Rent Increases in Hawaii: What Are My Rights?
This page covers the written notice Hawaii law requires before your landlord raises the rent. It also covers rent increases that follow a complaint or a repair request.
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In Hawaii, if you rent month to month, your landlord must give you written notice 45 consecutive days before a rent increase takes effect.
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In Hawaii, your rental may be for less than month to month. Then your landlord must give you written notice 15 consecutive days before a rent increase takes effect.
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Keep a copy of any written rent increase notice. Write down the date you got it.
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In Hawaii, your landlord may not demand a rent increase after you complain in good faith. The complaint must be about a problem that breaks a health law or rule, or the landlord-tenant law. This holds while you keep paying the usual rent, or give receipts for rent you lawfully held back.
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In Hawaii, your landlord may not demand a rent increase after you ask in good faith for repairs. The request must be under section 521-63 or 521-64 of the landlord-tenant law. This holds while you keep paying the usual rent, or give receipts for rent you lawfully held back.
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In Hawaii, your landlord may not demand a rent increase after the department of health or another agency files a notice or complaint. It must be about breaking a health law or rule, or the landlord-tenant law. This holds while you keep paying the usual rent, or give receipts for rent you lawfully held back.
✓ Sources checked October 2, 2026
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In Hawaii, your landlord may still raise the rent in some cases after a complaint or repair request. One case is when it is only about problems caused by your lack of due care. Another is when someone in your household, or someone there with your consent, lacked due care.
✓ Sources checked October 2, 2026
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If you think a rent increase is a reply to a complaint or repair request, keep copies of what you sent. Write down the date of each one and the date of the rent increase notice.
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