(a) This chapter shall apply only to vehicle protection products delivered to consumers in the State of Hawaii, the warranties of which require the warrantor, to the extent agreed on as part of the warranty, to pay expenses to the consumer for the loss of or damage to the vehicle.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 481R-2

  • Consumer: means a person in this State who purchases or otherwise possesses a vehicle protection product. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481R-1
  • Vehicle identification number: means a serial number or identification mark of any vehicle established by the manufacturer for the purpose of identifying the vehicle. 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 which includes the application of a serial number or identification mark to a component or part of the vehicle shall include the vehicle identification number of the vehicle to which the product is applied. This chapter shall not apply to such a product if the product does not include the respective vehicle identification number.
(c) Loss of or damage to the vehicle under subsection (a) may also include unreimbursed incidental expenses that may be incurred by the consumer, including expenses for a replacement vehicle, temporary vehicle rental expenses, and registration expenses for replacement vehicles.

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