Hawaii law · Planned Community Associations Act

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 421J-3.5

Notice required; regular, annual, and special meetings

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What this section does for you

14 days' written notice for association meetings, with the agenda stated — including the rationale for document amendments, any special assessment proposal, and any board-removal proposal.
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The statutory text

Verbatim from the public record. The law itself is a government work — always confirm the current version on the official source before you rely on it.

(a) Not less than fourteen days in advance of any regular, annual, or special meeting of an association, the secretary or other officer specified in the bylaws shall give written notice of the meeting to each member of the association as provided in the bylaws of the association or by two or more of the following means: (1) Hand delivery; (2) United States mail sent to the mailing address of each unit or to another mailing address designated in writing by the association member; (3) Electronic mail to the electronic mailing address designated in writing by the association member; or (4) Posting of the meeting notice in its entirety on a portion of the association's website that is accessible to all members. (b) Notice pursuant to subsection (a) shall state: (1) The date, time, and place of the meeting; and (2) The items on the agenda, including the general nature of and rationale for any proposed amendment to the declaration or bylaws; any proposal for a special assessment, unless the authority for a special assessment is otherwise provided for in the association's governing documents; and any proposal to remove a member of the board. (c) The requirements of this section shall not be interpreted to preclude any association member from proposing an amendment to the declaration or bylaws. (d) The requirements of this section shall not be interpreted to apply to any board meetings or committee meetings of a planned community association. (e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the association documents, the association may conduct an annual, regular, or special meeting remotely in a manner consistent with section 414D-101(g) or 414D-102(f), as applicable. (f) If the board of directors does not intend to use association funds to distribute proxies that include the election of directors and therefore does not post notice pursuant to section 421J-4(e), the board shall post notice in prominent locations within the planned community of its intent to distribute written notice of an association meeting at least twenty-one days in advance of distributing written notice under subsection (a). [L 2013, c 188, §2; am L 2021, c 83, §1; am L 2022, c 69, §4]