Joint and several liability rule · Hawaii

For Joint and several liability rule · Hawaii, state is Hawaii; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence, with the following exceptions: recovery of economic damages in actions involving injury or death, and non-economic damages in such actions, where a tortfeasor’s negligence is 25% or more; intentional torts; strict liability torts;; joint liability fault threshold is 25% or more; statutory citation is HRS § 663-10.9, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

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What the source says

Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence, with the following exceptions: recovery of economic damages in actions involving injury or death, and non-economic damages in such actions, where a tortfeasor’s negligence is 25% or more; intentional torts; strict liability torts;

— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31

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Source

• ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

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