SB3171 • 2026

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Elections

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Sponsor: MCKELVEY
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: Referred to CPN.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Condominiums; Associations; Boards of Directors; Vacancies; Cumulative Voting Clarifies that any provisions in an association's bylaws relating to cumulative voting shall apply to the removal and replacement of a board member at any regular or special meeting.

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Bill History

2026-02-02 S
Referred to CPN.
2026-01-28 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-28 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Condominiums; Associations; Boards of Directors; Vacancies; Cumulative Voting
Clarifies that any provisions in an association's bylaws relating to cumulative voting shall apply to the removal and replacement of a board member at any regular or special meeting.

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SB3171

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3171

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
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Section 514B-106, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:

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(f)
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At any regular or
special meeting of the association, any member of the board may be removed and
successors shall be elected for the remainder of the term to fill the vacancies
thus created.
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The removal and
replacement shall be by a vote of a majority of the unit owners and, otherwise,
in accordance with all applicable requirements and procedures in the bylaws
,
including any provision relating to cumulative voting,
for the removal and
replacement of directors and, if removal and replacement is to occur at a
special meeting, section 514B‑121(c)."

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SECTION 2.
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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;
Associations; Boards of Directors; Vacancies; Cumulative Voting

Description:

Clarifies
that any provisions in an association's bylaws relating to cumulative voting
shall apply to the removal and replacement of a board member at any regular or
special meeting.

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