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First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforFirst Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.

    Insurance Services Office
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    13 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 1/1/1968

    Years in Business: 113

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. offers property and casualty insurance products distributed through an independent agency network.

    Products & Services

    Auto, Homeowners, Renters, Homeowners Bundles, Renters Bundles, Flood, Hurricane, Travel Insurance, Businessowners Policy, Workers' Compensation, Inland Marine, FiRMS

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. has 2 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      Location of This Business
      1100 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814-1600
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1968
      Years in Business:
      113
      Business Started:
      8/11/1911
      Business Incorporated:
      8/6/1982
      Accredited Since:
      1/1/1968
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      T:
      8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      W:
      8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      Th:
      8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      F:
      8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      Sa:
      Closed
      Su:
      Closed
      Business Management
      • Ms. Nina Ota, Vice President
      • Ms. Maria Yvette Barradas, Vice President
      • Todd Y Takayama, President
      • Cary Angelson, Director
      • Holly Araki, Vice President
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Maria Yvette Barradas, Vice President
      Additional Contact Information

      Website Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      13 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/28/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      My ***************************************************** *****, Hawaii on October 25,2023. The driver of the vehicle who hit us was insured by First Insurance of Hawaii. He reported the accident but it took a several days for the adjuster to be in touch with me about repairs and a rental vehicle. I called the company myself to expedite things and was able to reach ***************, eventually. She suggested Precision Autobody in ******* for repairs. We worked with them to get an estimate and then drop the car off for repairs. The repairs took 4 months due to being busy and when we were first called to pick up the van, we noticed the back hatch was not working. We had to leave it in the shop to be further repaired. Upon receiving a second call to pick up the van, we drove down to find out it had been scratched on the door. We had to leave it again to be buffed out. We were called a third time to pick it up and we did. However this time there was blood smeared and what appeared to be skin on the drivers side interior door. We did not go back bc we wanted to be done with the whole ordeal. Last week, I found out our credit card was charged by Enterprise for $1100 for the rental car we had to use during this time. It is my understanding after talking to First Insurance about why this would have happened is that they OKd the charge and only paid part of the rental car fee. I have asked them repeatedly to pay the remainder and/or work out the reimbursement with the autobody shop. They have told me they have been more than generous and will not reimburse the amount that was charged to us. I am writing for help in resolution. I was hit by the client of First Insurance. My son got a cut on his head and I had whiplash which MY insurance paid for. We were inconvenienced for months with navigating different rental vehicles that stopped working or had other issues. I had to take time off work. My husband did as well. We want reimbursement for this undue charge and resolution.
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      John J

      1 star

      12/05/2023

      Left a telephone message on or around the 28th of November and sent an email on December 4th, 2023 to Insurance Adjuster. *************************, regarding work orders on the repairs, where I am a tenant living in Condo ( ************) that, First Insurance Company of Hawaii represents for the owner of our rental, I've requested from our Property Manager, ****** and the repair company Premier Restoration copies of this info that my insurance company is requesting before they will even consider my claim. Today I have been working on this since October 2nd 2023. I am out $3800 dollars, I was told I had to vacate for two weeks for the repairs, and adjuster had found Asbestos, I need to remove my spouse who is incapacitated and a Paraplegic that it was not a safe environment for him til the repairs had been complete, the unit need to be brought up to code for a disabled person. He had to be moved to ******* care and I had to stay in a Hotel from September 19 thru October 2nd. 2023.

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