HRS §490:2A-532
Lessor can recover money for lost value after lease default
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a lessee defaults, the lessor can sue for extra money to cover any loss in the value of the goods that the lessor would have gotten back after the lease. This is on top of other legal remedies. The amount must fully compensate the lessor for that loss.
The statute, as written — Lessor's rights to residual interest
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
In addition to any other recovery permitted by this article or other law, the lessor may recover from the lessee an amount that will fully compensate the lessor for any loss of or damage to the lessor's residual interest in the goods caused by the default of the lessee.
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