State high court probes conditions of Maui wildfires settlement
Hawaii Supreme Court justices posed many exacting, and sometimes skeptical, questions Thursday to attorneys in a case pertaining to the validity of a $4 billion deal to settle Maui wildfire litigation.
What to know about what’s tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims
The Hawaii Supreme Court is scheduled to hear about insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire settlement.
Hawaii Supreme Court hears arguments over Lahaina wildfire victims’ global settlement
The $4.037 billion Global Settlement was announced in August. On Thursday, Feb, 6, the Hawaii Supreme Court finally had the opportunity to question lawyers about the legality of it.
Hawaii Supreme Court tackles insurer issues stalling $4 billion Lahaina fire settlement
The fire’s victims, along with the state and other parties, agreed in August 2024 to a $4 billion settlement to resolve hundreds of lawsuits filed in the wake of wildfires that destroyed the town of Lahaina on Maui and killed over 100 people and left thousands more displaced in 2023.
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court hears arguments in case tying up $4B Maui wildfire settlement
The defendants blamed for causing the deadly tragedy agreed to pay a total of $4.037 billion to resolve claims by thousands of affected people. But a key settlement term says insurance companies can’t separately go after the defendants to recoup money paid to policyholders.
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Call it a comeback: A Lahaina whale-watching returns after disastrous Maui wildfire
Chrissy Lovett had just opened Maui Ocean Adventures when a deadly wildfire swept through Lahaina in 2023, burning up the ...
Hawaii Wildfire Case Could Have Huge Implications for Homeowners
Regardless of which way the court rules, homeowners could be impacted from a case that revolves around a $4 billion ...
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Lahaina seaside owners want accelerated rebuilding process
Native Hawaiian Warren Freeland wants to see his family’s historic Pioneer Inn rebuilt as it was before the 2023 wildfire ...
Luxury homes on Maui enjoy Hawaii’s cheapest water. The county wants to change that
The disparities, as well as the need to deal with chronic water shortages and fights over access, has led the county to a ...
Maui fire recovery lights LA’s path
With the largest of the multiple Los Angeles-area wildfires finally contained and residents of the devastated Pacific ...
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‘Lahaina Ondo’ highlights the joys and trials of Japanese plantation workers
The joys and struggles of the bygone days of the Westside’s Japanese plantation workers are celebrated with a new five-song ...
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FEMA completes over 165 temporary homes for Lahaina fire survivors
After 13 months of work, FEMA completed the construction of 167 temporary homes for Lahaina fire survivors on a hillside ...
Maui wildfire exposure study seeks final round of participants
Maui residents have one last chance to take part in a health study that’s tracking the long-term effects of the deadly 2023 ...
Tourists are flocking to this once quiet Hawaii town
The harbor town of Maalaea, Hawaii, sits at the crossroads of Maui, situated on the isthmus between one busy end of the ...