HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1311
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to condominium proxy voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 514B-123, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) If [[Struck through: a]] [Underlined: the] proxy [Underlined: form] is a standard proxy form authorized by the association, the proxy [Underlined: form] shall comply with the following additional requirements:
(1) The proxy [Underlined: form] shall contain boxes wherein the owner may indicate that the proxy is given:
(A) For quorum purposes only; [Underlined: or]
(B) To the individual whose name is printed on a line next to [[Struck through: this]] [Underlined: the] box;
[[Struck through: (C)] [Struck through: To the board as a whole and that the vote is to be made on the basis of the preference of the majority of the directors present at the meeting; or]
[Struck through: (D)] [Struck through: To those directors present at the meeting with the vote to be shared with each director receiving an equal percentage;]][Struck through: ]
provided that if the proxy [Underlined: form] is returned with no box or [[Struck through: more than one]] [Underlined: both] of the boxes in subparagraphs (A) [[Struck through: through (D)]] [Underlined: and (B)] checked, the proxy shall be counted for quorum purposes only; and
(2) The proxy form shall also contain a box wherein the owner may indicate that the owner wishes to obtain a copy of the annual audit report required by section 514B‑150."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Condominiums; Proxy Voting; Standard Proxy Forms; Association Meetings
Description:
Removes from the standard condominium proxy form the option of giving a proxy vote to the board of directors of a condominium association as a whole or to those directors present at an association meeting.
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