HB 333 Summary

• Establishes a new chapter in Hawaii Revised Statutes to authorize and regulate peer-to-peer car-sharing programs, defining key terms including shared cars, car-sharing periods, and participating parties.

• Requires peer-to-peer car-sharing programs to maintain motor vehicle insurance coverage at minimum levels equivalent to transportation network driver requirements during all car-sharing periods.

• Mandates comprehensive disclosures to shared car owners and drivers regarding insurance coverage, costs, fees, liability limitations, and risks before executing car-sharing agreements.

• Imposes operational requirements including driver's license verification, safety recall compliance, recordkeeping for six years, and restrictions on damage charges and advance deposits.

• Establishes a daily peer-to-peer car-sharing surcharge tax on program operators, with revenue deposited into the state highway fund, effective July 1, 2050.