How many days does a tenant get to pay late rent in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, before starting a nonpayment case a landlord must serve a written notice giving the tenant 10 days to pay the rent due. This is a pilot: Act 278 (2025) replaced the five-business-day notice with a ten-calendar-day notice from 5 February 2026, a copy of which must also go to a state-funded mediation center — and if mediation is scheduled the landlord may not file until 20 days after the notice. The pilot is repealed on 4 February 2027, when the five-business-day notice returns. This is Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-21(d), 521-71(a), 521-53(b), 521-68 (as amended by Act 278, SLH 2025).
| What | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Notice before a nonpayment case | 10 days |
| What the notice demands | Pay the rent due, or the tenancy can end |
Notes
Rent on a month-to-month tenancy may be raised with 45 days' written notice, and a landlord ends one with 45 days' written notice (a tenant needs 28). Entry: at least two days' notice, during reasonable hours, except in an emergency.
Source
Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-21(d), 521-71(a), 521-53(b), 521-68 (as amended by Act 278, SLH 2025) — last checked 2026-09-16.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
How Seayora uses this rule
Seayora computes the notice this rule requires from the tenancy’s own dates — for a renewal offer, a rent increase or a served notice — and will not serve one that is short unless the owner records a reason. The answer above is the rule the product enforces.
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