(a) A warrantor may appoint a designee to be responsible for any or all of the administration of vehicle protection products and for compliance with this chapter. The designee shall be liable to the extent the warrantor would be liable for violations of this chapter committed by the designee.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 481R-7

  • Consumer: means a person in this State who purchases or otherwise possesses a vehicle protection product. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481R-1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Seller: means a person engaged in the business of offering a vehicle protection product for sale to a consumer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481R-1
  • Vehicle protection product: means a product or system, which includes a written warranty, that is:

    (1) Installed or applied to a vehicle; and

    (2) Designed to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481R-1

  • Warrantor: means a person named under the terms of a vehicle protection product warranty as the contractual obligor to the consumer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481R-1
(b) A vehicle protection product may not be issued, sold, or offered for sale in this State unless at the time of purchase the warrantor provides to the consumer:

(1) A copy of the vehicle protection product warranty; or
(2) A receipt for, or other written evidence of, the purchase of the vehicle protection product.
(c) A warrantor who complies with subsection (b)(2), within thirty days after the date of purchase, shall provide to the consumer a copy of the vehicle protection product warranty.
(d) A warrantor shall indemnify a seller who pays or is obligated to pay a consumer any money the warrantor is obligated to pay under the terms of the vehicle protection product warranty, including damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs.

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