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A city truck hit your parked vehicle in Honolulu, and the clock is already moving

If a City and County of Honolulu truck damaged your parked vehicle and left, the deadlines start fast and the claim process is not the normal insurance routine.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

Scared to file after a Pearl City H-1 crash because of your status? A city truck claim gets ugly fast

A crash with a city-owned truck on H-1 near Pearl City is not a normal insurance claim, and a criminal charge against the driver does not pause the civil fight over your injuries or your mental health.

ARTICLE by Kimo Aiona

Honolulu city truck turned right into my bike and now they're saying I waited too long

A Honolulu cyclist hit by a city-owned truck may not have the clock start the same way they think if the serious injury was discovered later, but city claims bring a whole extra layer of hassle fast.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

Just left Maui Memorial and the city truck claim gets ugly fast

A crosswalk injury claim against a city-owned truck in Kahului does not turn into an immigration case, but the county process is stricter and the blame fight starts immediately.

ARTICLE by Lisa Fernandez

Kaneohe crash rumor check: a city truck does not get to choose your doctor

A city truck claim in Kaneohe does not work like a regular hit-and-run, and the fight usually starts with treatment, paperwork, and whether your symptoms showed up right away.

ARTICLE by Kimo Aiona

Honolulu truck crash and now the business says it's just an LLC?

A commercial truck hit a farm worker at a rural Honolulu intersection, and now the business is hiding behind an LLC while medical bills and rent are piling up.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

Honolulu bus pileup in fog and the insurance number sounds way too low

A Honolulu fog pileup with a city bus can turn into a fight over medical care and policy limits fast, especially when the adjuster is lowballing you.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

My Honolulu crash is almost two years old and Medicare wants a cut

Two impacts, two insurers, Medicare in the middle, and the deadline can sneak up fast if you moved here recently and don't know the system.

ARTICLE by Derek Kahunahana

Hilo postal route wrecked by construction gravel and now they're pushing light duty anyway

A Hilo postal worker can have a work injury claim and a separate fault case over road debris, and the biggest fights are usually over blame and forced "light duty."

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

After a Pearl City work crash, should I gather proof myself or trust my boss?

The adjuster is about to ask, "What proof do you have right now?" Your answer can decide whether this gets treated like a real injury claim or shoved onto your personal...

An IME doctor said you're fine - the MRI fight starts there

A Kaneohe bus driver can still have a real injury claim when the insurance doctor pretends the MRI means nothing.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

Parked outside a Hilo office, hit by a runner, then lowballed by a lying adjuster

A janitor in Hilo got stuck with a parked-car hit-and-run and an adjuster playing games about policy limits.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

Could a Waipahu crash settlement wipe out the SSDI check you live on?

A Waipahu rideshare driver on SSDI after a rear-end crash usually does not lose SSDI because of a settlement, but the hospital lien can gut the payout unless it gets challenged and reduced.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

i got hit on my motorcycle in Waipahu and now some stranger is filming me

A first crash is bad enough, and it gets worse fast when the insurer sends a private investigator to catch you moving around and call you a liar.

ARTICLE by Keoni Makoa

our bills won't wait while the rental car insurers fight

When a project manager dies after being hit in Kaneohe, the estate, the spouse, the kids, and the insurance mess are not all the same claim.

ARTICLE by Lisa Fernandez

After waiting months, can I still prove my Hilo truck crash?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that months of delay do not automatically destroy a Hawaii crash claim. The common mistake is assuming, "I didn't take...

I got a denial letter after my Kaneohe bridge crash and it barely explains anything

A nurse in Kaneohe crashes on black ice after a 12-hour shift, gets a vague denial, and then learns the injury was much worse than anyone thought.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

Hawaii Crash Claims Involving Preexisting Mental Health Conditions

In Hawaii, an insurer does not get to erase serious post-crash mental health harm just by pointing to old anxiety or depression, but they will absolutely try.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

How much is a Kaneohe PTSD claim worth after a truck crash?

$0 to six figures is the honest range, and the mistake people make is trying to price PTSD like a broken arm without first proving they can recover pain and suffering at all in...

My adjuster just said this Hilo crash is only workers' comp

A Hilo social worker can end up with workers' comp, PIP, and a claim against the left-turn driver all at once, and the insurers will spend months arguing over who pays first.

ARTICLE by Amy Chang