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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-22 (2026)

]  Term of rental agreement

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     [§521-22]  Term of rental agreement.  The landlord and tenant may agree in writing to any period as the term of the rental agreement.  In the absence of such agreement, the tenancy shall be month to month or, in the case of boarders, week to week. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Kiehm v. Adams, 126 P.3d 339 (Haw. 2006).
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Kiehm v. Adams, 126 P.3d 339 (Haw. 2006). · cites it 33× “) HRS § 521-22 (1993) provides in part that in the absence of an agreement in writing, a tenancy shall be month to month.”
Hawaiian Elec. Co., Inc. v. DeSantos, 621 P.2d 971 (Haw. 1980). · cites it 2× “3 Of the remaining residents, who are successor tenants without the benefit of any lease agreement with HECO, we hold that § 521-22 of the Code is applicable: [§ 521-22] Term of rental agreement.”
Kiehm v. Adams, 125 P.3d 499 (Haw. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “[Adams], like the residents in DeSantos without express rental agreements, has an implied month-to-month tenancy under Haw.Rev.Stat. § 521-22. (Record citation omitted.”
In re: Autumn Kapuakoumelea Paoo Levy (Bankr. D. Haw. 2026). · cites it 2× “See Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-22 ; see also Kiehm v.”
Morris v. Seidl, 466 P.3d 883 (Haw. App. 2020). “§521-22, and was required to receive a 45 day notice.”
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