Latest Hawaii Headlines
All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Palomar, TriCoast Insurance Launch Windstorm-Hurricane Product in Hawaii
Mar 13 2015 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has partnered with TriCoast Insurance Services, LLC to offer a residential windstorm-hurricane insurance product in Hawaii. The product is a stand-alone hurricane coverage that will be...
Island Insurance in Hawaii Names Onofrietti Senior Vice President
Mar 9 2015 // Hawaii-based Island Insurance Company Ltd. has named Michael A. Onofrietti senior vice president of actuarial services, product development and management. Onofrietti, who previously held the title of vice president, will...
People – West
Mar 9 2015 // Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Aegis Specialty Insurance Services has named Brian Weaver vice president of sales. Weaver has more than 34 years of insurance sales experience. Most recently, Weaver was vice president of sales for...
Climate Change Affecting Hawaii Island Storms, Researchers Say
Feb 23 2015 // Two university of Hawaii researchers say climate change is affecting rainfall on Hawaii Island. The researchers say heavy rainstorms are occurring more often on the Big Island. Ying Chen and Pao-Shin Chu reported their...
Woodruff-Sawyer Names Four New Partners From West
Feb 17 2015 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named four executives as partners: Kim Armanasco and Michelle Droz from the San Francisco office, Jared Pelissier of the Southern California office, and Brad...
Climate Change Affecting Hawaii Island Storms, Researchers Say
Feb 10 2015 // Two university of Hawaii researchers say climate change is affecting rainfall on Hawaii Island. The researchers say heavy rainstorms are occurring more often on the Big Island. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Ying...
United Insurance Holdings Completes Family Security Acquisition
Feb 4 2015 // United Insurance Holdings Corp., a Florida-based property and casualty insurance holding company, has closed its acquisition of Family Security Holdings LLC (FSH) and its subsidiaries, which have operations in Hawaii and...
Lava on Track To Hit Gas Station, Stores in Hawaii
Dec 17 2014 // Lava from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island is on course to reach a shopping center with a gas station and a supermarket in seven to 10 days, officials said. Lava is about 1 mile from the shopping center in the small...
UPC Insurance to Acquire Family Security Holdings
Dec 16 2014 // United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance) said it plans to acquire Family Security Holdings LLC for $9 million. The transaction is expected to close by Jan. 31, 2015. FSH is an insurance holding company with two...
Sweetener Maker Settles Suit in Hawaii for $6.1M
Dec 8 2014 // The maker of Truvia Natural Sweetener will pay $6.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated by a Hawaii woman. Kailua-Kona resident Denise Howerton was the first to sue Cargill, which manufactures the product...
Risk Solution in Hawaii Joins Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Dec 8 2014 // Hawaii-based insurance firm Risk Solution Partners has merged with Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. RSP will operate as a subsidiary of Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. under the Risk Solution Partners name. The merger enables...
Dry Conditions Shouldn’t Impact Hawaii Coffee Crops
Nov 11 2014 // A new forecast says Hawaii’s Big Island can expect below-average rainfall this winter. But it’s not likely to experience severe drought. The National Weather Service says there is a 55- to 60 percent chance of...
Lava Sets House Ablaze in Hawaii Town
Nov 11 2014 // A stream of lava set a home on fire Monday in a rural Hawaii town that has seen the slow-moving flow approach for months. The molten rock hit the house just before noon, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense Director...
Hawaii Town Rebuilt After Lava Flow
Nov 4 2014 // Ten miles from the Hawaii town of Pahoa that is being menaced by a stream of lava from Kilauea volcano, there’s another community that was almost entirely swallowed by the molten rock nearly 30 years ago. Today, a...
Lava Nears First Home in Hawaii
Oct 28 2014 // Hawaii officials will make arrangements for those living in the path of a lava flow to watch the destruction of their homes. That accommodation is being made to “provide for a means of closure,” Hawaii County...
Ana Turns From Hawaii, Downgraded To Tropical Storm
Oct 20 2014 // Hawaii residents started to relax Sunday after days of keeping a cautious eye on Hurricane Ana, which was downgraded by late afternoon into a tropical storm. After being dangerously close for several days the closest Ana...
Tropical Storm Ana Forecast to Impact Hawaii This Weekend
Oct 17 2014 // A Central Pacific Hurricane Center advisory shows Tropical Storm Ana is located 315 miles south-southwest of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. While Ana is gradually strengthening, and may achieve...
Tropical Storm Ana Eyes Hawaii; Hurricane Gonzalo Threatens Bermuda
Oct 15 2014 // Hurricane Gonzalo grew into a major storm that threatens Bermuda later this week, while half a world away Tropical Storm Ana may become the second system this year to sweep Hawaii’s Big Island. Gonzalo, with top...
Best Agency to Work For – West
Oct 6 2014 // Aloha Bolton Best in West Bolton & Co. – Pasadena, California Bolton & Co.’s Julie Bowman, chief financial officer, Steve Brockmeyer, president and Mike Morey, chief operating officer. Say aloha for the...
Hawaii Road Crews Prepping Lava Encroachment
Sep 15 2014 // Road crews on Hawaii’s Big Island have begun clearing access roads in case a lava flow from a nearby volcano cuts a main highway. The Hawaii County Civil Defense agency reported Sunday that the lava flow had advanced...
