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.

The Hawaii Supreme Court is scheduled to hear about insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire ...

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced Wednesday that the county will temporarily suspend Special Management Area rules for properties mauka of Front Street or outside of the erosion hazard line — a move ...

Victims of a deadly 2023 Hawaii wildfire that decimated the town of Lahaina are expected to testify in court during an ...

Motorists are advised of potential traffic delays as modular homes for wildfire survivors are transported from Kahului to the ...

Senate Bill 1296 would not require special management area permits for structures in Lahaina town if they were destroyed in ...

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz announced that Hawaii will receive nearly $9.8 million dollars in new federal funding from FEMA to ...

The disparities, as well as the need to deal with chronic water shortages and fights over access, has led the county to a ...

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Maui Ocean Adventures is a woman-owned company run by two long-time boat captains in Lahaina that had only been open for two weeks when the fire destroyed the town and the fledgling business. Now, ...

Overall, we think it was a realistic and reasonable outcome, and it’s going to just be a critical step to getting money into ...