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Hawaii Judiciary Act 278 Notice Packet
Download the official Hawaii Judiciary 10-calendar-day nonpayment notice for your circuit — a fillable PDF you complete on screen — plus editable Word instructions, a service/mediation record, and a #10 envelope. The mediation-center copy is mandatory under HRS § 521-68(c); serving the tenant alone is not enough.
This Hawaii Act 278 packet helps you choose the correct circuit form, complete the official fillable Judiciary notice without altering it, document tenant service and deemed receipt, submit the same notice to the island mediation center, and track the 10-day or 20-day filing clock.
The four tenant notices are the Judiciary’s own fillable PDFs for Oʻahu, Maui/Molokaʻi/Lānaʻi, Hawaiʻi Island, and Kauaʻi. Use the correct circuit form because each points to the local mediation center.
Complete the official Hawaii Judiciary notice for the correct circuit by typing into the PDF fields. Use the editable Word companions for instructions, the service/mediation record, and envelope preparation; do not alter or recreate the official notice.
Use the instructions and record to prove the § 521-68(c) mediation-center copy, identify deemed receipt, and choose the 10-day filing track or the 20-day mediation track.
Includes the official Hawaii Judiciary 10-calendar-day nonpayment notice for each circuit — fillable PDFs you complete on screen — plus editable Word instructions, a service/mediation record, and a #10 envelope. The official form text is unchanged: you complete it, you do not alter it.
Self-help notice overview
Hawaii residential nonpayment now uses the Judiciary’s circuit-specific Ten Calendar Day Notice of Termination for Failure to Pay Rent under HRS § 521-68(a)-(b). This packet bundles the official fillable PDFs unchanged, plus editable Word companions for instructions, service/mediation records, and mailing preparation.
The Hawaii-specific trap is the mediation-center copy. Under § 521-68(c), the landlord or agent must provide the same ten-calendar-day notice to a state-funded mediation center for the island where the property sits. Under § 521-68(d), a later summary-possession complaint must prove that copy was provided.
The filing clock depends on mediation. If no mediation is scheduled within the 10-calendar-day period, the landlord may file after Day 10 if rent remains unpaid. If mediation is scheduled within those 10 days and the tenant participates, the landlord generally waits until after Day 20 unless the tenant fails to appear or cancels.
This page highlights the current downloadable Hawaii nonpayment packet: four official Judiciary fillable PDFs for the circuit-specific tenant notice plus three editable PublicLegal Word companions. The state-specific guidance below explains correct-island form selection, the mandatory mediation-center copy, deemed-receipt rules for delivery/posting/mailing, the 10-vs-20-day filing clock, Act 278 timing, court-stage separation, and no-self-help limits before checkout.
The complete notice form is available immediately after checkout. Use the state-specific guidance below to understand timing, service, and next-step considerations before you complete and serve the notice.
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Primary Hawaii Judiciary forms and statutes are linked for self-help research. Confirm the current Act 278 form window, correct circuit form, rent ledger, tenant receipt date, mediation-center submission proof, mediation status, federal/subsidized overlays, SCRA or bankruptcy status, disaster/moratorium facts, and current District Court practice before serving or filing.
Quick answer
Use this Hawaii Judiciary Act 278 packet for residential nonpayment under HRS § 521-68 during the Feb. 5, 2026 through Feb. 4, 2028 temporary-form window. The packet bundles the official circuit-specific 10-calendar-day Judiciary notices as fillable PDFs, plus editable Word companions for instructions, service/mediation records, and a #10 envelope.
Hawaii is an official-form packet. The tenant-facing notices are the Hawaii Judiciary’s circuit-specific Ten Calendar Day Notice of Termination for Failure to Pay Rent forms under HRS § 521-68(a)-(b) and Act 278.
The official PDFs are fillable: complete the blanks and checkboxes on screen, then print to serve or mail. The official text is unchanged. The editable Word files are companions only — instructions, the service/mediation record, and the #10 envelope.
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No. The tenant-facing notices are official Hawaii Judiciary Act 278 fillable PDFs for the correct circuit. You type into the fields and check boxes, but you do not alter the official text, layout, warning language, or mediation-center language. The editable Word files are the companion instructions, service/mediation record, and envelope.
Hawaii publishes circuit-specific notices because the mediation center depends on the island where the property sits: Oʻahu / First Circuit, Maui-Molokaʻi-Lānaʻi / Second Circuit, Hawaiʻi Island / Third Circuit, and Kauaʻi / Fifth Circuit. Use the correct circuit form; the wrong-island form can point the tenant to the wrong mediation center.
No. HRS § 521-68(c) also requires the landlord or agent to provide the same ten-calendar-day notice to a state-funded mediation center. Under § 521-68(d), a later summary-possession complaint must prove the notice was provided to the mediation center or affirm how it was provided.
Use the tenant receipt date. Personal delivery uses the delivery date; posting uses the posting date; and a USPS-mailed notice, properly addressed with postage, is deemed received two business days after the postmark unless returned undeliverable. The service/mediation record captures the receipt basis used.
If no mediation is scheduled within the ten-calendar-day period and rent remains unpaid, the landlord may file after Day 10. If mediation is scheduled within those ten days and the tenant participates, the landlord generally may file only after Day 20, unless the tenant fails to appear at mediation or cancels it. Use the longer track when uncertain.
Do not rely on it without checking current Hawaii law and Judiciary forms. The bundled Act 278 notice PDFs are temporary-use forms for February 5, 2026 through February 4, 2028, and Hawaii form currency must be checked before each release.
No. The notice is not an eviction order. Summary possession is a separate District Court process under HRS Chapter 666, and HRS § 521-63(c) gives tenants remedies for removal or exclusion without cause or without a court order.