Court and money
Debt, eviction, work, family and records. The side of the system with no officer in it.
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Renting
- Getting the Deposit BackHRS 521-44 — one month's rent at most, back within fourteen days, and up to three times a deposit kept wilfullyalso here
- Getting Repairs MadeHRS 521-64 — twelve business days to start after written notice, three for essential facilities, then repair and deductalso here
- Eviction for Unpaid RentHRS 521-68 — a ten calendar day notice that also goes to a free mediation center, and twenty days if mediation is scheduledalso here
- Retaliation by a LandlordHRS 521-74 — no eviction, rent increase or cut in services after a good faith complaint or repair requestalso here
- Lockouts and Utility ShutoffsHRS 521-63 — locked out overnight without a court order is two months' rent, and a shutoff at least three times the rent or $1,000also here
Work and pay
- Minimum WageHRS 387-2 — $16.00 an hour from January 1, 2026, and $18.00 from January 1, 2028
- OvertimeHRS 387-3 — one and one half times the regular rate past forty hours in a workweek
- Paydays and the Last PaycheckHRS 388-3 — paid in full at the time of a firing, and by the next regular payday after quitting
- Deductions from PayHRS 388-6 — no fines, register shortages, breakage, or bounced checks out of wages
- Unpaid WagesHRS 388-10 — the wages, the same amount again, and interest at six per cent a year
- Discrimination at WorkHRS 378-2 — race, sex, gender identity, age, disability, arrest record, and more, at any employer with one employee
- Background and Credit Checks for a JobHRS 378-2.5 — only after a conditional offer, and only seven years of felonies and five of misdemeanors
- Reporting Wrongdoing at WorkHRS 378-62 — no firing or threats for reporting a violation of law, and two years to sue
- Fired Over an Injury, a Garnishment or Sick LeaveHRS 378-33 — a written complaint to the labor department within thirty days
- Jury Duty and WorkHRS 612-25 — no firing or threats over a summons, and ninety days to sue for up to six weeks of lost wages
- Teens at WorkHRS 390-2 — below age sixteen, no more than three hours on a school day or eighteen in a school week, and done by 7:00 p.m.
- Hurt at WorkHRS 386-82 — written notice as soon as practicable, and a claim within two years of the effects showing
- Unemployment BenefitsHRS 383-30 — quitting without good cause or a firing for misconduct stops benefits until five times the weekly amount is earned again
- Noncompete AgreementsHRS 480-4 — void in a technology business employee's contract
Family, children and school
- DivorceHRS 580-41 — a marriage that is irretrievably broken, or two years apart
- Support and Property in a DivorceHRS 580-47 — what is just and equitable, and a child support review once every three years
- Child CustodyHRS 571-46 — the best interests of the child, and a presumption against custody to a parent who committed family violence
- A Protective Order Against Domestic AbuseHRS 586-5 — a temporary order without notice, a hearing within fifteen days, and an order for a fixed period after
- Violating a Protective OrderHRS 586-11 — a misdemeanor with a mandatory five days in jail on a first conviction
- Changing a NameHRS 574-5 — a notarized petition to the lieutenant governor with a $50 fee, or in a divorce or adoption
- Turning Eighteen, and What Parents OweHRS 577-1 — legal age at eighteen, and a parent's duty to support and educate a minor child
- Reporting Child AbuseHRS 350-1.1 — teachers, health workers, police, clergy and others report at once to the department or the police
Debt, buying and money
- What Creditors Cannot TakeHRS 651-121 — household goods, a car up to $2,575 in equity, tools of a trade, and retirement accounts
- Wage GarnishmentHRS 652-1 — five per cent of the first $100 a month, ten of the next $100, twenty of the rest
- Scams and Unfair Business PracticesHRS 480-13 — at least $1,000 or threefold damages, with attorney's fees, and at least $5,000 for an elder
- The Lemon LawHRS 481I-3 — three repair attempts, or thirty business days out of service, within two years or 24,000 miles
- A Data BreachHRS 487N-2 — notice without unreasonable delay, and actual damages for a business that fails
- Canceling a Door to Door SaleHRS 481C-2 — until midnight of the third business day, and a refund within ten business days
- RepossessionHRS 490:9-609 — taken without a breach of the peace, sold in a commercially reasonable way, and redeemable until then
Owning a home, land and animals
Health, aging and estates
- When Someone Dies Without a WillHRS 560:2-102 — the spouse may take everything, or a first $220,000 to $400,000 and a share of the rest
- Collecting a Small Estate Without ProbateHRS 560:3-1201 — an affidavit and a death certificate where the estate in Hawaii is no more than $100,000
- A Mental Health Crisis and the PoliceHRS 334-42 — an officer contacts a mental health emergency worker before detaining someone for an examinationalso here
Courts and records
- Small Claims CourtHRS 633-27 — up to $5,000, a fee of not more than $35, and no appeal
- How Long There Is to SueHRS 657-7 — two years for an injury or property damage, six for a debt on a contract
- Suing the StateHRS 662-4 — liable like a private person for its employees' torts, and two years to sue
- A Record, State Jobs and LicensesHRS 831-3.1 — a conviction alone does not disqualify, and only one in the past ten years related to the work
- Clearing an Arrest RecordHRS 831-3.2 — an expungement order from the attorney general for an arrest that did not end in a conviction for a crime
Public records, meetings and voting
- Registering to VoteHRS 11-12 — at seventeen if eighteen by the election, and preregistration from sixteen
- Voting and Office After a FelonyHRS 831-2 — no vote while imprisoned for a felony, and a vote again on probation or parole
- Public RecordsHRS 92F-11 — every government record is open unless a law closes it, and a personal record within ten working days
- Open MeetingsHRS 92-7 — notice and an agenda six calendar days ahead, and minutes posted within forty days
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