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HRS §521-66

Getting your rent and deposit back when you end a lease

If you end your lease for certain legal reasons, your landlord must return any prepaid rent for days you won't use and any security deposit they can't keep. They have 14 days to send it by certified mail to the address you gave them.

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The statute, as written — Tenant's right to refund of rent, etc., on termination; return of security deposit

When a tenant exercises a right to terminate the rental agreement pursuant to section 521-62, 521-63, or 521-65 the landlord shall return to the tenant, not later than fourteen days after the termination, the amount of any advance rent paid apportionable to the remaining days of the term and the amount of any security deposit that the landlord is not authorized to retain pursuant to section 521-44. A return of advance rent or of a security deposit complies with the requirements of this section if it is mailed to the tenant, at an address supplied to the landlord by the tenant, by certified mail, return receipt requested, and postmarked before midnight of the fourteenth day after the date of the termination of the rental agreement.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§521-62 Ending a lease in the first week if the landlord breaks the deal

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