(a) A declaration shall describe or include the following:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-32

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Common elements: means :

    (1) All portions of a condominium other than the units; and

    (2) Any other interests in real estate for the benefit of unit owners that are subject to the declaration. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3

  • Common interest: means the percentage of undivided interest in the common elements appurtenant to each unit, as expressed in the declaration, and any specified percentage of the common interest means such percentage of the undivided interests in the aggregate. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Condominium: means real estate, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Condominium map: means , however denominated, a map or plan of the condominium property regime containing the information required by § 514B-33. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Declaration: means any instrument, however denominated, that creates a condominium, including any amendments to the instrument. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Developer: means a person who undertakes to develop a real estate condominium project, including a person who succeeds to the interest of the developer by acquiring a controlling interest in the developer or in the project. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Development rights: means any right or combination of rights reserved by a developer in the declaration to:

    (1) Add real estate to a condominium;

    (2) Create units, common elements, or limited common elements within a condominium;

    (3) Subdivide units, combine units, or convert units into common elements;

    (4) Withdraw real estate from a condominium;

    (5) Merge projects or increments of a project; or

    (6) Otherwise alter the condominium. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3

  • Limited common element: means a portion of the common elements designated by the declaration or by operation of § 514B-35 for the exclusive use of one or more but fewer than all of the units. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Project: means a real estate condominium project; a plan or project whereby a condominium of two or more units located within the condominium property regime are created. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Property: includes parcels with or without upper or lower boundaries, and spaces that may be filled with air or water. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Structures: includes but is not limited to buildings. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Unit: means a physical or spatial portion of the condominium designated for separate ownership or occupancy, the boundaries of which are described in the declaration or pursuant to § 514B-35, with an exit to a public road or to a common element leading to a public road. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
(1) The land submitted to the condominium property regime;
(2) The number of the condominium map filed concurrently with the declaration;
(3) The number of units in the condominium property regime;
(4) The unit number of each unit and common interest appurtenant to each unit;
(5) The number of buildings and projects in the condominium property regime, and the number of stories and units in each building;
(6) The permitted and prohibited uses of each unit;
(7) To the extent not shown on the condominium map, a description of the location and dimensions of the horizontal and vertical boundaries of any unit. Unit boundaries may be defined by physical structures or, if a unit boundary is not defined by a physical structure, by spatial coordinates;
(8) The condominium property regime’s common elements;
(9) The condominium property regime’s limited common elements, if any, and the unit or units to which each limited common element is appurtenant;
(10) The total percentage of the common interest that is required to approve rebuilding, repairing, or restoring the condominium property regime if it is damaged or destroyed;
(11) The total percentage of the common interest, and any other approvals or consents, that are required to amend the declaration. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, and except for any amendments made pursuant to reservations set forth in paragraph (12), the declaration may be amended at any time by the vote or written consent of unit owners representing at least sixty-seven per cent of the common interest , unless the declaration is amended by the unit owners to require a higher percentage;
(12) Any rights that the developer or others reserve regarding the condominium property regime, including, without limitation, any development rights, and any reservations to modify the declaration or condominium map. An amendment to the declaration made pursuant to the exercise of those reserved rights shall require only the consent or approval, if any, specified in the reservation; and
(13) A declaration, subject to the penalties set forth in section 514B-69(b), that the condominium property regime is in compliance with all zoning and building ordinances and codes, and all other permitting requirements pursuant to § 514B-5 and chapter 205, including section 205-4.6 where applicable. In the case of a project in the agricultural district classified pursuant to chapter 205, the declaration, subject to the penalties set forth in section 514B-69(b), shall include an additional statement that there are no private restrictions limiting or prohibiting agricultural uses or activities in compliance with section 205-4.6. In the case of a property that includes one or more existing structures being converted to condominium property regime status, the declaration required by this section shall specify:

(A) Any variances that have been granted to achieve the compliance; and
(B) Whether, as the result of the adoption or amendment of any ordinances or codes, the project presently contains any legal nonconforming conditions, uses, or structures.

A property that is registered pursuant to section 514B-51 shall instead provide the required declaration pursuant to section 514B-54. If a developer is converting a structure to condominium property regime status and the structure is not in compliance with all zoning and building ordinances and codes, and all other permitting requirements pursuant to § 514B-5, and the developer intends to use purchaser’s funds pursuant to the requirements of § 514B-92 or 514B-93 to cure the violation or violations, then the declaration required by this paragraph may be qualified to identify with specificity each violation and the requirement to cure the violation by a date certain.

(b) The declaration may contain any additional provisions that are not inconsistent with this chapter.

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