HRS §263-8
Contracts made while flying count as made on the ground
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that any contract or legal agreement a pilot or passenger makes while flying over Hawaii is treated as if it was made on the ground below. This makes it clear which state's laws apply to those agreements.
The statute, as written — Jurisdiction over contracts
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
All contractual and other legal relations entered into by aeronauts or passengers while in flight over the State shall have the same effect as if entered into on the land or water beneath.
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