STAND. COM. REP. NO. 595
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2011
RE: H.B. No. 1247
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2011
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1247 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to update the process regarding the selection process for boards of directors of planned community associations, by:
(1) Including a term limit in which a board of director member of a planned community association may serve; and
(2) Specifying guidelines for the mailing of proxies and proxy.
A concerned individual testified in support of this bill. Mililani Town Association, Villages of Kapolei Association, and several concerned individuals testified in opposition to this measure. Kohala Ranch Property Owners submitted comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Increasing the number of terms that a board director of a planned community association may serve from two consecutive terms to four consecutive terms;
(2) Eliminating the requirement whereby planned community association boards must mail proxy forms to owners by by certified mail with a postage-paid self-addressed envelope;
(3) Requiring that on the proxy form, there shall be an additional option in which all proxy votes shall go into a pool in which the votes are to be divided equally among the candidates present at the meeting; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 1247, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1247, H.D. 1, 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 |
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