HI SB3164

Eliminates joint and several liability for nonprofit child welfare service organizations that contract with the Department of Human Services to provide child welfare services to children and families

Limits liability for child welfare service organizations to only their percentage share of damages when found to be a tortfeasor alongside other parties

Addresses insurance crisis facing child welfare organizations, where many carriers have withdrawn from the market, reduced coverage limits, or imposed drastically higher premiums

Includes vicarious liability for the acts or omissions of the organization's officers, agents, and employees within the liability limitations

Creates a new chapter in Hawaii Revised Statutes specifically governing child welfare service organizations' tort liability