HB 1433 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION.

Summary
Beginning 2/5/2026, extends the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement; requires landlords to engage in mediation and delay filing an action for summary possession if a tenant schedules mediation; and requires landlords to provide specific information in the 10‑calendar-day notice to tenants. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeals 2/4/2027. (HD2)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB1433_HD1 HB1433_HD2 · 3 edits
MINOR
This revision updates the bill number from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and adjusts the timeline for filing eviction lawsuits. The most significant change is extending the waiting period after a tenant receives a notice from 20 calendar days to 30 calendar days before a landlord can file for summary possession, provided the tenant attends mediation. This gives tenants more time to resolve disputes through mediation before facing eviction proceedings.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on residential landlord-tenant disputes, but the applicability of the waiting period has been broadened to allow for a longer mediation window.
TIMELINE

Extended the mandatory waiting period before filing an eviction lawsuit from 20 calendar days to 30 calendar days after the tenant receives the notice, assuming the tenant attends mediation.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that landlords must delay filing if a tenant 'attempts to schedule' mediation; the delay now applies only if the tenant actually schedules a mediation session.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and metadata to reflect the new version number (H.D. 2) and revised dates.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kong, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 737) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 121) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen.
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Nadine Nakamura
DDemocratic
HI
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