HRS §279L-4
Car-sharing program and car owner exempt from liability
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that a peer-to-peer car-sharing program and the car's owner are not responsible for someone else's actions just because they own the car. This follows federal law. It only applies to liability based on ownership alone.
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The statute, as written — Exemption; vicarious liability
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.
Consistent with title 49 United States Code section 30106, a peer-to-peer car-sharing program and shared car owner shall be exempt from vicarious liability under any state or local law that imposes liability solely based upon motor vehicle ownership.
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