SB1018 • 2026

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

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Sponsor: LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Richards
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: Re-Referred to WLA, CPN/JDC.
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; Disclosure Requires a seller of real property adjacent to the shoreline, and the seller's agent, to disclose and include in all advertisements shoreline erosion certain issues related to the parcel.

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Bill History

2026-01-21 S
Re-Referred to WLA, CPN/JDC.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-05 S
The committee on WTL deferred the measure.
2025-01-31 S
The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23 S
Referred to WTL, CPN.
2025-01-21 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Real Property; Shoreline; Erosion; Disclosure
Requires a seller of real property adjacent to the shoreline, and the seller's agent, to disclose and include in all advertisements shoreline erosion certain issues related to the parcel.

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SB1018

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1018

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

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
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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 any shoreline erosion issues related to the parcel.

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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
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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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SECTION 5.
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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 shoreline erosion certain issues
related to the parcel.

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