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Hawaii lease setup checklist.

Print this and check off each item before you send a Hawaii lease to a tenant. It's free, and it works whether or not you use LeaseSigning.

Hawaii required steps

• Confirm the security deposit cap

  1 month's rent (HRS § 521-44).

• Set a lease-compliant late fee

  Capped at 8% of monthly rent

• Plan entry-notice language

  Give at least 48 hours' notice before entering, absent an emergency.

• Set month-to-month termination notice

  45 days (landlord) / 28 days (tenant).

• Attach every required disclosure

  Lead-based paint, Tax excise number, Agent identity.

• Plan deposit return timing

  14 days (HRS § 521-44).

• Collect state-specific lease fields

  Property owner legal name, Property manager (if any), Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET) number.