Case Name: YASH RANA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. BISHOP INSURANCE OF HAWAII, INC., a Hawaii corporation, Respondent-Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii
Jurisdiction: Hawaii
Decision Date: 1985-12-05
Citations: 68 Haw. 269
Docket Number: NO. 10097; CIVIL NO. 78040
Parties: YASH RANA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. BISHOP INSURANCE OF HAWAII, INC., a Hawaii corporation, Respondent-Appellee
Judges: LUM, C.J., NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI AND WAKATSUKI, JJ.
Reporter: Hawaii Reports
Volume: 68
Pages: 269–269

Head Matter:
YASH RANA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. BISHOP INSURANCE OF HAWAII, INC., a Hawaii corporation, Respondent-Appellee
NO. 10097
(CIVIL NO. 78040)
DECEMBER 5, 1985
LUM, C.J., NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI AND WAKATSUKI, JJ.
A. Peter Howell on the briefs for Petitioner-Appellant.
David L. Stretch and Roy F. Hughes on the brief for Respondent-Appellee.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
WAKATSUKI, J.
The question before the court, upon a petition for writ of certiorari, is whether the Hawaii No-Fault Law, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 294, as amended, precludes the stacking of basic no-fault insurance coverages where the injured named insured has a single insurance policy covering several vehicles.
The Intermediate Court of Appeals, upon reviewing legislative history, held that HRS § 294-2(10) and -3(c) preclude the stacking of basic no-fault insurance policies and coverages.
We adopt and affirm the reasoning and decision of the Intermediate Court of Appeals.
§ 294-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(10) "No-fault benefits" with respect to any accidental harm shall be subject to an aggregate limit of $15,000 per person or his survivor and means[.]
§ 294-3 Right to no-fault benefits. . . .
(c) "Maximum limit". The total no-fault benefits payable per person or on his death to his survivor on account of accidental harm sustained by him in any one motor vehicle accident shall be $15,000, regardless of the number of motor vehicles involved or policies applicable.