Waipahu HOAs, including Royal Kunia and Village Park communities nearby, cannot prevent solar installation on single-family homes or townhouses under HRS Sec. 196-7.
Waipahu and adjacent master-planned communities like Royal Kunia and Village Park include many townhouse associations where solar interest is strong due to high leeward electricity bills. HRS Sec. 196-7 prohibits community associations from preventing solar device installation on single-family dwellings or townhouses. Any contrary association provision is void. HOAs cannot charge fees for placement or impose restrictions that reduce device efficiency by more than 25 percent or increase costs by more than 15 percent. No Honolulu county ordinance separately addresses this, as it is a state preemption matter. Older plantation-era homes outside HOAs are not affected by association rules at all.
Illegal HOA restrictions are void and unenforceable; owners can pursue declaratory relief under HRS Sec. 196-7 to invalidate the offending rule.
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