THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 481

        Testimony

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RELATING TO THE REENACTMENT OF SECTION 431:2-201.5, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Adds reenactment clause to sunset date of Act 120, SLH 2008.

 

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SB 482

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE REENACTMENT OF VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Inserts reenactment clauses into Act 212 and Act 227, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, for sections 431:13-103, 461-1, and 461-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes that were amended by the respective Acts.

 

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SB 636

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Makes a housekeeping amendment to section 502-33, HRS, relating to the circumstances under which an instrument requiring a reference to a prior recorded instrument may be recorded.

 

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SB 637

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Makes housekeeping amendments to section 502-41, HRS, relating to certificates of acknowledgement required for the recording of a conveyance or other instrument.

 

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SB 193

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Authorizes the use of condominium replacement reserve funds for emergency preparedness purposes.

 

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SB 298

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Increases the amount that condominium associations may recover in maintenance fees from the foreclosure of a condominium apartment from $1,800 to $2,400.

 

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SB 499

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Clarifies condominium laws related to proxy votes and information available to owners.

 

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SB 574

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Extends the condominium dispute resolution pilot project until 6/30/11.

 

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SB 595

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Allows the board of directors of an association to allow owners to install antennas for amateur radios.  Requires a written statement of the reasons for a denial.

 

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SB 1145

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Upon request of 10% or more owners, requires board of directors of associations of apartment owners to have independent audit of replacement reserve study and if audit reveals a surplus or future surplus, requires Board to either refund surplus pro rata or reduce future maintenance fee to reflect reduction in the surplus.

 

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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 231, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6916.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair