UPDATE: Distribution of payments to timely, valid claims began on December 23, 2024. If you elected to receive your payment via paper check, please allow up to 14 days for delivery. The process to enroll in CyEx by Pango Group for Identity Theft Protection is active. Please email info@hiusasettlement.com if you need assistance locating your Activation Code. If you need assistance with the enrollment process or have questions regarding your credit monitoring benefits, please contact CyEx directly.
Settlement Information
A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against HawaiiUSA, captioned Smith, et al. v. HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, Case No. 1CCV-24-0000154, in the Circuit Court for the First Circuit, State of Hawai’i, brought on behalf of all persons whose personally identifiable information was potentially compromised as a result of the cyberattack against HawaiiUSA in December of 2022. The settlement does not mean that HawaiiUSA did anything wrong, or that the Plaintiffs and/or the Settlement Class would, or would not, win the case if it were to go to trial.
Who Is a Class Member?
The Settlement Class is defined as all persons in the United States to whom HawaiiUSA mailed a notification that their information may have been impacted in the Data Incident.
Your Legal Rights and Options
Option and Deadline |
Your Legal Rights |
Submit a ClaimDeadline Passed |
You must submit a Valid Claim form to receive credit-monitoring services from the settlement and reimbursement for unreimbursed expenses. |
Exclude Yourself From the settlementDeadline Passed |
You will receive no benefits from the settlement, but you will retain your legal claims against the Released Persons. |
object to the settlementDeadline Passed |
Write to the Court about why you do not like the settlement. You must remain in the Settlement Class to object to the settlement. |
Go to a hearing onSeptember 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. |
Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement. |
Do Nothingno deadline |
You will receive no benefits from the settlement and will no longer be able to sue the Released Persons, including HawaiiUSA, over the claims resolved in the settlement. |
Dates and Deadlines
Claims Deadline
August 27, 2024
Exclusion Deadline
July 28, 2024
Objection Deadline
July 28, 2024
Final Approval Hearing
September 17, 2024