unit owner's authorized
agent.
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Reduces the reasonable fee a
condominium association may charge to provide copies of association documents
from $1 per page to 75 cents per page.

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