HI SB393

Extends the notice period for rent non-payment from 5 business days to 15 calendar days, during which landlords must provide tenants with specific information including landlord contact details, property address, rent amount due, and rental assistance status.

Requires landlords to provide a copy of the 15-day notice to a free mediation center and mandates landlord participation in mediation if a tenant schedules it within the 15-day period; if mediation is scheduled, landlords cannot file for summary possession until 30 calendar days after notice receipt.

Requires summary possession complaints to include documentation from the mediation center verifying notice was provided and a statement regarding whether the parties participated in or will participate in scheduled mediation.

Appropriates unspecified amounts to counties (Honolulu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui) for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to administer the pre-litigation mediation program and establish an emergency rent relief program for mediation participants.

Pilot program automatically repeals on December 31, 2024, with Hawaii Revised Statutes section 521-68 reverting to its prior form; bill effective July 1, 2050.