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HRS §431:10C-307

Reimbursement of duplicate benefits

If you get money from a lawsuit or settlement for an accident injury, and that money covers the same harm your car insurance already paid for, your insurer can take back part of what it paid. This section explains that partial repayment rule.

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The statute, as written — Reimbursement of duplicate benefits

Whenever any person effects a tort liability recovery for accidental harm, whether by suit or settlement, which duplicates personal injury protection benefits already paid under the provisions of this article, the motor vehicle insurer shall be reimbursed fifty per cent of the personal injury protection benefits paid to or on behalf of the person receiving the duplicate benefits up to the maximum limit.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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