Where the rental agreement provides for the charge; check Nov. 1, 2017 applicability.
Use the actual lease and other applicable timing rules.
Hawaii charge guides
Security Deposit
Hawaii one-month base deposit cap, pet deposit, 14-day return, documentation and remedies.
Open guide →1-Month Limit
Hawaii generally caps the ordinary residential security deposit at one month’s rent.
Open guide →Pet Deposit
Hawaii allows an additional pet security deposit up to one month’s rent, with assistance-animal protections.
Open guide →14-Day Rule
Hawaii requires the remaining deposit and required retention notice within 14 days after termination.
Open guide →Itemization & Evidence
Hawaii requires written grounds and written cost evidence for retained security deposit amounts.
Open guide →Normal Wear
Hawaii consumer guidance and statute limit cleaning/damage use of deposits to tenant responsibility, not ordinary wear.
Open guide →Deposit Remedies
Hawaii small-claims rules provide different remedies for wrongful and wrongful-and-wilful retention.
Open guide →Rent Late Fees
Hawaii residential late-fee rule under HRS § 521-21(f), including the 8% cap, rental-agreement requirement and November 1, 2017 applicability rule.
Open guide →Keep deposit and late-fee calculations separate
Move-out deductions use HRS § 521-44 and its 14-day documentation framework. A rent late charge instead turns on § 521-21(f), the rent amount due, the rental-agreement fee clause and the agreement/renewal date.
Official sources
Current Hawaii statute covering deposit limits, pet security, allowable uses, 14-day notice/refund, proof of mailing and small-claims remedies.
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer AffairsResidential Landlord-Tenant Code — Security Deposits ↗Official Hawaii consumer guidance summarizing the security-deposit rules and documentation expectations.
Hawaii State LegislatureHRS § 521-21 — Rent; late-charge cap ↗Current Hawaii landlord-tenant statute stating that where the rental agreement provides for a late charge for rent not paid when due, the late charge may not exceed 8% of the amount of rent due.
Hawaii State LegislatureSession Laws of Hawaii 2017, Act 179 — Payment of Rent ↗Official session law that added the 8% late-charge ceiling effective November 1, 2017 and applies the amendment to rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after that date.