{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-521-35","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-35","heading":"Attorney's fees.","body":"(a) A rental agreement may provide for the payment by the tenant of the costs of a suit, for unpaid rent, and reasonable attorney's fees not in excess of twenty-five per cent of the unpaid rent after default and referral to an attorney not a salaried employee of the landlord or the landlord's assignee.\n\n(b) A rental agreement may further provide that reasonable attorney's fees and costs may be awarded to the prevailing party in all other matters arising under this chapter.\n\n(c) A provision in violation of this section is unenforceable.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 28","Chapter 521"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0035.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"5e93e69f825eac7b4c40660ceab75293fbef2ef2e2b066ceb294feec05e96ede","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-521-34","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-521-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}