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Senate committee advances a package of condominium reforms, retreats on mandatory arbitration
Summary
Multiple condominium bills were heard March 24; committee members passed several measures with amendments that limit certain waiver options for reserve studies, clarify electronic voting and proxies, and remove mandatory binding arbitration from an ADR bill while adopting mediation and appeal‑process changes.
The Hawaii Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee considered and advanced multiple condominium‑related bills on March 24, taking testimony from association representatives, the judiciary and resident testifiers and adopting a package of amendments meant to balance management oversight and homeowner protections.
Measures discussed included HB 276 (developer reporting exemptions for very small homeowner developments), HB 1678 (cumulative voting clarifications), HB 1679 (authority for electronic meetings and voting), HB 1824/18xx (reserve study waiver for small associations) and HB 1897 (consolidating…
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