STAND. COM. REP. NO.  6-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 1706

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1706 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require owners of residential condominium units who reside on a different island than the unit or out-of-state to provide the managing agent or resident manager of the condominium property with contact information of a rental agent located in the State who is responsible for the management of the unit.

Whalers Realty Management; Hawaii First, Inc.; Certified Hawaii; South Kohala Management Corp.; Captain Cook Real Estate and Captain Cook Resorts; Prosser Realty; and two individuals testified in support of this bill.  Hawaii Association of REALTORS, Exclusive Getaways, and numerous individuals testified in support of the intent of the bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1706 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair