HB 466 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO EVICTIONS.

Summary

Prohibits landlords from terminating certain tenancies without cause. Establishes criteria under which landlords can undertake a no-fault eviction. Requires landlords, when proceeding with a no-fault eviction, to offer relocation assistance to the tenant or waiver of the final month's rent. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill revision significantly tightens tenant protections by reducing the required notice period for no-fault evictions from 90 days to 60 days across multiple scenarios, including sales, repairs, and owner occupancy. It also mandates that landlords offer relocation assistance equal to one month's rent, whereas the previous version only required offering it or waiving the final month's rent. Additionally, the bill removes a specific provision allowing eviction for a tenant's history of late rent payments.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding eviction timelines and landlord obligations has been expanded to require specific financial compensation (relocation assistance) and shortened the time tenants have to prepare for moving.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced the mandatory notice period for no-fault evictions from 90 days to 60 days for sales, repairs, owner occupancy, and lease non-renewals.

Changed the relocation assistance requirement from an offer of assistance OR a rent waiver to a mandatory offer of assistance equal to one month's rent.

ELIGIBILITY

Deleted the specific section allowing landlords to initiate no-fault eviction if a tenant has a history of submitting rent payments late more than twice.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the Act from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 3000.

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Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 213) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors