#Landlord-tenant code
Maui Housing Hui hosts free Renter’s Rights Training on March 24
To help both renters and landlords navigate these challenges, Maui Housing Hui is hosting a free Renter’s Rights Training on March 24, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku.
Bill advances to allow tenants with liability insurance to keep pets in rental units
In a move that could be a step toward addressing Maui’s chronic overpopulation of dogs and cats, a bill making its way through the state Senate would prohibit landlords from using rental agreements to forbid pets in tenants’ homes, if they obtain liability insurance to cover pet damages.
Working group proposed to study squatting on private property
State lawmakers want a working group to study the problem of people unlawfully occupying private property without the owner’s consent.
State Fire Marshal bill signed into law; Other measures seek to improve fire safety, emergency management in Hawaiʻi
SB 2085 creates the Office of the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enhance fire safety and prevention across Hawaiʻi. The state fire marshal, appointed for a five-year term, will coordinate statewide fire protection efforts, propose fire code amendments and oversee fire safety training and certification.
State lawmakers pass bill to give breathing room for wildfire survivors facing evictions
A bill amending Hawaii’s Landlord-Tenant Code would protect wildfire survivor renters from evictions once the governor’s emergency moratorium shielding them expires.
Bill to Amend Landlord-Tenant Code Signed into Law
Anticipating the filing of numerous court cases when the Governor’s statewide eviction moratorium expires on August 6, legislators this year passed HB 1376, to help ease the burden on both landlords and tenants faced with tough choices. The bill was signed into law by Governor David Ige as Act 57.
