HI landlord resources
Exit strategy education in Hawaii
Discuss portfolio planning, lease obligations and professional advice before an exit.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Hawaii: Notices and tenancy endings
Effective Feb 5, 2026: written demand allowing not less than 10 calendar days to pay before termination; copy to a mediation center and tenant may request free mediation (HRS 521-68).
No-cause month-to-month termination requires at least 45 days' notice by the landlord; tenant gives 28 days (HRS 521-71).
Court listed in the supplied dataset: Hawaii District Court (summary possession, HRS ch. 666).
Hawaii: Rent regulation
No statewide rent control; HRS ch. 521 does not regulate rent amounts. Express preemption not verified.
Sources supplied for Hawaii
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- HRS 521-44 (security deposits)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- HRS 521-68 (nonpayment; 10-day notice & mediation)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- HRS 521-71 (termination; holdover)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- HRS 521-43 (disclosures; receipts; GET number)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- Hawaii DCCA, Office of Consumer Protectionconsumer-protection
- Hawaii State Judiciarycourt