Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-10

  • 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
  • Plain language: means language written or spoken in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Rental agreement: means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of the rental motor vehicle by the lessee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3

Before the execution of a rental agreement, each lessor who offers a damage waiver option to a lessee shall provide to the lessee a pamphlet, written in plain language, that includes all of the information described in section 437D-5(a)(1) through (6). The requirements of this section shall be deemed to be satisfied if the lessor places the pamphlets prominently and conspicuously on the rental desk, countertop, or in a wall holder, where the pamphlets may be easily seen and reached by lessees and potential lessees.