University of Hawaii
University of Hawai‘i Data Breach Settlement
People who received a notice about the August 2025 University of Hawai‘i research-server incident could request an estimated $50 alternate payment or up to $5,000 for qualifying extraordinary losses, plus one year of medical data monitoring. The claim deadline passed on November 2, 2026. Benefits for timely valid claims depend on final approval.
Key facts
People who received a notice about the University of Hawai‘i research-server incident could claim settlement benefits until November 2, 2026, when the claim deadline passed. The proposed $3.5 million settlement concerns an incident discovered on or about August 31, 2025 involving epidemiology research servers at the UH Cancer Center. The university denies wrongdoing. This is not a settlement for every student or every clinical patient.
Who may qualify?
The class covers living U.S. residents notified that their private information may have been compromised. Certain judicial personnel, university-related people and valid opt-outs are excluded. The settlement resolves disputed claims rather than establishing that the university is liable.
What could timely claimants receive?
Timely valid claimants could choose an estimated $50 alternate cash payment or seek up to $5,000 for qualifying extraordinary losses associated with identity theft or fraud linked to the incident. These cash options cannot be combined. The alternate payment may increase or decrease with the number of valid claims. One year of medical data monitoring was also offered.
What dates matter?
The claim deadline passed on November 2, 2026. The formal notice and paper form allowed mailed claims postmarked by that date. The exclusion deadline was October 19, and the final approval hearing was scheduled for November 4, 2026. A scheduled hearing is not proof of approval or a payment date. Benefits for timely valid claims depend on final approval and any appeals.
Who may qualify
Living U.S. residents notified that their private information may have been compromised in the August 2025 research-server incident were eligible to claim. The incident concerned epidemiology research servers at the UH Cancer Center, not a blanket class of university students or clinical patients. Judicial and university-related exclusions and valid opt-outs apply. The claim deadline passed on November 2, 2026.
What proof do you need?
Did this settlement need proof of purchase?
For this settlement, you needed proof for some claims but not others. No expense documentation was needed for alternate cash. Extraordinary-loss claims required supporting records, a link to the incident, unreimbursed losses and reasonable efforts to avoid or recover those losses. A signed certification was required, and the online portal requested the notice ID and PIN. The claim deadline has passed. The claim window for this settlement has closed.
Where do these requirements come from?
From the official settlement notice - the document that sets out who qualifies and what they have to provide. Claim summarizes it; Claim does not set it. Where the notice and this page disagree, the notice is the one that counts.
How can I check a settlement email or text?
Who is the administrator?
Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc. is the settlement administrator: the company a court appoints to run the claims process, send notices and make payments. It is not the company being sued, and it is not Claim.
Is the sender's name enough to trust the message?
No. A sender name, a display name, a reply-to address and even a case number can all be copied. Check the case name and number in the message against the ones on this page, and reach the court-authorized settlement website yourself rather than through a link or button in the message.
What warning signs should I look for?
Any request for a fee, a payment or a wire to release settlement money. Any request for full banking login details. Pressure to act straight away. A web address that does not match the one in the official notice. Genuine notices identify the case by name and number and explain how payment is made.
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