(AP) — Hawaiʻi has not experienced a large spike in evictions despite the expiration of both state and federal moratoriums imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mediation Center of the Pacific opened 565 cases between Aug. 7 and Oct. 2, fewer than the 1,000 to 1,500 cases it expected. Before COVID-19, the center mediated 200 eviction cases a month. A state-level moratorium ended Aug. 6. A few weeks later, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal moratorium announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One attorney says some cases are being kept out of court because tenants are leaving without fighting eviction.

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