(a) Notwithstanding section 431:10C-B, an authorized insurer that writes motor vehicle insurance in the State may exclude any and all coverage and the duty to defend or indemnify any claim afforded under a shared car owner‘s motor vehicle insurance policy during the car-sharing period, including:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-803

  • Car-sharing period: means the period of time that commences with the car-sharing delivery period or, if there is no delivery period, that commences with the car-sharing start time and, in either case, ends at the car-sharing termination time. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-801
  • Injury: means accidental harm not resulting in death. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-103
  • Insurer: means every person holding a valid certificate of authority to engage in the business of making contracts of motor vehicle insurance in this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-103
  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle of a type required to be registered under chapter 286, including a trailer attached to such a vehicle, but not including motorcycles and motor scooters. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-103
  • Motor vehicle insurance policy: means an insurance policy that meets the requirements of § 431:10C-301. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-103
  • Owner: means a person who holds the legal title to a motor vehicle; except that in the case of a motor vehicle which is the subject of a security agreement or lease with a term of not less than one year with the debtor or lessee having the right to possession, such term means the debtor or lessee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-103
  • Shared car: means a motor vehicle that is registered pursuant to chapter 286 and is not owned; controlled; operated; maintained; or managed by or registered, directly or indirectly through an affiliate, to the peer-to-peer car-sharing program; and is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-801
(1) Liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage;
(2) Personal injury protection coverage as set forth in § 431:10C-304;
(3) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage;
(4) Medical payments coverage;
(5) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and
(6) Collision physical damage coverage.
(b) Except as required under section 431:10C-B, nothing in this part shall invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a motor vehicle insurance policy, including any insurance policy in use or approved for use that excludes coverage for motor vehicles made available for rent, sharing, or hire.