{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-521-2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-2","heading":"Purposes; rules of construction.","body":"(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.\n\n(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are:\n\n(1) To simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants of dwelling units;\n\n(2) To encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing in this State; and\n\n(3) To revise the law of residential landlord and tenant by changing the relationship from one based on the law of conveyance to a relationship that is primarily contractual in nature.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 28","Chapter 521"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0002.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"26535a0795c4613cf7b9759fb9ff4e4578a43737ad7bd974145b9854000a20ba","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-521-11","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-521-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}