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HRS §514E-9.8

Time share owner referrals without a real estate license

Owners of registered time share interests can refer buyers to the developer or sales agents without a real estate license, as long as they only give names and addresses, get paid in non-cash credits worth $1,000 or less per project per year, and don't advertise the referral. The developer must give the owner a written receipt for the compensation.

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The statute, as written — Time share interest owner referrals

(a) An owner of an interest in a time share plan duly registered under this chapter who is not licensed under chapter 467 and provides the name and address of a prospective purchaser or otherwise refers a prospective purchaser of an interest in the same time share plan to a developer, sales agent, or resale agent of the time share plan shall be exempt from licensing requirements under chapter 467; provided that: (1) Any fee paid to the owner shall be in the form of a credit or other nonmonetary compensation and shall not exceed $1,000 per project during any twelve-month calendar period; (2) The owner shall be limited to providing the name and address of the prospective purchaser and the owner shall not advertise or promote the time share plan or the referral provided to developers, sales agents, or resale agents under this section; and (3) The developer, sales agent, or resale agent shall provide the owner who received a referral fee with a written receipt that identifies and provides the value of the compensation given. (b) Nothing in this chapter or in chapter 467, including section 467-14(14), shall be construed to prohibit or prevent a developer, sales agent, or resale agent from entering into a transaction with a time share interest owner pursuant to this section.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§467-14 When the real estate commission can take away a license or fine someone

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