HI HB850

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 514B-121 to clarify that condominium association boards have sole discretion to authorize electronic meetings, electronic voting at in-person meetings, electronic voting at electronic meetings, voting without a meeting, and mail voting for all association business including director elections and bylaw amendments.

Establishes that electronic and mail voting can occur during declared states of emergency, by special rule of order adopted at an association meeting, or by approval 3-18 months in advance through written consent of a majority of unit owners or majority vote at a meeting.

Prohibits use of proxies for voting conducted without an association meeting and requires associations to implement reasonable measures to verify that voters are members or authorized proxies.

Adds definitions for "electronic voting" as sending or receiving votes electronically and "mail voting" as sending or receiving written ballots by mail, courier, or electronic transmission.

Amends Section 514B-124.5 to clarify that cumulative voting rights in condominium elections apply to all candidates, including write-in candidates, and that individual votes are accumulated and distributed in cumulative voting.

Effective July 1, 2050.