HB600 Summary

• Adds a new subsection (f) to Hawaii Revised Statutes § 669-1 establishing special procedures for quiet title actions involving kuleana land.

• Allows defendants in quiet title actions involving kuleana land to request mandatory mediation with the goal of resolving disputes and related issues.

• Permits defendants in separate quiet title actions for kuleana lands in the same circuit to request consolidation of those actions into a single proceeding.

• Specifies that plaintiffs may bear the costs of mediation and can only recover costs, expenses, or attorney's fees from defendants as deemed equitable by the court.

• Takes effect on January 7, 2050.