Committee approves eviction-mediation bill with timeline and sunset amendments
SB 825, requiring landlords to engage in mediation and to delay filing summary-possession actions while mediation is pursued, passed the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee Feb. 4 with amendments setting a 30-day mediation timeline and a previously proposed sunset retained in the bill language.
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The Hawaii Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection voted Feb. 4 to pass SB 825, a measure that would require landlords to participate in mediation and to delay filing summary‑possession actions when a tenant schedules or attempts to schedule mediation. The committee adopted judiciary‑proposed amendments setting mediation to occur within 30 days of contact with the mediation center and retained the bill’s sunset provision.
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