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HI Rev Stat § 521-53 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-53 Access.

  §521-53 Access. (a) The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold the tenant's consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply services as agreed; or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective purchasers, mortgagees, or tenants.  (b) The landlord shall not abuse this right of access nor use it to harass the tenant. Except in case of emergency or where impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two days notice of the landlord's intent to enter and shall enter only during reasonable hours.  (c) The landlord shall have no other right of entry, except by court order, unless the tenant appears to have abandoned the premises, or as permitted by section 521-70(b). [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 521-54 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-54 Tenant to use and occupy.

  §521-54 Tenant to use and occupy. The landlord may require, in the rental agreement, that the tenant must notify the landlord of any anticipated extended absence from the dwelling unit no later than the first day of such absence. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 521-55 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-55 Tenant's responsibility to inform landlord.

  §521-55 Tenant's responsibility to inform landlord. Any defective condition of the premises which comes to the tenant's attention, which the tenant has reason to believe is unknown to the landlord, and which the tenant has reason to believe is the duty of the landlord or of another tenant to repair, shall be reported by the tenant to the landlord as soon as practicable. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 521-56 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-56 Disposition of tenant's abandoned possessions.

  §521-56 Disposition of tenant's abandoned possessions. (a) When the tenant, within the meaning of section 521-70(d) or section 521-44(d), has wrongfully quit the premises, or when the tenant has quit the premises pursuant to a notice to quit or upon the natural expiration of the term, and has abandoned personalty which the landlord, in good faith, determines to be of value, in or around the premises, the landlord may sell such personalty, in a commercially reasonable manner, store such personalty at the tenant's expense, or donate such personalty to a charitable organization. Before selling or donating such personalty, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to apprise the tenant of the identity and location of, and the landlord's intent to sell or donate such personalty by mailing notice to the tenant's forwarding address, or to an address designated by the tenant for the purpose of notification or if neither of these is available, to the tenant's previous known address. Following such notice, the landlord may sell the personalty after advertising the sale in a daily paper of general circulation within the circuit in which the premises is located for at least three consecutive days, or the landlord may donate the personalty to a charitable organization; provided that such sale or donation shall not take place until fifteen days after notice is mailed, after which the tenant is deemed to have received notice.  (b) The proceeds of the sale of personalty under subsection (a) shall, after deduction of accrued rent and costs of storage and sale, including the cost of advertising, be held in trust for the tenant for thirty days, after which time the proceeds shall be forfeited to the landlord.  (c) When the tenant has quit the premises any personalty in or around the premises left unsold after conformance to subsection (a) or otherwise left abandoned by the tenant and determined by the landlord to be of no value may be disposed of at the landlord's discretion without liability to the landlord. [L 1974, c 180, §6; am L 1981, c 154, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 521-61 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-61 Tenant's remedies for failure by landlord to supply possession.

  §521-61 Tenant's remedies for failure by landlord to supply possession. (a) If the landlord fails to put the tenant into possession of the dwelling unit in the agreed condition at the beginning of the agreed term:  (1) The tenant shall not be liable for the rent during any period the tenant is unable to enter into possession;  (2) At any time during the period the tenant is so unable to enter into possession the tenant may notify the landlord that the tenant has terminated the rental agreement; and  (3) The tenant shall have the right to recover damages in the amount of reasonable expenditures necessary to secure adequate substitute housing, the recovery to be made either by action brought in the district court or by deduction from the rent upon submission to the landlord of receipts totaling at least[:]  (A) The amount of abated rent; plus  (B) The amount claimed against the rent; or  (4) If the inability to enter results from the wrongful holdover of a prior occupant, the tenant may maintain a summary proceeding in the district court for possession.  (b) In any district court proceeding brought by the tenant under this section[,] the court may award the tenant substitute housing expenditures, reasonable court costs, and attorney's fees. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 90, §4; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 521-62 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-62 Tenant's remedy of termination at beginning of term.

  §521-62 Tenant's remedy of termination at beginning of term. If the landlord fails to conform to the rental agreement, or is in material noncompliance with section 521-42(a), the tenant may, on notice to the landlord, terminate the rental agreement and vacate the dwelling unit at any time during the first week of occupancy. The tenant shall retain such right to terminate beyond the first week of occupancy so long as the tenant remains in possession in reliance on a promise, whether written or oral, by the landlord to correct all or any part of the condition which would justify termination by the tenant under this section. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 521-63 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-63 Tenant's remedy of termination at any time; unlawful removal or exclusion.

  §521-63 Tenant's remedy of termination at any time; unlawful removal or exclusion. (a) If any condition within the premises deprives the tenant of a substantial part of the benefit and enjoyment of the tenant's bargain under the rental agreement, the tenant may notify the landlord in writing of the situation and, if the landlord does not remedy the situation within one week, terminate the rental agreement. The notice need not be given when the condition renders the dwelling unit uninhabitable or poses an imminent threat to the health or safety of any occupant. The tenant may not terminate for a condition caused by the want of due care by the tenant, a member of the tenant's family, or other person on the premises with the tenant's consent.  (b) If the condition referred to in subsection (a) was caused wilfully or negligently by the landlord, the tenant may recover any damages sustained as a result of the condition.  (c) If the landlord removes or excludes the tenant from the premises overnight without cause or without court order so authorizing, the tenant may recover possession or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover an amount equal to two months rent or free occupancy for two months, and the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees. If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall comply with section 521-44(c). The court may also order any injunctive or other equitable relief it deems proper. If the court determines that the removal or exclusion by the landlord was with cause or was authorized by court order, the court may award the landlord the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees if the attorney is not a salaried employee of the landlord or the landlord's assignee. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; am L 1981, c 235, §2; gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Injunctions, see HRCP rule 65. Case Notes  No discretion to deny damages upon breach. 67 H. 549, 696 P.2d 839 (1985).
HI Rev Stat § 521-65 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-65 Tenant's remedies for fire or casualty damage.

  §521-65 Tenant's remedies for fire or casualty damage. When the dwelling unit or any part of the premises or appurtenances reasonably necessary to the benefit and enjoyment thereof is rendered partially or wholly unusable by fire or other casualty which occurs without wilful fault on the part of the tenant or a member of the tenant's family, the tenant may:  (1) Immediately quit the premises and notify the landlord of the tenant's election to quit within one week after quitting, in which case the rental agreement shall terminate as of the date of quitting, but if the tenant fails to notify the landlord of the tenant's election to quit, the tenant shall be liable for rent accruing to the date of the landlord's actual knowledge of the tenant's quitting or impossibility of further occupancy; or  (2) If continued occupancy is otherwise lawful, vacate any part of the premises rendered unusable by the fire or other casualty, in which case the tenant's liability for rent shall be no more than the fair rental value of that part of the premises which the tenant continues to use and occupy. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 521-66 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-66 Tenant's right to refund of rent, etc., on termination; return of security deposit.

  §521-66 Tenant's right to refund of rent, etc., on termination; return of security deposit. When a tenant exercises a right to terminate the rental agreement pursuant to section 521-62, 521-63, or 521-65 the landlord shall return to the tenant, not later than fourteen days after the termination, the amount of any advance rent paid apportionable to the remaining days of the term and the amount of any security deposit that the landlord is not authorized to retain pursuant to section 521-44. A return of advance rent or of a security deposit complies with the requirements of this section if it is mailed to the tenant, at an address supplied to the landlord by the tenant, by certified mail, return receipt requested, and postmarked before midnight of the fourteenth day after the date of the termination of the rental agreement. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 521-67 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-67 Tenant's remedy for failure by landlord to disclose.

  §521-67 Tenant's remedy for failure by landlord to disclose. If the landlord fails to comply with any disclosure requirement specified in section 521-43 within ten days after proper demand therefor by the tenant, the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for $100 plus reasonable attorney's fees. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 521-69 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-69 Landlord's remedies for tenant's waste, failure to maintain, or unlawful use.

  §521-69 Landlord's remedies for tenant's waste, failure to maintain, or unlawful use. (a) If the tenant is in material noncompliance with section 521-51, the landlord, upon learning of any such noncompliance and after notifying the tenant in writing of the noncompliance and allowing a specified time not less than ten days after receipt of the notice, for the tenant to remedy the noncompliance:  (1) May terminate the rental agreement and bring a summary proceeding for possession of the dwelling unit or any other proper proceeding, action, or suit for possession if the tenant is in material noncompliance with section 521-51(1); or  (2) May remedy the tenant's failure to comply and bill the tenant for the actual and reasonable cost of such remedy if the noncompliance can be remedied by the landlord by cleaning, repairing, replacing a damaged item, or the like, which bill shall be treated by all parties as rent due and payable on the next regular rent collection date or, if the tenancy has terminated, immediately upon receipt by the tenant. No allowance of time to remedy noncompliance shall be required when noncompliance by the tenant causes or threatens to cause irremediable damage to any person or property. If the tenant cannot be served with notice as required, notice may be given the tenant by posting the same in a conspicuous place on the dwelling unit.  (b) The landlord may terminate the rental agreement and bring a summary proceeding for possession of the dwelling unit or any other proper proceeding, action, or suit for possession for any material noncompliance with section 521-51 by a roomer or boarder if the roomer or boarder fails to comply within the time specified in the notice.  (c) The landlord may bring an action or proceeding for waste or for breach of contract for damage suffered by the tenant's wilful or negligent failure to comply with the tenant's obligations under section 521-51. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 90, §6; am L 1978, c 167, §2; am L 1983, c 146, §1; gen ch 1985] Case Notes  Where no evidence that tenant's failure to replace damaged tiles constituted a violation of applicable building and housing laws materially affecting health and safety under §521-51(1), landlord was not authorized under subsection (a) to terminate tenant's lease. 87 H. 353 (App.), 956 P.2d 1285 (1998).
HI Rev Stat § 521-69.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-69.5 REPEALED.

  §521-69.5 REPEALED. L 1991, c 212, §10.
HI Rev Stat § 521-70 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-70 Landlord's remedies for absence, misuse, abandonment and failure to honor tenancy before occupancy.

  §521-70 Landlord's remedies for absence, misuse, abandonment and failure to honor tenancy before occupancy. (a) If the rental agreement provides for notification of the landlord by the tenant of an anticipated extended absence and the tenant fails to make reasonable efforts to comply with such requirement, the tenant shall indemnify the landlord for any damage resulting from such absence.  (b) The landlord may, during any extended absence of the tenant, enter the dwelling unit as reasonably necessary for purposes of inspection, maintenance, and safe-keeping or for the purposes permitted by section 521-53(a).  (c) Unless otherwise provided in the rental agreement, use of the dwelling unit by the tenant for any other purpose than as the tenant's abode, or nonuse of the dwelling unit, constitutes a breach of the tenant's obligations under section 521-52 and entitles the landlord to proceed as provided in section 521-72.  (d) If the tenant wrongfully quits the dwelling unit and unequivocally indicates by words or deeds the tenant's intention not to resume the tenancy, the tenant shall be liable to the landlord for the lesser of the following amounts for such abandonment:  (1) The entire rent due for the remainder of the term; or  (2) All rent accrued during the period reasonably necessary to re-rent the dwelling unit at the fair rental, plus the difference between such fair rent and the rent agreed to in the prior rental agreement and a reasonable commission for the renting of the dwelling unit. This paragraph applies if the amount calculated hereunder is less than the amount calculated under paragraph (1) whether or not the landlord re-rents the dwelling unit.  (e) If the tenant unequivocally indicates by words or deeds the tenant's intention not to honor the tenancy before occupancy, the tenant shall be liable to the landlord for the lesser of the following amounts:  (1) All moneys deposited with the landlord;  (2) One month's rent at the rate agreed upon in the rental agreement;  (3) All rent accrued from the agreed date for the commencement of the tenancy until the dwelling unit is re-rented at the fair rental, plus the difference between such fair rent and the rent agreed to in the prior rental agreement, plus reasonable costs, and a reasonable commission for the re-renting of the dwelling unit. This paragraph applies if the amount calculated hereunder is less than the amounts calculated under paragraphs (1) or (2), whether or not the landlord re-rents the dwelling unit. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; am L 1974, c 180, §5; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 521-72 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-72 Landlord's remedies for improper use.

  §521-72 Landlord's remedies for improper use. (a) If the tenant breaches any rule authorized under section 521-52, the landlord may notify the tenant in writing of the tenant's breach. The notice shall specify the time, not less than ten days, within which the tenant is required to remedy the breach and shall be in substantially the following form: "(Name and address of tenant) (date) You are hereby notified that you have failed to perform according to the following rule: (specify rule allegedly breached)  Be informed that if you (continue violating) (again violate) this rule after (a date not less than ten days after this notice), the landlord may terminate the rental agreement and sue for possession of your dwelling unit." No allowance of time to remedy the breach of any rule authorized under section 521-52 shall be required when the breach by the tenant causes or threatens to cause damage to any person or constitutes a violation of section 521-51(1) or (6).  (b) If the breach complained of continues or recurs after the date specified in the notice, the landlord may bring a summary proceeding for possession within thirty days after such continued or recurring breach. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 90, §7; am L 1983, c 146, §2; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 521-73 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-73 Landlord's and tenant's remedies for abuse of access.

  §521-73 Landlord's and tenant's remedies for abuse of access. (a) The tenant shall be liable to the landlord for any damage proximately caused by the tenant's unreasonable refusal to allow access as provided in section 521-53(a).  (b) Except for an entry under an emergency such as fire, the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for any theft, casualty, or other damage proximately caused by an entry into the dwelling unit by the landlord or by another person with the permission or license of the landlord:  (1) When the tenant is absent and has, after having been notified by the landlord of a proposed entry or entries, refused consent to any such specific entry;  (2) Without the tenant's actual consent when the tenant is present and able to consent; or  (3) In any other case, when the damage suffered by the tenant is proximately caused by the landlord's negligence.  (c) In the event of repeated demands by the landlord for unreasonable entry, or any entry by the landlord or by another with the landlord's permission or license which is unreasonable and not consented to by the tenant:  (1) The tenant may treat such actions as grounds for termination of the rental agreement;  (2) Any circuit court judge on behalf of one or more of the tenants may issue an injunction against a landlord to enjoin violation of this subsection;  (3) Any circuit court judge hearing a dispute as set out in [paragraph] (2) may also assess a fine not to exceed $100.  (d) Every agreement or understanding between a landlord and a tenant which purports to exempt the landlord from any liability imposed by this section, except consent by a tenant to a particular entry, shall be void. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 104, §4; gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Injunctions, see HRCP rule 65.
HI Rev Stat § 521-74.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-74.5 Recovery of possession limited.

  §521-74.5 Recovery of possession limited. The landlord shall not recover or take possession of a dwelling unit by the wilful interruption or diminution of running water, hot water, or electric, gas, or other essential service to the tenant contrary to the rental agreement or section 521-42, except in case of abandonment or surrender. A landlord who engages in this act shall be deemed to have engaged in an unfair method of competition or unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce within the meaning of section 480-2; provided that in addition to the penalties available under section 480-3.1, there shall also be minimum damages of three times the monthly rent or $1,000, whichever is greater. [L 1987, c 125, §1; am L 1990, c 34, §33]
HI Rev Stat § 521-75 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-75 Unconscionability.

  §521-75 Unconscionability. (a) In any court action or proceeding with respect to a rental agreement, if the court as a matter of law finds the agreement or any provision of the agreement to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce the agreement, or it may enforce the remainder of the agreement without the unconscionable provision, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable provision as to avoid any unconscionable result.  (b) If it is claimed or appears to the court that the rental agreement or any provision thereof may be unconscionable the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its setting, purpose, and effect to aid the court in making the determination.  (c) For the purposes of this section, an act or practice expressly permitted by this chapter is not in itself unconscionable. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 521-76 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-76 REPEALED.

  §521-76 REPEALED. L 1976, c 77, §1.
HI Rev Stat § 521-77 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|521. Residential Landlord-Tenant Code|521-77 Investigation and resolution of complaints by the office of consumer protection.

  §521-77 Investigation and resolution of complaints by the office of consumer protection. The office of consumer protection may receive, investigate and attempt to resolve any dispute arising under this chapter. [L 1976, c 77, §2]