Payment sufficient to satisfy requirements
HRS §287-18
in effect287-18. Payment sufficient to satisfy requirements
Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:
(1) When $25,000 is credited upon any judgment or
judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of accidental harm
sustained by any one person as a result of any one accident applicable to each
person sustaining accidental harm; or
(2) When $10,000 is credited upon any judgment or
judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction
of property of others as a result of any one accident.
Payments made in settlement of any claims because of
bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident
shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
[L
1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-96; am L 1963, c 98, §1; HRS §287-18; am L
1982, c 210, §5]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0287/HRS_0287-0018.htmFetched: 11/10/2026