HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2024

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima, Chair

Rep. Jackson D. Sayama, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Terez Amato

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Adrian K. Tam

Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick

Rep. Elijah Pierick

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

 

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. David A. Tarnas, Chair

Rep. Gregg Takayama, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Luke A. Evslin

Rep. Greggor Ilagan

Rep. Sonny Ganaden

Rep. Sam Satoru Kong

Rep. Daniel Holt

Rep. Tyson K. Miyake

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Kanani Souza

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 15, 2024

TIME:

02:00 p.m.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

 

HEARING

 

HB 2318

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT.

Makes the quorum and voting requirements of the Hawaii Nonprofit Corporation Act inapplicable to planned community associations and condominiums.

 

CPC/JHA

HB 2317

Status

RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

Clarifies that the deadline for proxy votes to be delivered to the Secretary for association meetings is 4:30 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time.  Clarifies that any owner seeking nomination to the Association Board and wanting to receive proxy votes can submit a statement of qualifications that shall not exceed one single-sided eight and one-half inches by eleven inches page.  Provides flexibility for an owner seeking nomination to the Association Board to provide an Internet Statement of Qualification.

 

CPC/JHA

HB 2315

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Specifies the procedure for condominium association meetings conducted in person and electronically.  Clarifies the procedure for electronic, machine, or mail voting.

 

CPC/JHA

HB 2316

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Clarifies that, in condominium elections, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates regardless of whether they are nominated.  Clarifies that individual votes are used in cumulative voting.

 

CPC/JHA

HB 2094

Status

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Requires landlords to change or rekey all locks to a residential property before the tenant's date of initial occupancy for any lease period of six months or longer.  Provides a grace period of thirty days after the tenant's date of initial occupancy.

 

CPC/JHA

HB 2407, HD1

(HSCR190-24)

Status

RELATING TO WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION.

Creates a process for electric utilities to develop and submit wildfire protection plans to the Public Utilities Commission for approval and allow the recovery of related costs and expenses through securitization, while avoiding a disproportionate impact on a specific ratepayer or county.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

WAL/EEP, CPC/JHA, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 8, 2024.  No public testimony will be accepted.

 

HB 2606, HD1

(HSCR2-24)

Status

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to offer, list, advertise, or display a transient accommodations rental rate that includes all resort fees required for the furnishing of transient accommodations.  Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to include all applicable taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay in the total price to be paid before the consumer reserves the furnishing of transient accommodations.  Establishes penalties.  Effective 1/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

TOU, CPC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. David A. Tarnas

Chair

 

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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Chair