(a) The provisions in this chapter relating to or otherwise regulating the offer or sale of damage waivers shall apply to the offer or sale of collision insurance by lessors or limited line motor vehicle rental company producers.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-5.5

  • Damage waiver: means any contract or contractual provision, whether separate from or a part of a rental agreement, whereby the lessor agrees, for a charge, to waive any or all claims against the lessee for any damages to the rental motor vehicle during the term of the rental agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Lessee: means any person obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle from a lessor for a period of six months or less under the terms of a rental agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Lessor: means any person in the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined in § 286-2, which is rented or leased or offered for rent or lease in this State, whether for personal or commercial use, for a period of six months or less. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
(b) For purposes of this chapter, collision insurance means coverage to pay a specified amount to or on behalf of the lessee for claims by the lessor relating to loss of or damage to the rented vehicle. The definitions of collision insurance and damage waiver stated in this chapter shall apply only to this chapter. No definition of insurance in this chapter or in any other statute shall be deemed to include damage waiver as defined in this chapter.