Real Estate Commission Meeting

Date:

Friday, 10/24/2025

Start Time:

09:00 AM

Place:

Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room, 335 Merchant Street, 1st Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813

Agenda

AGENDA

 

Date:               Friday, October 24, 2025

Time:               9:00 a.m.

Place:              Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

                        King Kalakaua Building

                        335 Merchant Street, First Floor

                        Honolulu, Hawaii

 

Agenda: Posted on the State electronic calendar as required by HRS section 92-7(b).

 

If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please email your testimony to hirec@dcca.hawaii.gov or by hard copy mail to: Attn: Real Estate Commission, 335 Merchant Street, Room 333, Honolulu, HI 96813. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

 

Members of the public may attend the meeting in person at 335 Merchant Street, in the Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room. Subject to the availability of ‘Ōlelo personnel, members of the public may also view the meeting by internet live streaming at https://olelo.org/tune-in/channels/, and by televised live broadcast on ‘Ōlelo TV (scheduled for channel 49, but subject to change).

 

The Commission may move into Executive Session to consider and evaluate personal information relating to individuals applying for licensure in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(1), HRS, and/or to consult with the Commission’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Commission’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), HRS.

 

1.         Call to Order, Public Notice, Quorum

 

2.         Chair’s Report

 

3.         Executive Officer’s Report

 

a.              Announcements

The Commission shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, in writing, on any agenda item and shall provide all interested parties an opportunity to present oral testimony on any agenda item subject to the conditions set forth in Section 16-99-83, HAR.  The Commission may remove any person or persons, who willfully disrupt a meeting to prevent and compromise the conduct of the meeting in accordance with Section 92-3, HRS.

b.         Introductions, Correspondence and Additional Distributions

c.         Minutes of Previous Meeting – September 26, 2025

 

4.         Committees and Program of Work

 

a.            Laws and Rules Review Committee

1)            Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO) Request for Informal Non-Binding Interpretation Regarding Definitions of Real Estate Broker and Real Estate Salesperson with Respect to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §467-2 Exceptions (to licensing) Required pursuant to HRS §467-7

b.            Condominium Review Committee

1)            Rulemaking, Chapters 107 / 119 – Status Update on the Commission’s Proposed Condominium Rules; Simultaneous Repeal of Hawaii Administrative Rules (“HAR”) Chapter 16-107, Relating to Horizontal Property Regimes, and Adoption of HAR Chapters 16-119.1 through 16-119.8, Relating to Condominiums

2)            Case Law Review

a)            Ridley v. Rancho Palma Grande Homeowners Assn., California Courts of Appeal, August 28, 2025

b)            Caven, Jr. v. Certified Management, Inc., Supreme Court of Hawaii, September 5, 2025

3)            Condominium Governance and Management

a)            Ad Hoc Committee on Condominium Affairs and Solutions, Report of October 7, 2025 Meeting, Request for Change to Committee Name

4)         Owner-Occupant – Chu Request for Exemption of Owner-Occupant Requirement, Pursuant to HRS §514B-98.5(b)(4)

5)         Condominium Education Outreach – Condorama XV, November 15, 2025

c.             Education Review Committee

1)         Prelicensing Education Administration, Curriculum, Schools, and Instructors

a)         Request for Quotes (RFQ) to Update and Amend the Hawaii Real Estate Broker Prelicense Curriculum

2)         Administration of Examinations

a)         Licensing Examination Statistics 7/1/25 – 9/30/25

b)         School Pass/Fail Rates – 7/1/25 – 9/30/25

c)         School Summary by Test Category – 7/1/25 – 9/30/25

 

5.         Licensing and Registration – Ratification (see attached)

 

6.         Licensing – Applications

 

a.            Thomas Benjamin Brown

b.            Jeremy Dale Seamster

c.            Alesia J. Borja

 

7.         Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Adjudicatory Matters

 

a.            In the Matter of the Real Estate Broker’s License of Associated Real Estate License Advisors, LLC: REC 2024-233-L; Settlement Agreement Prior to Filing of Petition for Disciplinary Action and Commission’s Final Order

b.            In the Matter of the Real Estate Broker’s License of Kelly Suzuki-Shreve: REC 2024-233-L; Settlement Agreement Prior to Filing of Petition for Disciplinary Action and Commission’s Final Order

c.            In the Matter of the Real Estate Salesperson’s License of Sydney Jung: REC 2024-233-L; Settlement Agreement Prior to Filing of Petition for Disciplinary Action and Commission’s Final Order

 

8.         Next Meeting:  Friday, November 21, 2025, 9:00 a.m.

Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

King Kalakaua Building

335 Merchant Street, First Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii

 

9.            Adjournment

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Miles Ino, Executive Officer, at (808) 586-2643 or at hirec@dcca.hawaii.gov, as soon as possible, preferably within two (2) business days of the meeting.  If a response is received after that date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled.  Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.