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State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a Hawaii rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
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Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape Hawaii leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
A security deposit generally may not exceed one month’s rent and must be held in a trust account (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44). Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 14 days after the tenancy ends.
A landlord generally gives 45 days’ written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy; a tenant generally gives 28 days (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-71).
Except in an emergency, the landlord must give at least two days’ notice before entering (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-53).
A Hawaii rent increase should be in writing. Many landlords use at least the same notice they would use to end a month-to-month tenancy. A landlord generally gives 45 days’ written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy; a tenant generally gives 28 days (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-71). The lease may require more. Local rent-control rules can cap the amount even when the notice period is met.
Hawaii uses a 5-day rent notice and a 10-day cure notice. A 45-day notice is the usual landlord month-to-month termination.
Hawaii residential leases commonly need these statewide disclosures. The lease generator adds them when your answers trigger them.
Disclose the name and address of the owner or the agent authorized to receive notices and process.