STAND. COM. REP. NO.  754

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1498

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1498, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist condominium owners by requiring that contracts between an association and its resident manager or general manager be made available to a unit owner, subject to redaction of certain personal information.

The Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners dba Hawaii Council of Community Associations, Hui ‘Oia‘i‘o, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1498, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair