SB2296 • 2026

RELATING TO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.

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Sponsor: FUKUNAGA, KEOHOKALOLE, KIDANI, Ihara
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: Referred to CPN.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.
Homeowners' Associations; Condominium Associations; Definitions Expands the definition of condominium association to include associations organized under chapter 421J, HRS.

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Bill History

2026-01-26 S
Referred to CPN.
2026-01-21 S
Introduced and passed First Reading.
2026-01-15 S
Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.
Homeowners' Associations; Condominium Associations; Definitions
Expands the definition of condominium association to include associations organized under chapter 421J, HRS.

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SB2296

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2296

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to HOMEOWNERS' associations
.

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

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SECTION
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Section 514B-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending the definition of "association" to read as
follows:

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"Association"
means the unit owners' association organized under section 514B-102 or under
prior condominium property regime statutes[
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or an "association"
as defined in section 421J-2.
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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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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 upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Homeowners'
Associations; Condominium Associations; Definitions

Description:

Expands
the definition of condominium association to include associations organized
under chapter 421J, HRS.

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