HRS §518-1
Ban on forcing tenants to sell crops to landlords
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law makes it illegal for a landlord to include a clause in a farm lease that forces the tenant to sell any of their crops back to the landlord. It protects farmers' freedom to sell their harvest as they choose.
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The statute, as written — Unlawful covenants
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.
It is unlawful for any person, association, firm, or corporation, as the lessor, to lease agricultural or farm lands with covenants or clauses in the lease stating that the lessee must sell all or a portion of the crop grown on the agricultural or farm lands to the lessor.
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