HRS §662D-3
When you can still sue a volunteer
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lists situations where a person can sue a volunteer for damages, even though a different law usually protects volunteers. It covers serious misconduct, driving, interfering with others, trespassing, licensed work, and crimes. If none of these apply, the usual protection stays.
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The statute, as written — Exception
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.
Notwithstanding section 662D-2, if otherwise permitted by law, a person may sue and recover civil damages from a volunteer based upon: (1) Any conduct engaged in by the volunteer that would constitute gross negligence, wilful and wanton misconduct, or intentional misconduct; (2) Any act or omission in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle; (3) Any conduct engaged in by the volunteer while the volunteer is unreasonably interfering with the lawful activities of another; (4) Any conduct engaged in by the volunteer that takes place on private property when the volunteer's presence on the property was not consented to by the owner; (5) Any act or omission within a volunteer's scope of practice for which the volunteer is licensed, certified, permitted, or registered under state law to perform; provided that this paragraph shall not apply to volunteer medical assistance services pursuant to section 321-2.5; and (6) Any criminal offense committed by the volunteer.
Sections this one refers to
§321-2.5 Protections for volunteer medical workers
§662D-2 When volunteers are protected from lawsuits
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