Does a home seller have to disclose the property’s condition in Hawaii?

In Hawaii, the seller of residential real property (one to four dwelling units, or a residential condominium or cooperative apartment) must give the buyer a signed disclosure statement of all material facts within the seller’s knowledge or control or observable from visible, accessible areas no later than 10 calendar days after a purchase contract is accepted, and the buyer then has 15 calendar days to rescind without losing deposits. The seller and buyer may agree in writing to shorten or extend those periods, and a buyer who does not deliver written notice of rescission in time is deemed to accept the statement. Sales to a co-owner or to a spouse, parent or child of the seller, sales by devise, descent, court order or foreclosure, and initial sales of new homes under a current public offering statement are exempt. Federal law separately requires a lead-based paint disclosure when selling most homes built before 1978. This is Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 508D-1, 508D-3, 508D-4, 508D-5.

WhatHawaii
Seller disclosureRequired within 10 days; 15 days to rescind
Kind of ruleA written property condition statement is required

What the statute says

“No later than ten calendar days from acceptance of a real estate purchase contract, the seller, either directly or through the seller’s agent, shall provide the disclosure statement to the buyer.”

Quoted word for word from the section’s text.

Source

Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 508D-1, 508D-3, 508D-4, 508D-5

Read the statute in the Hawaii Revised Statutes (Hawaii State Legislature): capitol.hawaii.gov.

Checked against the statute on November 15, 2026.

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

This page states the state’s rule so the costs and paperwork of a sale can be checked against it before a contract is signed. An owner on Seayora keeps each property’s owners of record and its documents in one place.

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