Hawaii Notice to Vacate

Hawaii notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).

What the Hawaii statute says

Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 45 calendar days

• Landlord: written notice at least 45 days in advance; tenant: at least 28 days (521-71(a)).
• Tenant may vacate at any time within the last 45 days between notice and termination date, paying prorated rent (521-71(a)).

Exceptions

• Landlord must give at least 120 days' notice where termination is for voluntary demolition, conversion to condominium/cooperative, or change to transient vacation rental use (521-71(c)).
• Notices intended to evade landlord obligations under 521-21(d)-(e) are void (521-71(f)).

Ending a week-to-week tenancy: 10 calendar days

• Tenancies less than month-to-month (e.g., week-to-week): either party may terminate by written notice at least ten days before the anticipated termination (521-71(d)).

Tenant staying after the lease ends: Lease controls

• No separate notice: if the tenant remains after the termination date without consent, landlord may recover up to twice the monthly rent (computed daily) and may bring summary possession at any time during the first sixty days of holdover (521-71(e)).

Delivery, form and other Hawaii rules

Statewide just-cause rule

No statewide just-cause requirement

• HRS ch. 521 permits no-cause termination of month-to-month tenancies on 45 days' notice; no statewide good-cause requirement found.

HRS § 521-71 · read 2026-09-27

How the notice may be delivered

For the 521-68 nonpayment notice, ch. 521 contemplates posting on the premises (deemed received on the date of posting) or U.S. mail (deemed received two business days after postmark unless returned undeliverable); the period runs from receipt (HRS 521-68(b)). Other ch. 521 notices require only that they be 'in writing' with no prescribed method.

HRS § 521-68(b) (as amended by Act 278, SLH 2025) · read 2026-09-27

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the date the tenant must leave and how the notice is delivered, and states the notice period plainly. You enter the period; where LeaseCraft has verified the Hawaii period for ending a month-to-month tenancy, it refuses a shorter one.

Create a Hawaii notice to vacate

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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