Fraud and Embezzlement Economic Damages Expert in Hawaii

By Christopher Skerritt, M.Ed., MBA, Chief of Economic Services · Published · Reviewed

KW Economics prepares economic damages analyses for fraud and embezzlement cases venued in Hawaii: the components the loss claim consists of, the records that drive them, and a present value built to Hawaii's damages rules and venues. Plaintiff and defense.

A fraud or embezzlement economic claim establishes how much was taken, over what period, by what mechanism, and where it went, and quantifies the loss in a form that supports a civil claim or a restitution figure. Read the full fraud and embezzlement analysis guide.

Hawaii courts and expert standards

Hawaii courts ask whether an expert opinion is relevant and reliable and whether it will help the jury, treating the reliability factors the federal courts use as helpful rather than required and not insisting on general acceptance; the witness is qualified by training and experience. An economic damages report is examined on whether its assumptions have a published basis and fit the record.

Where these cases are heard

Highest court: Hawaii Supreme Court. Federal venues: D. Haw. Court system: courts.state.hi.us.

Damages framework

Hawaii reduces a negligence-based award by the plaintiff's share of fault and bars recovery once that share exceeds the combined fault of the defendants. Prejudgment interest is discretionary, so the report separates past from future amounts and supplies the schedule the court would need to award it. Economic damages are not subject to a general statutory limit outside specific statutory claims.

How the analysis is built

The same four steps apply to a fraud and embezzlement case venued in Hawaii; the damages framework above decides which components enter the total.

  1. Map the scheme's mechanism from the records and identify each transaction that fits it.
  2. Confirm the amounts against bank statements, cancelled checks, and third-party documents rather than the internal books alone.
  3. Trace the diverted funds forward to the accounts and assets they reached, and quantify the consequential losses with the causal link explained.
  4. Separate the amounts established from records, the amounts estimated from patterns, and the amounts that could not be determined.

Attorney guides for fraud and embezzlement cases

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Frequently asked: fraud and embezzlement cases in Hawaii

Which Hawaii courts hear fraud and embezzlement cases?

Fraud and Embezzlement cases venued in Hawaii are heard in the Circuit Court (General jurisdiction; larger civil cases, felonies, family court division). Final appeals run to the Hawaii Supreme Court. Matters within federal jurisdiction proceed in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

How does Hawaii's damages framework shape the economic analysis?

Hawaii reduces a negligence-based award by the plaintiff's share of fault and bars recovery once that share exceeds the combined fault of the defendants. Prejudgment interest is discretionary, so the report separates past from future amounts and supplies the schedule the court would need to award it. Economic damages are not subject to a general statutory limit outside specific statutory claims. Hawaii courts ask whether an expert opinion is relevant and reliable and whether it will help the jury, treating the reliability factors the federal courts use as helpful rather than required and not insisting on general acceptance; the witness is qualified by training and experience. An economic damages report is examined on whether its assumptions have a published basis and fit the record.

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References

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