Hawaii security deposit law: the 14-day deadline and your rights
The deposit (or remainder) plus the written itemized notice must be returned within 14 days after termination; mailing with proof postmarked by midnight of the 14th day is presumptive compliance.
What Hawaii law says
- Return deadline
- 14 days
- Statute
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44
Wrongful retention: the tenant recovers the amount wrongfully retained plus costs of suit. Wrongful AND wilful retention: three times the amount wrongfully and wilfully retained plus costs (HRS § 521-44). Deposit suits must be filed within one year of termination.
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