The Hawaii House of Transportation passed an amended version of a Right to Repair bill that essentially tables the bill for further discussion. HB 1464, and its companion bill, SB 795, were introduced with language similar to the legislation and voter initiatives passed in Massachusetts and Maine that faced strong opposition
Automobile right-to-repair legislation has been introduced in the Hawaii legislature. House and Senate companion bills, similar to legislation and voter initiatives that have passed in Massachusetts and Maine and have been subject to lengthy litigation, would require auto manufacturers to create platforms to share a vehicle’s diagnostic and repair information
A Hawaii Senate bill would repeal a requirement that side and rear auto windows have no less than 35% light transmittance and expand an exemption from sun screening regulation of side and rear windows to personal vehicles provided that the vehicle has rear-view mirrors on both sides. Click here for
A bill was recently introduced in Hawaii that “clarifies the allowable scope of motor vehicle service contracts regulated by the Insurance Commissioner to include contracts for certain motor vehicle repair and replacement services.” The bill, HB 154, was introduced in the Hawaii House of Representatives on January 18 and was
A bill is under review in the Hawaii legislature that “specifies that the regulation of motor vehicle service contracts does not apply to agreements issued by automobile clubs; [and] clarifies the allowable scope of motor vehicle service contracts regulated by the Insurance Commissioner to include contracts for certain motor vehicle
The Hawaii Senate is considering a bill that aims to “repeal [the] provision requiring light transmittance of no less than 35 percent on side and rear windows of certain vehicles using sunscreening devices and glazing material.” It also “expands exemption from regulation of sunscreening side windows and rear windows of
Both the Hawaii House of Representatives and Senate currently are reviewing a bill related to insurers and how OEM parts are handled for repairs. The bill, labeled HB 1620 in the House and SB 2243 in the Senate, aims to “prohibit motor vehicle insurers from charging insureds an additional fee