2026-09-10 · Hawaii · Legislation · Proposed — not yet introduced

An argument gaining traction in Hawaii: the state does not have a condominium crisis, it has a missing statute. This is advocacy, not law — no bill has been introduced.¹

Writing in late August 2026, consultant Ray Tsuchiyama made the case that Hawaii’s aging-tower problem is legal rather than physical: owners hit with ruinous assessments have no statutory mechanism to approve collective redevelopment, so buildings decay instead of being renewed.

The two asks

• Amend HRS ch. 514B to add a condominium-renewal process allowing supermajority approval of a redevelopment plan, with independent valuation, notice, disclosure and judicial review to protect dissenting owners.
• Create a statewide redevelopment-incentive framework granting qualifying older condominiums additional floor area.

The comparative models cited are New South Wales strata renewal, Florida’s owner-buyout experience, and Japan’s reconstruction-with-development-incentive framework. The examples given are generic Waikīkī, McCully-Mō‘ili‘ili and Makiki towers from the 1960s and 1970s; no specific buildings are named.

1. Aloha State Daily, “Hawai‘i doesn't have a condo crisis, it has a missing law,” August 26, 2026 ↩
2. HRS § 514B-47, Removal from provisions of this chapter ↩