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2026 cost estimates for personal injury in Hawaii, including attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses.
As of June 29, 2026, a personal injury in Hawaii costs on average $6,650, typically $2,650-$13,300 for a moderate-complexity case, based on sourced attorney-fee and court-cost data. A moderate-complexity case typically takes 6-12 months to resolve. Common related costs include court filing fee ($200-$500) and medical records and bills ($100-$500).
Data verified: June 29, 2026
| Complexity | Low | Median | High | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | $650 | $1,900 | $3,800 | 3-6 months |
| Moderate | $2,650 | $6,650 | $13,300 | 6-12 months |
| Complex | $6,950 | $20,850 | $41,700 | 12-36 months |
Last verified: June 2026
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</script>Personal injury cost formation works differently from most other legal matters because the attorney fee is usually contingent — a percentage of any settlement or verdict rather than an hourly bill. That percentage typically rises if the case proceeds to litigation or trial rather than settling early, since more attorney hours and case costs are involved. If there is no recovery, the client generally owes no attorney fee, though case costs (filing fees, expert reports) may still apply depending on the retainer agreement.
Separate from the attorney's percentage, a personal injury case accumulates its own case costs: expert witness fees (medical experts, accident reconstructionists), records requests, deposition transcription, and court filing fees if a lawsuit is filed. Simple claims that settle directly with an insurer before litigation avoid most of these costs; complex cases involving disputed liability, multiple parties, or serious injury typically require the full expert and litigation cost stack.
Take a moderate-complexity personal injury matter in Hawaii. The recorded median total is $6,650, with reported quotes clustering between $2,650 and $13,300. Each statutory line below is sized against that median.
Added together the itemised lines come to $1,800–$6,000, which leaves roughly $650–$4,850 of the Hawaii median as professional time — the part that differs between quotes. One further recorded fee is not itemised above and is not in that total.
At $6,650, the median personal injury cost in Hawaii runs 35% above the $4,928 national average across all 50 states and DC.
Hawaii carries 3 rows — simple, $650–$3,800 at $0–$0/hr over 3-6 months; moderate, $2,650–$13,300 at $0–$0/hr over 6-12 months; complex, $6,950–$41,700 at $0–$0/hr over 12-36 months — on 4 shared citations. Those figures put it in the top quarter of the table.
$6,650 is a median, not the middle of the band — $4,000 above the $2,650 floor, $6,650 under the $13,300 ceiling. Every rank below is out of 28.
Hawaii ranks 1st of 28 tracked states for a personal injury, inside the highest-cost quarter of the table. The gap to the $5,200 midpoint is $1,450 — 28% — and only 0 states record a higher median.
No tracked state records a higher median personal injury figure than Hawaii; the next row down is California at $6,050, $600 lower.
Within three percent of Hawaii's $6,650 there is no other tracked state at all, so the figure is not part of a cluster and small changes to it would move the state several rows.
| Rank | State | Median | Against Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $6,650 | — |
| 2 | California | $6,050 | −$600 |
| 3 | Illinois | $5,950 | −$700 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $5,900 | −$750 |
| 5 | Alaska | $5,800 | −$850 |
| 6 | Virginia | $5,750 | −$900 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $5,700 | −$950 |
$600 less moves Hawaii down a row, and only 1 tracked states sit within ten percent of the Hawaii figure: 0 above it and 1 below. The position is comparatively well separated from its neighbours.
There is nothing above Hawaii to climb past: $6,650 is the highest personal injury median recorded in this dataset.
Five places down means passing under California, Illinois, New Hampshire, Alaska, Virginia: $900.
$0 short of Hawaii ($6,650), $3,150 clear of Arkansas ($3,500).
In dollars the Hawaii moderate band is wide: $2,650 to $13,300, a $10,650 range, $2,325 wider than the peer-median band of $8,325.
Spread across the 6-12 months the sources record for a moderate matter, the $6,650 median works out to roughly $739 a month. A complex personal injury runs longer, at 12-36 months, but it also runs hotter — about $869 a month — so the extra cost is not simply the extra calendar time.
| Measure | Hawaii | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate median | $6,650 | 1st |
| Hourly median | — | — |
| Implied hours | — | — |
| Simple median | $1,900 | 2nd |
| Complex median | $20,850 | 1st |
The ranking barely moves across tiers — 2nd at the simple tier, 1st at moderate, 1st at complex of 28 — so Hawaii keeps roughly the same relative position whether the personal injury is straightforward or contested.
$1,900 is 2nd of 28 on a straightforward personal injury, under California ($1,900) and over Delaware ($1,850), $300 over the $1,600 tier midpoint.
At the complex tier Hawaii records $20,850 for 1st of 28, against a tier midpoint of $15,900.
The three bands are continuous in Hawaii: the simple tier reaches $3,800 where the moderate tier starts at $2,650, and the moderate tier reaches $13,300 where the complex tier starts at $6,950. A single quoted figure can therefore belong to two different tiers, and the tier label — not the number — is what identifies which.
| Tier | Hawaii | Rank | Tier midpoint | Implied hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | $1,900 | 2nd | $1,600 | — |
| moderate | $6,650 | 1st | $5,200 | — |
| complex | $20,850 | 1st | $15,900 | — |
$1,900 drops Hawaii to 2nd of 28 on straightforward matters, 1 below its moderate position and $300 (19%) over the $1,600 tier midpoint.
California ($1,900) and Delaware ($1,850) bracket it — a $50 window.
4 states record a simple-tier median within three percent of $1,900, denser than the 0 around the moderate row.
$20,850 keeps Hawaii at 1st on contested matters, the same place it holds on the headline figure, $4,950 (31%) over the $15,900 tier midpoint.
Nothing else sits within three percent of the $20,850 here, against 0 at the moderate tier.
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $1,900 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $1,900 |
| 3 | Delaware | $1,850 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $1,850 |
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $20,850 |
| 2 | New York | $19,400 |
| 3 | Virginia | $18,100 |
In Hawaii a personal injury is 5th of 8 at $6,650, between Immigration and Bankruptcy. At 50% of Criminal Defense ($13,350).
Hawaii is consistent across practice areas: over the matter types tracked here its rank only moves between 1st (Criminal Defense) and 2nd (DUI / DWI), so its 1st on personal injury reflects a general price level rather than something specific to this matter.
The spread across practice areas is wide. Divorce runs 51% above its own midpoint, while Bankruptcy runs 22% above its own midpoint — 29 percentage points apart. A single "Hawaii is expensive" or "Hawaii is inexpensive" claim would be wrong for at least one of the matter types tracked here.
The largest tracked median in Hawaii is 5.1x the smallest, effectively the 5.1x that the typical state records: the internal spread is ordinary even where the levels are not.
Every one of the 8 matter types tracked for Hawaii places it in the upper third of its table, which is why the 1st on personal injury is not an outlier.
That places the personal injury figure in the 100th percentile of the 28 states tracked here.
| Matter | Simple | Moderate | Complex | Hours | Rank | vs mid | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Defense | $5,050 | $13,350 | $38,050 | 33 | 1st | +31% | — |
| Divorce | $3,750 | $12,900 | $30,200 | 32 | 1st | +51% | — |
| DUI / DWI | $4,400 | $9,700 | $21,250 | 26 | 2nd | +30% | Washington |
| Immigration | $2,550 | $7,150 | $16,050 | 19 | 1st | +51% | — |
| Personal Injury | $1,900 | $6,650 | $20,850 | — | 1st | +28% | — |
| Bankruptcy | $2,150 | $4,400 | $6,550 | 13 | 1st | +22% | — |
| Real Estate Closing | $1,400 | $3,200 | $5,700 | 10 | 1st | +44% | — |
| Estate Planning / Probate | $750 | $2,600 | $7,750 | 7 | 1st | +25% | — |
What using the wrong reference figure costs. Hawaii ends the personal injury table, so one side has no row to borrow. The $5,200 midpoint of all 28 tracked states is out by $1,450 against the $6,650 recorded here.
Verified June 2026. Filing fees change on the Hawaiicourt's own schedule; billing models are covered in the legal fees guide.
This tool provides general cost estimates for informational purposes only. It is NOT legal advice. Costs vary significantly based on individual circumstances. Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for specific guidance.