STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3008

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2425
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Government Operations and Housing, to
which was referred H.B. No. 2425, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY
     REGIMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure that projects
created and established as condominium property regimes conform
to the underlying county zoning provisions and development
ordinances and are consistent with the purposes of adopted county
land use policies and State land use law.  The measure also
requires that a declaration asserting conformance with county
ordinances be filed according to the methods required by the
bureau of conveyances and land court.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Office of Planning of the Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism, two members of the County Council of
the County of Hawaii, Hawaii's Thousand Friends, and an
individual.

     Your Committee finds that although condominium property
regimes should conform to county regulations, the scope of this
measure should be limited to avoid infringing upon the activities
of the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii

 
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and other state agencies, and to avoid conflict with definitions
set forth in state department or agency rules.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Providing that the requirements of this measure shall
          not apply to state agencies which are exempt by
          statute;

     (2)  Deleting the definition of apartment;

     (3)  Amending the effective date of this measure so that it
          takes effect on its approval; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to conform
          this measure to the preferred drafting style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Government Operations and Housing that is attached
to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2425, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 2425, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Government
                                   Operations and Housing,



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                                   ROD TAM, Chair

 
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