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Hawaii 2026

HB 1897

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Binding Arbitration, Condominiums, Evaluative Mediation, Facilitative Mediation
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes, including the use of facilitative mediation, evaluative mediation, or binding arbitration. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHI (primary), primary
  • ILAGAN (primary), primary
  • KUSCH (primary), primary
  • LA CHICA (primary), primary
  • LEE (primary), primary
  • M. (primary), primary
  • MARTEN (primary), primary
  • OLDS (primary), primary
  • SAYAMA (primary), primary
  • TAM (primary), primary
  • TARNAS (primary), primary

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.

  2. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 759).

    receipt

  3. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.

  4. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  5. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  6. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  7. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  8. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim, Richards). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  9. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 639) in amended form (SD 1).

  10. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3755) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  12. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  14. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  15. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  16. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  17. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fukunaga; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 166).

    introduction, receipt

  20. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  21. Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  22. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 991-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  24. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 684-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  27. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  28. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  31. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  33. Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  34. Pending introduction.

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