§514A-40 - Final reports.
    §514A-40 Final reports. (a) No effective date shall be issued by the commission for a final public report prior to completion of construction of the project, unless there is filed with the commission:
    (1) A statement showing all costs involved in completing the project, including land payments or lease payments, real property taxes, construction costs, architect, engineering, and attorneys' fees, financing costs, provisions for contingency, etc., which must be paid on or before the completion of construction of the project;
    (2) An estimate of the time of completion of construction of the total project;
    (3) Satisfactory evidence of sufficient funds to cover the total project cost from purchasers' funds, equity funds, interim or permanent loan commitments, or other sources;
    (4) A copy of the executed construction contract;
    (5) Satisfactory evidence of a performance bond issued by a surety licensed in the State of not less than one hundred per cent of the cost of construction, or such other substantially equivalent or similar instrument or security approved by the commission;
    (6) If purchasers' funds are to be used for construction, an executed copy of the escrow agreement for the trust fund required under section 514A-67 for financing construction, which expressly shall provide for:
        (A) No disbursements by the escrow agent for payment of construction costs unless bills are submitted with the request for disbursements that have been approved or certified for payment by the project lender or an otherwise qualified financially disinterested person; and
        (B) No disbursements from the balance of the trust fund after payment of construction costs pursuant to paragraph (A) until construction of the project has been completed and the escrow agent receives satisfactory evidence that all mechanics' and materialmen's liens have been cleared, unless sufficient funds are set aside for any bona fide dispute;
    (7) A parking plan to include designated residence parking stalls and guest parking, if any, exclusive of assignment to individual apartments, if parking stalls are to be considered limited common elements;
    (8) A copy of the disclosure statement required by section 514A-62(f)(3) if an effective date for a contingent final public report has been issued by the commission and the report has not expired; and
    (9) A declaration subject to the penalties set forth in section 514A-49(b) that the project is in compliance with all county zoning and building ordinances and codes, and all other county permitting requirements applicable to the project, pursuant to section 514A-1.6.
    (b) No effective date shall be issued by the commission for a final public report for a project that includes one or more existing structures being converted to condominium status unless there is filed with the commission all items required under subsection (a) and:
    (1) A statement signed by an appropriate county official that the project is in compliance with all zoning and building ordinances and codes applicable to the project, and specifying, if applicable:
        (A) Any variances which have been granted to achieve such compliance; and
        (B) Whether the project contains any legal nonconforming uses or structures as a result of the adoption or amendment of any ordinances or codes;
    (2) A statement by the declarant, based upon a report prepared by an independent Hawaii registered architect or engineer, describing the present condition of all structural components and mechanical and electrical installations material to the use and enjoyment of the project; and
    (3) A statement by the declarant of the expected useful life of each item reported on in paragraph (2) or a statement that no representations are made in that regard; provided that this paragraph and paragraph (2) apply only to apartments that may be occupied for residential use and have been in existence for five years or more.
    (c) No effective date shall be issued by the commission for a final public report until the developer, pursuant to section 514B-72, has paid into the condominium education trust fund established under section 514B-71 a nonrefundable fee of $5 for each apartment in the project. Fees required by this subsection shall be subject to adjustment as prescribed by rules adopted by the director of commerce and consumer affairs pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1977, c 98, pt of §2; am L 1977, c 193, §3; am L 1979, c 93, §2; am L 1986, c 295, §2; am L 1989, c 285, §2; am L 1991, c 44, §10; am L 1997, c 40, §24 and c 135, §8; am L 2000, c 251, §4; am L 2009, c 129, §3]
Note
 Section 514A-1.6 referred to in subsection (a)(9) is repealed.