Latest Hawaii Headlines
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More Small Blasts from Hawaii Volcano
Jun 12 2018 // Small explosions at the summit of an erupting Hawaii volcano could send ash into communities. Scientists say the blasts happened Monday, including one after a magnitude-5.4 earthquake. Ash expelled from the Kilauea volcano...
Hawaii Insurance Agent Busy Sorting out Coverage Mess from Lava Flows
Jun 6 2018 // It could be an understatement to say Amber Lopez, principal at Pacific Island Insurance LLC in Hawaii, has been busy over the past month as the island state’s erupting Kilauea sends lava flows throughout...
Hawaii Volcano Lava Destroys 117 Homes on Big Island
Jun 6 2018 // Lava from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 100 homes in a rural Big Island district. As of Monday, lava burned down 117 homes, said Hawaii County spokeswoman Janet Snyder. On Friday, the...
Brown & Brown Acquires Servco Pacific Insurance in Hawaii
Jun 5 2018 // Brown & Brown Inc. has completed its acquisition of Servco Pacific Insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. SPI’s Hawaii operations will become Brown & Brown’s primary retail presence in the...
Hawaii, Central Pacific Could See Handful of Hurricanes This Season
May 25 2018 // The Central Pacific could see anywhere from three to six hurricanes over the next six months, forecasters predicted Wednesday. That would be an increase over the two named storms last year. Storm activity is likely to be...
Lawsuit Claims Hawaii Mall Officials Knew About Faulty Rail
May 16 2018 // Lawyers who have filed a lawsuit against the parent company of Hawaii’s Ala Moana Center say mall officials were warned about a railing years before it gave way, killing a young man and leaving another with a...
Hawaii Commissioner Erred; Some Lava Claims May be Excluded
May 14 2018 // Some homeowners in a Hawaiian neighborhood where lava is flowing might not be so fortunate when they file their claims after all. It was previously reported that Gordon Ito, Hawaii’s insurance commissioner, was...
Hawaii Residents Alerted to Toxic Gas from Eruption, New Areas At Risk
May 10 2018 // Hawaii residents were alerted on Thursday to rising levels of toxic gas from volcanic fissures and geologists warned that new areas east of the erupting Kilauea volcano may be at risk to lava bursting from the...
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Says Homes Destroyed by Kilauea Lava are Covered
May 9 2018 // Hawaii’s insurance commissioner has made it clear that homes destroyed or damaged in the recent lava flow into a Hawaii neighborhood are covered for the damage under homeowners insurance policies. Gordon Ito, who has...
Lava from Hawaii Volcano Destroys Dozens of Homes
May 7 2018 // Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced. Hawaii County officials said another four...
Hawaii Volcano Eruption Prompts Evacuations
May 4 2018 // Nearly 1,500 residents were ordered to evacuate from their volcano-side homes after Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano erupted, sending molten lava to chew its way through forest land and bubble up on paved streets. Volcano...
115 Homes in Hawaii Destroyed or Damaged by Heavy Rains
May 4 2018 // Last month’s record rains destroyed or did major damage to 115 homes on Kauai and Oahu islands, the state of Hawaii said Wednesday as it sought a disaster declaration from the president. The cost of emergency work...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Servco Pacific in Hawaii and Northwest
May 2 2018 // Brown & Brown Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Servco Pacific Insurance operations in Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest. The transaction is expected to close in June 2018, subject to certain closing...
Hawaiian Island Continues to Recover Following Flood
Apr 23 2018 // Recovery efforts continue to help some Hawaii residents get back on their feet following a devastating flood. About 30 community leaders from Kauai’s North Shore met over the weekend to discuss relief efforts and...
Downfall Eases, Improving Rescue Efforts After Massive Hawaii Storm
Apr 18 2018 // Heavy rains on Kauai let up this week, which helped emergency workers better rescue people stranded by flooding on the Hawaiian island. By Monday afternoon, emergency crews evacuated 152 people by helicopter, 121 people by...
Johns Tapped to Lead Zephyr Insurance in Hawaii
Apr 9 2018 // Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. has named Tim Johns as president and CEO of Zephyr Insurance Company Inc. in Hawaii. Johns will succeed President and CEO Richard Toyama. Johns was previously chief consumer officer at the...
Woodruff-Sawyer Adds Matthews to Risk Solutions Division in Hawaii
Apr 2 2018 // Woodruff-Sawyer has named Tim Matthews Honolulu office as vice president in risk control of its risk solution partners operation. Matthews will work with clients to apply risk management techniques and conduct loss control...
$1M for Woman in Hawaii Injured by Coconut Tree
Mar 8 2018 // The Honolulu City Council has approved a $1 million settlement with a woman who sued the city for injuries she sustained when a coconut tree struck her in 2012. Ana Krogh-Doyle was a competitive surfer before being struck...
Nurse in Hawaii Awarded Nearly $4M For Harassment
Mar 8 2018 // A Honolulu nurse has been awarded nearly $4 million after an image of a noose was taped to her locker and a racist note was left in her hospital mailbox. A jury on Wednesday awarded former Queen’s Medical Center...
Maintenance Issues Led to Hawaii Helicopter Crash, Federal Report Shows
Feb 26 2018 // A Hawaii tour helicopter was not properly maintained when it crashed into waters near Pearl Harbor two years ago, according to a federal report. The final report from the National Transportation Safety Board indicated that...
