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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

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...

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

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

You just got a letter that says the insurer is reviewing the crash file and may rely on "scene mapping" to evaluate fault. That usually means a measured layout of the accident...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

What are those curved tire marks telling everyone after a crash? They are the arcing streaks a vehicle leaves when it is moving forward but also sliding sideways, usually...

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

Feels wrong to sue over a Kaneohe crash, but the bad part may matter more than the turn

A project manager driving between job sites in Kaneohe may have both a workers' comp claim and a separate injury case if a defective SUV part caused or worsened the crash.

ARTICLE by Marcus Torres

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

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

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

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...

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

The place where people, vehicles, or objects first made contact in a collision. "Place" matters because the area of impact is a location, not just a damaged part. Investigators...