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HRS §490:2A-501

What happens when a lease is broken

This section explains how to handle a default under a lease. It says the lease agreement and this law decide if someone is in default. If there is a default, the other party can use the rights and remedies in this law and the lease, including going to court or other legal processes.

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The statute, as written — Default: procedure

(a) Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease agreement and this article. (b) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement has rights and remedies as provided in this article and, except as limited by this article, as provided in the lease agreement. (c) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement may reduce the party's claim to judgment, or otherwise enforce the lease contract by self-help or any available judicial procedure or nonjudicial procedure, including administrative proceeding, arbitration, or the like, in accordance with this article. (d) Except as otherwise provided in section 490:1-305(a), this article, or the lease agreement, the rights and remedies referred to in subsections (b) and (c) are cumulative. (e) If the lease agreement covers both real property and goods, the party seeking enforcement may proceed under this part as to the goods, or under other applicable law as to both the real property and the goods in accordance with that party's rights and remedies in respect of the real property, in which case this part does not apply.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§490:1-305 Courts should give full remedies to injured parties

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