STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1453

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.R. No. 128

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.R. No. 128 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW DEVELOPERS AND ATTORNEYS TO SUBMIT CONDOMINIUM REGISTRATION FILINGS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the Real Estate Commission to accept filings for condominium registrations and supporting documents in CD-ROM or other electronic format compatible with chapter 498E, Hawai`i Revised Statutes.

 

     The Real Estate Commission provided comments.

 

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce recommends that this resolution be amended by urging the real estate commission to consider allowing developers and attorneys to submit condominium registration filings in electronic format.  Accordingly, the title of this resolution has been amended to read:

 

     HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO     CONSIDER ALLOWING DEVELOPERS AND ATTORNEYS TO SUBMIT     CONDOMINIUM REGISTRATION FILINGS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 128, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 128, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

 

 

 

 

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair