Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2773, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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 bill is to allow an apartment owner who is an amateur radio operator licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to install amateur radio equipment on the owner's condominium unit or on limited common elements reserved for use of the unit without obtaining approval or consent of the association.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill to authorize the board of directors of a condominium property regime to permit amateur radio operators to install antennas in their apartments or their limited common elements. While the decision to grant or deny a request lies solely with the board of directors, in the exercise of the board's responsibility to all owners, any denial must be in writing and must state the reasons for the denial.

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. 2773, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2773, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.