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An adjuster saying "that's all the coverage" may be the oldest trick in Kona claims

A ranch hand near Kailua-Kona got electrocuted after livestock pushed her into a live wire with no lockout/tagout, and now the adjuster is acting like the insurance money is tiny.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

Miss that Honolulu notice deadline and a "small" Kaneohe crash gets ugly fast

A delayed brain bleed after a minor Kaneohe crash can turn into a brutal paperwork fight fast, especially if a city or state agency may be on the hook.

ARTICLE by Susan Watanabe

Six months after that Waipahu Uber crash, your jaw still clicks - is the clock already running out?

A Waipahu Uber passenger thought the airbag just left bruising, then months later learned the crash caused facial fractures and a jaw injury, and now the deadline is a mess.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

My boss says my bad back kills the claim - does it?

A Kaneohe seasonal farm worker fell from a ladder, got told his back was already bad, and now the insurer wants a release that could wipe out future claims tied to the same accident.

ARTICLE by Amy Chang

How much is permanent hand numbness after a Waipahu crash worth?

A Waipahu accountant with hand numbness after a crash can have a real injury case even when the fight is over whether the wreck was work-related and whether a defective part made it worse.

ARTICLE by Brandon Silva

Waipahu crash claim: your doctor says torn labrum, Instagram says otherwise

A sore shoulder that turns into a torn labrum weeks later can still be part of the crash claim in Hawaii, but social media can wreck the argument if the timeline looks sloppy.

ARTICLE by Susan Watanabe

Pearl City stair fall and a missed deadline can wreck a real case

A Pearl City nursing home attendant fell on apartment stairs with broken lighting and no handrail, then learned too late that injury claims have deadlines.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

Your Pearl City roof fall case may die before your back heals

A roof fall in Pearl City can turn into a hard deadline problem fast, and if the two-year clock is almost up, waiting gets dangerous.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

My grandkid got hurt at Pearl City school obstacle course what do I do?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is this: the worst-case mistake is waiting. If you go home, hope the pain eases, and let the school "handle it," the broken...

My Kona flagger got hit in road work and says he'll sue me now what?

The costliest mistake is not reporting it immediately and telling the worker to use regular health insurance or "wait and see." That can turn one claim into a much uglier one....

Two years later, that Kahului parking lot fall is still wrecking your route

A delivery driver in Kahului got hurt in a parking lot fall, PT was cut off fast, and now the real fight is proving the property owner and insurer don't get to blame the delay on him.

ARTICLE by Grace Santos

i got rear-ended in Pearl City and now they want me to settle before my head is right

A Pearl City parent with lingering post-concussion symptoms after a school-dropoff crash needs to know what a settlement really covers, what gets carved out first, and why settling before treatment is approved can go very badly.

ARTICLE by Susan Watanabe

I only filed workers' comp after my employee's Hilo county crash; did I ruin it?

The one thing Hawaiʻi County is hoping you never find out is this: filing workers' compensation only does not automatically kill a separate injury claim against a government...

my neighbor's dog tore up my arm in Kaneohe and now every insurer is acting like the surgery is optional

A Kaneohe construction worker with a serious dog-mauling injury can get boxed in by insurers pushing "conservative treatment" while fighting over which policy should pay.

ARTICLE by Brandon Silva

Miss this detail after a crash, and the whole story can get twisted: the wrong driver gets blamed, speeds get guessed at, and people assume the point of visible damage tells...

Lyft Insurance Gaps After an H-1 Collision

If a Hawaii rideshare driver gets hurt in the gray zone between trips, the fight is usually about which policy was active and who gets stuck paying first.

ARTICLE by Susan Watanabe

Is a Hilo deer-crash injury claim worth the hassle if I missed work?

If you get this wrong, the insurer cuts the value fast or denies the claim outright, and a few bad moves in the first 48 hours can make lost wages, treatment costs, and pain...

Pearl City truck crash was last year do I still have any options?

What changed recently is not in your favor: federal trucking records are still kept for surprisingly short periods, and ELD supporting documents often only have to be kept for...

point of impact

Where the vehicles, a vehicle and a person, or a vehicle and a fixed object actually made contact can strongly affect who pays for the damage, how fault is assigned, and...

i'm in Kahului and they say the dog policy is only $20,000

A child was bitten in the face at a friend's house in Kahului, and the insurer may be lowballing the case by lying about how much coverage exists.

ARTICLE by Brandon Silva