In one paragraph
Hawaii's House Bill 2611 (2026) would have made it unlawful for a software or data analytics service to collect rent, supply or lease-date data from two or more landlords, process it with computation (including to train an algorithm) and recommend rents, lease terms or occupancy levels, and for two or more landlords to engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination. It would have amended the penalty section with fines up to $100,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for entities. HSG deferred it February 11, 2026 and it was not enacted.
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What it means for business
None: the bill was not enacted. If enacted, rental pricing software or data services and landlords sharing pricing data would have faced antitrust liability and criminal fines.
Key provisions
- Would have made it unlawful for a 'coordinator' to perform a coordinating function, to facilitate an agreement among rental owners restricting competition on pricing, lease terms or occupancy, and for two or more owners to engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination
- 'Coordinating function' means collecting prices, supply or lease dates from two or more owners, analyzing them with a system, software or process that uses computation (including to train an algorithm), and recommending rents, renewal terms or occupancy levels
- Would have added the section to the penalty provision, section 480-16: individuals up to $100,000, up to three years in prison or both; entities up to $1,000,000
- Would have required the Attorney General to run a public education program and adopt rules, and eased the pleading standard for civil complaints
- Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN February 2, 2026; deferred by HSG February 11, 2026; stated effective upon approval; same measure as SB 157 (2025), which passed the Senate but also died
Latest legislative action
Feb 11, 2026. The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 43)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| AMATO | Primary |
| AQUINO | Primary |
| B. KOBAYASHI | Primary |
| Belatti | Primary |
| C. LEE | Primary |
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