SB 2397

THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
2397
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
���� SECTION 1.� Section 92-81, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
���� "(d)�
A quorum
for a meeting of a neighborhood board or community outreach board shall be
required for:
���� (1)� Conducting official board business;
���� (2)� Discussions before and related to voting; and
���� (3)� Voting required to validate an act of the
board as part of official board business[[.]];
provided that, if
a neighborhood board
overseen by a neighborhood commission of the city and county of Honolulu has a
vacancy, notwithstanding section 92-15, a majority of the filled seats on the
neighborhood board shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of paragraphs (1)
and (2).
���� A
neighborhood board or community outreach board may receive information or
testimony on a matter of official board business without a quorum; provided
that the board shall not make a decision on the issue.� The board members, at the next meeting of the
board, shall report the matters presented as information or testimony."
���� SECTION 2.�
Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.� New statutory material is underscored.
���� SECTION 3.� This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
Report Title:
Neighborhood
Boards; Vacancies; Quorum Requirements
Description:
Establishes that when a neighborhood board of the City and County of Honolulu has a vacancy, a
majority of the filled seats shall constitute quorum for conducting official
board business and discussions before and related to voting.� Effective 1/1/2027.� (CD1)
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