§196-8.5 Placement of clotheslines. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person shall be prevented by any covenant, declaration, bylaws, restriction, deed, lease, term, provision, condition, codicil, contract, or similar binding agreement, however worded, from installing a clothesline on any single-family residential dwelling or townhouse that the person owns. Any provision in any lease, instrument, or contract contrary to the intent of this section shall be void and unenforceable.
(b) Every private entity may adopt rules that reasonably restrict the placement and use of clotheslines for the purpose of drying clothes on the premises of any single-family residential dwelling or townhouse; provided that those restrictions do not prohibit the use of clotheslines altogether. No private entity shall assess or charge any homeowner any fees for the placement of any clothesline.
(c) For the purposes of this section:
"Clothesline" means a rope, cord, wire, or similar device on which laundry is hung to dry.
"Private entity" means any association of homeowners, community association, condominium association, cooperative, or any other nongovernmental entity with covenants, bylaws, and administrative provisions with which the homeowner's compliance is required. [L 2009, c 192, §2]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 12. Conservation and Resources
196-1 Findings and declaration of necessity.
196-1.5 Priority permitting process for renewable energy projects.
196-5 Gas appliances with pilot light prohibited; exemptions.
196-6 Energy efficient storage hot water heaters.
196-6.5 Solar water heater system required for new single-family residential construction.
196-7 Placement of solar energy devices.
196-7.5 Placement of electric vehicle charging system.
196-10 Hawaii renewable hydrogen program.
196-10.5 Hawaii clean energy initiative program.
196-10.8 Energy systems and technology training.
196-19 Life-cycle cost analysis.
196-23 Energy efficient products.
196-41 State support for achieving renewable portfolio standards.
196-42 State support for achieving alternate fuels standards and clean ground transportation goals.
196-62 Hawaii green infrastructure loan program.
196-62.5 Financing for state government agencies.
196-63 Hawaii green infrastructure authority.
196-64 Functions, powers, and duties of the authority.
196-65 Hawaii green infrastructure special fund.
196-65.5 Clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan fund
196-66 Use of Hawaii green infrastructure special fund; application.
196-67 Hawaii green infrastructure bond fund.
196-68 Compliance with revenue bond law.
196-69 Reporting; annual report.
196-71 Hawaii state energy office; established.
196-72 Chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office; duties.
196-85 Appliance efficiency standards.