HB2431 • 2026

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

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Sponsor: QUINLAN
Last action: 2026-02-20
Official status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Real Property; Shoreline Erosion; Control Structures; Permits; Disclosure Requires a seller of real property adjacent to the shoreline, and the seller's agent, to disclose and include in all advertisements certain information about shoreline erosion control structures on the parcel.
Effective 7/1/3000.
(HD1)

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB2431 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2431 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2431 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS .

Bill History

2026-02-20 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 702-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2026-02-19 H
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-13 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to WAL, CPC, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-27 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Real Property; Shoreline Erosion; Control Structures; Permits; Disclosure
Requires a seller of real property adjacent to the shoreline, and the seller's agent, to disclose and include in all advertisements certain information about shoreline erosion control structures on the parcel. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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HB2431

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2431

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to real estate transactions
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The purpose of
this Act is to require that in any advertising of real property adjacent to the
shoreline, a seller and the seller's agent shall disclose complete and accurate
information about certain shoreline erosion issues related to the parcel.

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SECTION

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Section
508D-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read
as follows:

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When residential real property lies adjacent
to the shoreline, the seller
and the seller's agent
shall disclose
,
and include in all advertisements for the real property,
all permitted and
unpermitted erosion control structures on the parcel, expiration dates of any
permitted structures, any notices of alleged violation associated with the
parcel, and any fines for expired permits or unpermitted structures associated
with the parcel."

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This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.

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New statutory material is underscored.

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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Real
Property; Shoreline; Erosion; Disclosure

Description:

Requires
a seller of real property adjacent to the shoreline, and the seller's agent, to
disclose and include in all advertisements certain shoreline erosion issues
related to the parcel.

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