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SB2324 • 2026

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

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Sponsor
GABBARD, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA
Last action
2026-01-26
Official status
Referred to CPN/WLA, JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
  • Condominiums; Project; Registration; Agricultural District; Neighborhood Boards For purposes of registering a condominium project in an agricultural district, (1) lowers the threshold from projects with five units to projects with two units for which a signed statement from a county is required and (2) requires a signed statement from the neighborhood board, if applicable.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-26 S

    Referred to CPN/WLA, JDC.

  2. 2026-01-21 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-15 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Condominiums; Project; Registration; Agricultural District; Neighborhood Boards
For purposes of registering a condominium project in an agricultural district, (1) lowers the threshold from projects with five units to projects with two units for which a signed statement from a county is required and (2) requires a signed statement from the neighborhood board, if applicable.

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SB2324

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2324

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-52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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"(b)
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An application for registration of a project
in the agricultural district classified pursuant to chapter 205 shall include a
verified statement, signed by an appropriate county official, that the project
as described and set forth in the project's declaration, condominium map,
bylaws, and house rules does not include any restrictions limiting or
prohibiting agricultural uses or activities, in compliance with section 205-4.6.
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For projects containing greater than [
five
]

two
units, the statement shall also include the applicant's assessment
and county comments regarding the availability of supportive infrastructure,
any potential impact on governmental plans and resources, sensitive
environmental resources, and any other requirements pursuant to county ordinances
and rules.
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In counties with
neighborhood boards subject to part VII of chapter 92, the application shall
also include a signed statement from the neighborhood board, signed by the
neighborhood board's chairperson or designee, that summarizes the project and
the project's uses as presented subject to section 92-3.
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The developer's public report shall include
the verified statement
and, if applicable, the signed statement from the
neighborhood board
in addition to the information required by section
514B-83.
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The commission shall not accept
the registration of a project where a county official has not signed a verified
statement[
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]
or where a neighborhood board's chairperson or designee
has not signed a statement summarizing the project or the project's uses.
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SECTION
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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:

Condominiums;
Project; Registration; Agricultural District; Neighborhood Boards

Description:

For
purposes of registering a condominium project in an agricultural district, (1) lowers
the threshold from projects with five units to projects with two units for
which a signed statement from a county is required and (2) requires a signed
statement from the neighborhood board, if applicable.

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