Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-2
Purposes; rules of construction
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 521 — Residential Landlord-Tenant Code · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-2, Purposes; rules of construction, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2427976
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(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are:
(1) To simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants of dwelling units;
(2) To encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing in this State; and
(3) To revise the law of residential landlord and tenant by changing the relationship from one based on the law of conveyance to a relationship that is primarily contractual in nature.