HI HB1433

Extends the notice period for termination of a rental agreement due to nonpayment from five business days to ten calendar days, effective February 5, 2026

Requires landlords to provide copies of the ten-calendar-day notice to a state-funded mediation center and participate in mediation if the tenant schedules one

Delays landlord's ability to file for summary possession to thirty calendar days after notice if the tenant schedules mediation within the initial ten-day period

Requires each party to pay their own attorney's fees and costs for pre-litigation mediation, though tenants who default on a mediated agreement or fail to attend may be liable for the landlord's costs

Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for the judiciary to contract for mediation services; the pilot program sunsets on February 4, 2027