CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 33-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 2401

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2401, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to:

(1)  Add a new section to Chapter 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to:

(A)  Consolidate the documents, records, and information that must be made available to any unit owner; and

(B)  Specify that these documents, records, and information shall be provided to a unit owner no later than 30 days after the receipt of the unit owner's written request; and

(2)  Make conforming amendments to include the new section in Chapter 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Specifying that the new section being added to Chapter 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall apply to condominiums organized under Chapter 514A or 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2014; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2401, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2401, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair	____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM, Co-Chair
____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair
	____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair