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.
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.
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 fate of a proposed $4 billion settlement is in the hands of the Hawaii Supreme Court after parties of the proposed settlement and insurers argued before justices Thursday afternoon. The fire’s victims,
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Call it a comeback: A Lahaina whale-watching returns after disastrous Maui wildfire
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Hawaii Wildfire Case Could Have Huge Implications for Homeowners
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Rebuilding of Lahaina’s historic Front Street clears major hurdle for property owners
Maui County says there are more than 600 property owners, including 100 businesses waiting to rebuild Mauka of Front Street.
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SMA permits suspended for wildfire-impacted Lahaina properties mauka of Front Street
A waiver of special management area rules for Lahaina wildfire survivors is expected to reduce rebuilding permit processing ...
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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 ...
Waivers aim to streamline Lahaina rebuilding
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced Wednesday that the county will temporarily suspend Special Management Area rules for ...
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How does Hawaii plan to battle rising insurance rates?
Insurance companies nationwide are hiking rates to keep up with escalating risks for more frequent, fierce climate-driven ...
Maui fire recovery lights LA’s path
If California residents seek a microcosm of the challenges Los Angeles will face as the city recovers, they could look to ...
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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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More modular homes to be delivered to Lahaina for wildfire survivors
Motorists are advised of potential traffic delays as modular homes for wildfire survivors are transported from Kahului to the ...