STATE LAW – HAWAII LIBRARY – GUIDE 23
Hawaii Auto Insurance & Crash Law Case Authority Library
This issue-organized authority index collects primary Hawaii statutes and leading appellate decisions for no-fault/PIP, UM/UIM, insurer-duty and crash-law research.
Current 2025–2026 Hawaii Supreme Court developments
- In re Maui Fire Cases (2025): HRS § 663-10 provides the exclusive remedy for property-and-casualty insurers seeking reimbursement from a tort settlement after their insured settles with the tortfeasor.
- Burnes v. Hawaiian Electric Co. (2026): reaffirmed that settling insureds extinguish separate insurer subrogation claims and leave the statutory lien process as the insurer’s remedy.
- State v. Nahulu (2026): current Hawaii Supreme Court authority concerning when a driver is “involved in a collision” under Hawaii’s serious-injury/death scene-duty statute, relevant to crash-scene obligations and evidence issues.
This authority library is curated rather than exhaustive. Current statutes, the actual insurance policy, and the latest controlling Hawaii appellate decisions remain necessary for issue-specific reliance.
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