HRS §521-54

Tenant must notify landlord of extended absences

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This section lets a landlord put a rule in the rental agreement that you must tell them before you are away from the rental for a long time. The notice must be given by the first day you are gone. It only applies if the rental agreement says so.

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The statute, as written — Tenant to use and occupy

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.

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.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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