Hawaii Landlord Compliance Kit: Deposit, Notice and Eviction Checklists with an Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Hawaii, and tenants who want the same record, from move-in through move-out or a court case.

Not the right fit if

Your rental is outside Hawaii: get that state's kit. Not legal advice, not a lawyer's review of a lease, notice or court case, and not a set of legal notice forms; city and county rules aren't covered.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Hawaii data files, checked November 2026 against 4 official pages, among them Hawaii DCCA Office of Consumer Protection: Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Hawaii State Legislature: HRS Chapter 666, Landlord and Tenant (2017 compilation); Hawaii State Judiciary: Small Claims; Hawaii State Judiciary: Your Guide to Small Claims Court (brochure).
• 11 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and works out Hawaii notice and deposit dates for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 12 confirmed Hawaii rules at a glance and the 11 items to confirm: interest on the deposit, where the deposit is held, rent increase notice, entry notice, late fee limits, filing fee, time to answer or appear, hearing after filing and more, each with the official page to check.
• Hawaii landlord rules checklist. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than one month's rent, and key or pet deposits count toward it; return deadline: The balance after deductions is returned no later than 14 days after the rental agreement ends, with written notice of the reasons for keeping any part; itemized list of deductions: Written notice of the reasons for keeping part or all of the deposit; penalty the law states: Without the notice within 14 days, the landlord must return all of the deposit; ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice at least 45 days in advance; oral notice isn't enough; ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice at least 28 days in advance; unpaid rent notice: A written 10-calendar-day notice to pay the full amount owed; court: A summary possession case in the district court of the circuit where the rental is.
• Move-in and move-out deposit checklist. A room-by-room condition checklist for both visits and the steps after move-out, with Hawaii's return deadline (within 14 days).
• Notice calendar. When each notice must go out: the lead time for every notice the state's text confirms, with a 2027 month-by-month serve-by table worked out with our notice date calculator's rules.
• Eviction timeline sheet. The Hawaii case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Hawaii landlord workbook (Excel). A tenant notice log that dates each notice from the Hawaii rules, a deposit tracker that works out the return date for each move-out, and a rent ledger with a running balance.