STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3365

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2222
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2222, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to direct the Real Estate
Commission to review Hawaii's existing condominium laws and
propose a recodification.

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii condominium law has been in
existence for nearly thirty years.  During this time numerous
changes and patches to existing law have been made, resulting in
a scheme that is unorganized, inconsistent, and obsolete in some
areas.  The laws are overly regulatory, especially in regard to
micromanaging condominium associations.  An evaluation of the
existing laws and updating, clarifying, and recodification is
necessary to serve the public.

     The bill requires the Real Estate Commission to conduct this
review and make recommendations for a recodification.  The
commission shall consult with public and private organizations
and conduct a public hearing to ensure comments and input from a
variety of involved parties.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2222, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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