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Hawaii workers' comp filing deadline
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Notice to employer
Pending
Filing with the state
Written claim must be filed within 2 years after the date the effects of the injury have become manifest, AND within 5 years after the date of the accident or occurrence causing the injury (§386-82). For OD: 2 years after knowledge that injury was proximately caused by employment.
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Exceptions and tolling
Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in Hawaii:
Occupational disease — Manifestation rule
Manifestation rule with 5-year outer cap from accident date; OD-specific discovery rule applies.
Minor tolling
Pending
Mental / disability tolling
Pending
Death claim deadline
Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 2 years from date of death. This calculator does not yet handle death claims; consult a lawyer for those.
Leading case
Pending
Pending
Pending
About this entry
Some sub-elements of this entry (typically minor tolling, mental-disability tolling, or the leading case) haven't been independently verified.
Attribution
- Primary source
- https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0386/HRS_0386-0082.htm