HRS §521-55

Tell your landlord about problems you notice

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

If you see a problem in your rental that the landlord probably doesn't know about and that the landlord or another tenant should fix, you must tell the landlord as soon as you can. This section only requires you to report the problem.

tenants

The statute, as written — Tenant's responsibility to inform landlord

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.

Any defective condition of the premises which comes to the tenant's attention, which the tenant has reason to believe is unknown to the landlord, and which the tenant has reason to believe is the duty of the landlord or of another tenant to repair, shall be reported by the tenant to the landlord as soon as practicable.

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

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