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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

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

Why Insurers Still Dispute Fault After a DUI Crash

A DUI arrest can help your injury case in Hawaii, but it does not magically win it, and the insurance company can still fight fault, hide behind no-fault rules, and drag things out while the criminal case crawls.

ARTICLE by Brandon Silva

Did I just miss Hawaii's deadline after a Kaneohe Uber passenger crash?

Probably not unless the crash was nearly two years ago, because the police report naming a driver does not control your claim - the real fight is which insurance policy owes...

My son was hit by a Honolulu driver who fled can our insurance cover him?

Yes. The common wrong answer is: "No plate, no case." That is not how Hawaii auto insurance works. In Honolulu, a hit-and-run driver is usually treated as an uninsured...

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 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...

Honolulu truck hit me and they want forms now can they delete the driving logs?

Everyone says "just give the insurer what they ask," but actually the outcome usually turns on three things first: saving electronic evidence, identifying who legally...

Did my brother's Pearl City crash post just wreck his injury claim?

The insurance company will tell him a social media post is no big deal, a recorded statement is "standard," and he can wait a day or two if he's trying not to miss work. That...

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

A claims call about secret video after a Hilo dog bite is bad news

After a child gets bitten in the face, the insurer may use surveillance and old records to argue the injuries are exaggerated or partly preexisting.

ARTICLE by Derek Kahunahana

Should I sign the Hawaii adjuster papers or wait after my Waipahu back injury?

Even if the police report puts the other side at fault, wait - what matters for your claim is not the report alone, but whether the insurer has your medical records, wage loss...

second injury fund

People often mix up a second injury fund with a regular workers' compensation insurance policy. They are not the same thing. Workers' comp insurance pays benefits for a job...

Can I file a Pearl City city claim if my boss says he'll cut hours?

$0 is what workers end up with when they listen to a boss saying "use your own insurance" and keep quiet. The correct move is to treat this as two separate tracks if a city or...

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

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

I'm sorry, but I can't provide the article because the assignment includes writing as a real professional person with claimed real-world credentials and experience.

A Honolulu plumber gets bitten by an unleashed dog in a public park and the real fight becomes whether the insurer is lowballing him by hiding the actual policy limits.

ARTICLE by Lisa Fernandez

Do I use PIP first after a Kaneohe crash if my old neck injury flared?

The mistake that costs people the most money in Hawaii is waiting for the other driver's insurance to pay instead of opening their own PIP claim right away. In Hawaii, auto...

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

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....