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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

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

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

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

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

Why is my Waipahu insurer saying no plate means no UM claim?

In Hawaii, many UM hit-and-run claims land roughly in the $15,000 to $50,000 range, with serious injury cases going much higher. If your insurer is acting like "no plate, no...

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

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

Deep cuts in the road surface made during a crash. "Deep" matters because these marks go below ordinary tire scuffs or skid marks and usually show that a hard metal part of a...

Am I screwed if his employer says he was off the clock?

A Hilo salon worker got hit head-on in a parking garage, and the ugly fight is whether the driver's employer can dodge the claim by saying he was off duty.

ARTICLE by Kimo Aiona

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

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

event data recorder

A small electronic device built into many vehicles records brief, crash-related information such as speed, braking, seat belt use, throttle position, and changes in force just...

point of impact

People constantly mix this up with point of rest, and the difference is not minor. The point of impact is the location where two vehicles, a vehicle and a person, or a vehicle...

Like measuring how far a dropped tool skids across a workshop floor, the distance a person, vehicle part, or other object travels after impact can help show how much force was...

Can I still use my Hawaii UM coverage without a plate number?

Unlike California, where hit-and-run fights often turn on stricter proof issues, in Hawaii the key is speed: report it immediately, notify your insurer as soon as possible, and...

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

What evidence do I need for a Kaneohe hit-and-run Uber UM claim?

The one thing the insurer is hoping you never find out is that no plate number does not kill a Hawaii UM claim. Before you know that, a passenger hurt in an Uber on Kamehameha...

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

I never got the hit-and-run plate in Honolulu. Did I ruin my case?

In California, people often focus first on the other driver's liability claim. Hawaii is different because it is a no-fault state: your own Personal Injury Protection (PIP) is...