Real Estate Commission Meeting

Date:

Friday, 02/27/2026

Start Time:

09:00 AM

Place:

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

Agenda

 

REAL ESTATE COMMISSION MEETING

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

www.hawaii.gov/hirec

Date:               Friday, February 27, 2026

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

1)         Raelene Tenno – Introduction and Overview of HCCA Educational Programs.

c.         Minutes of Previous Meeting – January 23, 2026

 

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 Place of Business within Hawaii with Respect to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §467-12, and Virtual Offices

2)            Legislative and Government Participation Report

a)         House Bill No. 1749 H.D.1 Relating to Cesspools – Beginning 1/1/2027, requires sellers to provide buyers with a wastewater system disclosure form before the execution of a real estate purchase contract. Requires the Department of Health and Real Estate Commission to develop a standardized wastewater system disclosure form by 11/1/2026. Establishes penalties. 

b)         House Bill No. 1849 H.D.1 Relating to Licensing – Removes the barrier requiring applicants for professional or vocational licensing to be United States citizens, United States nationals, or persons with work visas. Allows applicants to provide individual tax identification numbers in lieu of social security numbers if all other requirements are met.

c)         Senate Bill No. 2433 Relating to Condominiums – Requires the Real Estate Commission to adopt rules to recognize and define condominium unit owners as stakeholders. Requires the Real Estate Commission to involve condominium unit owners in consultations and activities funded by the Condominium Education Trust Fund.

d)         Senate Bill No. 2806 S.D.1 Relating to Real Estate – Prohibits real estate brokers from listing or offering the sale or lease of residential real estate to a limited or exclusive group of prospective buyers, real estate brokers, or real estate salespersons, with limited exceptions. Deems the practice an unfair or deceptive trade or practice subject to penalties and grounds for discipline.

e)         Senate Bill 2838 Relating to Condominiums – Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to establish a publicly accessible online portal for condominium association information and documents submitted to the Real Estate Commission with registrations, to be funded by an additional Condominium Education Trust Fund Fee. Requires a condominium association to provide information and documents for publication on the online portal, maintain records, and make records available to a unit owner within a specified timeframe upon request. Authorizes unit owners to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs if they prevail in proceedings related to a condominium association’s failure to make documents available upon request within a specified timeframe.

f)          Senate Bill 2840 Relating to Condominiums – Enables condominium associations of twenty or fewer units to determine by vote at the association’s annual meeting not to undertake a reserve study review.

3)         Budget and Finance Report – Real Estate Recovery Fund, December 31, 2025.

 

b.            Condominium Review Committee

1)         Rulemaking, Chapter 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)         Consumer Education – Hawaiiana Management’s Kona Board Seminar – staff report

3)         Condominium Projects and Developer’s Public Reports – Hawaii City Plaza, Registration #8245 – Termination of Condominium Registration, 514B-67(a)(4), HRS

4)         Budget and Finance Report – Condominium Education Trust Fund, December 31, 2025.

 

2)            Education Review Committee

1)            Continuing Education Administration, Curriculum, Courses, Providers, and Instructors

a)            Administrative Issues – Continuing Education Providers and Courses Ratification List

b)            Course – “Case Studies in Risk and Client Care in Other Jurisdictions – Learning from Others”; Author/Owner – David Catanzaro; Provider – REMI School of Real Estate; Course Category – Contracts, Property Management, Risk Management, Broker Management; Clock Hours – 3

c)            Course – “Hawaii Administrative Actions – Learning from Others”; Author/Owner – David Catanzaro; Provider – REMI School of Real Estate; Course Category – Contracts, Real Estate Law, Dispute Resolution, Property Management, Property Ownership and Development, Risk Management, Broker Management, Other; Clock Hours – 3

d)            Course – “Bridging the Gap: Understanding Affordable Housing Programs”; Author/Owner – Lee Wang.; Provider – Poha School of Real Estate; Course Category – Finance, Property Ownership and Development; Clock Hours – 3

e)            Course – “Hazardous Materials and Toxic Substances in Residential and Commercial Properties”; Author/Owner – Diane L.K. Fujikami; Provider – Real Estate School Hawaii; Course Category – Risk Management, Other; Clock Hours – 3

f)             Course – “AI in Modern Real Estate Practice: Intentional Tools & Best Practices For Licensed Professionals”; Author/Owner – Lisa Nakamura; Provider – Real Estate School Hawaii; Course Category – Real Estate Law, Technology and the Licensee, Other; Clock Hours – 3

g)            Course – “AI Agentics: The Next Evolution of AI in Real Estate”; Author/Owner – Shari S. Motooka-Higa; Provider – Shari S. Motooka-Higa; Course Category – Risk Management, Technology and the Licensee; Clock Hours – 3

h)            Course – “Creating Housing Opportunity”; Author/Owner – Nate Johnson; Provider – Hawaii Island Realtors; Course Category – Property Ownership and Development, Other; Clock Hours – 3

i)             Course – “Focus on Fair Housing”; Author/Owner – Nate Johnson; Provider – Hawaii Island Realtors; Course Category – Other; Clock Hours – 3

j)             Course – “We Can Work It Out”; Author/Owner – Nate Johnson; Provider – Hawaii Island Realtors; Course Category – Contracts, Other; Clock Hours – 3

2)         Budget and Finance Report – Real Estate Education Fund, December 31, 2025.

 

5.         Licensing and Registration – Ratification (see attached)

 

6.         Licensing – Applications

 

a.            Ernesto Aguila

 

7.         Next Meeting:  Friday, March 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

King Kalakaua Building

335 Merchant Street, First Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii

 

8.         Adjournment

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Miles Ino, Executive Officer, at (844) 808-3222, Ext. #1, then #8 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.