HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1757
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to PLANNED COMMUNITY associations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 421J, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§421J-    Landscaping. (a) No owner shall be prevented by any association document, however worded, from utilizing xeriscaping at the owner's unit. No sub-association shall be prevented by any association document, however worded, from utilizing xeriscaping in a common area controlled by the sub‑association pursuant to the declaration.

(b) Any provision in any association document contrary to the intent of this section shall be void and unenforceable.

(c) For purposes of this section, "xeriscaping" means the practice of designing landscapes to reduce or eliminate the need for irrigation by replacing grassy lawns with soil, rocks, mulch, and drought-tolerant plant species, including drought‑tolerant native plant species."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Planned Community Associations; Landscaping; Xeriscaping

Description:

Prohibits planned community associations from prohibiting an owner or a sub-association from utilizing xeriscaping. Voids any provision in an association document that prohibits xeriscaping.

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