HRS §516D-12
Rent renegotiation arbitration
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Every residential lease must include a promise to use arbitration if rent is renegotiated. If the lease lacks that promise, a default arbitration process applies: three appraisers decide the rent, and the decision is final. Each side pays half the costs, not including lawyer fees.
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The statute, as written — Mandatory arbitration of rent renegotiation
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.
(a) Every residential lease shall contain a provision for the mandatory arbitration of any rent renegotiation reopening. (b) In the event that a residential lease does not contain a mandatory arbitration provision, the following arbitration procedure shall apply: (1) Rent shall be determined by three impartial arbitrators, who shall be recognized real estate appraisers; (2) Each party shall select an arbitrator, both of whom shall select the third arbitrator; (3) The three arbitrators shall determine the rent renegotiation which shall be final, conclusive, and binding on both parties; and (4) Lessor and lessee shall each pay one-half of all proper costs and expenses other than attorneys' fees.
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