Hawaii notice of entry template

Hawaii rules for this report

These rules are about how and when you report, not the template's fields. Check them before you deliver.

• The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to enter to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply agreed services, or show the unit to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or tenants; a tenant who unreasonably refuses is liable for the damage it causesHRS s. 521-53 (a) · HRS s. 521-73 (a)
• Except in an emergency or where impracticable, the landlord gives at least two days' notice of the intent to enter and enters only during reasonable hours; the landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenantHRS s. 521-53 (b)
• The landlord has no other right of entry except by court order, when the tenant appears to have abandoned the premises, or during an extended absence, when the landlord may enter as reasonably necessary for inspection, maintenance and safekeepingHRS s. 521-53 (c) · HRS s. 521-70 (b)
• Except for an emergency such as fire, the landlord is liable for theft, casualty or other damage caused by an entry made when the absent tenant refused that specific entry after notice, without the actual consent of a tenant who is present and able to consent, or through the landlord's negligenceHRS s. 521-73 (b)
• For repeated unreasonable demands or an unreasonable entry without consent, the tenant may end the rental agreement, a circuit court may issue an injunction and assess a fine of up to 100 dollars; a clause exempting the landlord from this liability is void, except consent to a particular entryHRS s. 521-73 (c), (d)

What is in it

• Notice of entryThe notice to the tenant, in the standard wording filled in with the entries.
• Additional detailsAnything else the tenant should know: keys, pets, access instructions.

Rules last reviewed October 26, 2026. Read the full Hawaii notice of entry requirements.