STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2220

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2527
                                        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 S.B. No. 2527 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

    The purpose of this measure is to clarify condominium laws by
requiring a board of directors of a condominium association that
solicits proxies using association funds to comply with the thirty
day notice requirement set forth law, and that a copy, facsimile
telecommunication, or other reliable reproduction of a proxy may be
used in lieu of the original.

    Testimony in support of this measure was received from Hawaii
Independent Condominium and Cooperative Owners.  Testimony in
opposition to this measure was received from an individual.  Comments
on this measure were received from the Hawaii Chapter of the
Community Associations Institute.

    Your Committee finds that fair play is an essential goal for
proxy distributions and condominium law and has accordingly amended
this measure to add provisions to clarify the proxy distribution
procedures for a condominium association.

    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 S.B. No. 2527, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass

 
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Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2527, S.D. 1,
and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

                                   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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