Hawaii Homeowners Association Law Library
Hawaii Condo, Co-op & HOA Law — A Plain-English Reference for Board Members
208 sections of Hawaii community-association law, translated into plain English. Hawaii split the three kinds of community, and only one of them has a state roster. Condos live under the Condominium Property Act (HRS Chapter 514B). Associations with more than five units register biennially with the DCCA Real Estate Commission. Planned-community HOAs live under Chapter 421J, cooperatives under Chapter 421I — DCCA has no jurisdiction over either, and there is no statewide HOA or co-op roster. Incorporated boards also live under the Nonprofit Corporations Act (Chapter 414D) for meetings, directors, and records. Chapter 514A was repealed July 1, 2020. SoShiny tracks all four so your board doesn’t have to.
Chapter CONDO
Chapter PCA
Chapter COOP
Chapter NP
Run your Hawaii community on a platform built around the statute you actually live under.
Every SoShiny feature ships statute-aware: condo boards get the 14-day owner-meeting notice, the 25-percent special-meeting petition, the six-year assessment lien, and the reserve-study budget in §514B-148; planned-community boards get the matching 14-day notice and six-year lien in Chapter 421J. Meeting notices, owner records, and document libraries pre-tag the sections that govern them. Hawaii publishes a statewide condominium AOUO list — not a 421J HOA list. We will not pretend otherwise.
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Don’t see your state? SoShiny still works for any U.S. community association — the statute hub is a bonus compliance layer, not a requirement.
Frequently asked
- Are these plain-English summaries legal advice?
- No. These pages are plain-English summaries prepared by SoShiny for board members and managers. For binding legal advice or interpretation of how a section applies to your specific situation, consult a Hawaii-licensed attorney.
- Where can I read the official Hawaii statute text?
- Every section page links out to the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov. The summaries on this site are for reference; the statute itself is the binding authority.
- How often are these summaries updated?
- Each section page shows a 'Last updated' date matching the most recent CSV import. The Hawaii State Legislature can amend any chapter in any session.
- Does SoShiny work for all community associations in Hawaii?
- Yes — and across the United States. Every feature is included on every plan, with the same audit trail, voting, records, and meeting tools your statute requires.
- Do you cover statutes for other states?
- Yes. SoShiny ships dedicated public statute hubs for Florida, New York, Texas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Hawaii, New Mexico, with more states added regularly.
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