HRS §431:10-222
Construction contracts cannot require indemnity for your own negligence
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section makes void any promise in a construction contract that would make one party pay for injuries or damage caused only by the other party's own carelessness or intentional wrongdoing. It does not affect workers' compensation claims or insurance contracts.
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The statute, as written — Construction industry; indemnity agreements invalid
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.
Any covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in connection with or collateral to, a contract or agreement relative to the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building, structure, appurtenance or appliance, including moving, demolition or excavation connected therewith, purporting to indemnify the promisee against liability for bodily injury to persons or damage to property caused by or resulting from the sole negligence or wilful misconduct of the promisee, the promisee's agents or employees, or indemnitee, is invalid as against public policy, and is void and unenforceable; provided that this section shall not affect any valid workers' compensation claim under chapter 386 or any other insurance contract or agreement issued by an admitted insurer upon any insurable interest under this code.
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