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Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 8.9

ELEMENTS OF DAMAGES

activein force · 2026-08-20 – presentas-observed

If you find for plaintiff(s) on the issue of liability,

plaintiff(s) is/are entitled to damages in such amount as in

your judgment will fairly and adequately compensate him/her/them

for the injuries which he/she/they suffered. In deciding the

amount of such damages, you should consider:

1. The extent and nature of the injuries he/she/they

received, and also the extent to which, if at all, the injuries

he/she/they received are permanent;

2. The deformity, scars and/or disfigurement he/she/they

received, and also the extent to which, if at all, the

deformity, scars and/or disfigurement are permanent;

3. The reasonable value of the medical services provided

by physicians, hospitals and other health care providers,

including examinations, attention and care, drugs, supplies, and

ambulance services, reasonably required and actually given in

the treatment of plaintiff(s) and the reasonable value of all

such medical services reasonably probable to be required in the

treatment of plaintiff(s) in the future;

4. The pain, emotional suffering, and disability which

he/she/they has/have suffered and is/are reasonably probable to

suffer in the future because of the injuries, if any; and

5. The lost income sustained by plaintiff(s) in the past

and the lost income he/she/they is/are reasonably probable to

sustain in the future.

Provenance

Source
courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-20
Content hash
a9e92b1f5e54189d6fa52aca734a6805be9cfb459edb87a1a14b314aeac638f7
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