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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

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

Should I take a Honolulu crash settlement before DoorDash deactivates me?

No - the insurer wants you to believe speed is safer than value, but taking an early offer before your injuries, downtime, and liability facts are clear is usually how Honolulu...

child support guidelines

A set of legal rules and formulas used to calculate how much financial support a parent should pay for a child, usually based on each parent's income, the child's needs, and...

I found out the filing clock may be almost up after that Waipahu fog pileup

A night-shift security guard in Waipahu can still have multiple sources of money after a fog pileup, but the two-year lawsuit deadline and the empty-LLC problem can wreck the case fast.

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

Settle that Kona crosswalk claim too fast and Medicare gets paid before you breathe

A Kailua-Kona nursing home attendant on SSDI can usually settle a pedestrian crash claim without losing SSDI, but Medicare reimbursement and blame-shifting between insurers can wreck the deal if it's handled too early.

ARTICLE by Derek Kahunahana

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

Why is Honolulu insurance saying I can just sign away my kid's crash claim?

There is no single Hawaii average, but Honolulu child-injury crash settlements often range from the low five figures to six figures or more when the child has fractures, head...

Who gets paid first from a Waipahu crash settlement in Hawaii?

If you were hit by a service truck on Farrington Highway in Waipahu and later settle, the money does not all go straight to you. Usually, attorney's fees and case costs come...

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

postnuptial agreement

A written contract spouses sign after marriage to set rules about money, property, and debt. "Written" matters because informal promises usually do not hold up when a marriage...

community property state

Miss this label in a divorce or death case, and a spouse can be pushed into signing away money, a home, retirement funds, or debt without realizing what rules actually apply. A...

How much is a Pearl City crash case worth with an old back injury?

Everyone says old back problems kill your case, but actually a prior back injury does not make your Hawaii claim worthless. A Pearl City crash claim with an old back issue can...

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

marital property vs separate property

You just got a letter that says the court needs a list of what belongs in the "marital estate" and what does not. That is the basic difference between marital property and...

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

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

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

How much is a Kaneohe brake failure crash worth with a recalled car part?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that the biggest mistake is treating this like an ordinary car wreck claim. If a recalled brake part caused or worsened...