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#1 Things to Know About Lawsuits and Tourism a Month After Fire Leveled a Hawaii Community
Sep 6 2023 // Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people, authorities on Maui are working their way through a list of the missing that has grown almost as quickly as names have...
#2 Texas Judge Orders Houston Attorney to Reimburse Insurer $137,000 for “Frivolous” Lawsuit
Nov 28 2023 // A Texas judge has ordered a Houston plaintiffs’ attorney to reimburse an insurer $137,000 for the legal fees it expended to defend itself against a “frivolous” and “groundless” lawsuit that...
#3 Hawaii Wildfire Burning in Rainforest on Oahu
Nov 13 2023 // A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at...
#4 Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters
Aug 29 2023 // Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out...
#5 Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires
Sep 7 2023 // After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month`s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and...
#6 Hawaiian Utility Sued by Homeowner Over Lahaina Fire
Aug 17 2023 // The Hawaiian power company in the crosshairs after wildfires ripped through parts of Maui faces a new lawsuit blaming its equipment for starting blazes that claimed more than 100 lives and wreaked billions of dollars in...
#7 FEMA Has Paid Out $5.6M so far to Hawaii Wildfire Survivors
Aug 24 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households in Maui so far as the federal government tries to help survivors of the devastating...
#8 Hawaii Wildfires Killed at Least 111, Burned 2K-Plus Homes and Businesses
Aug 18 2023 // The Hawaii wildfires have killed at least 111 people with many still unaccounted for, and they have burned more than 2,000 burned homes and businesses. CNN reported that Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said it’s likely that...
#9 Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5B California Settlement
Aug 23 2023 // Hawaii property owners are seizing on a legal shortcut used by fire victims in California to secure compensation from Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. for damages following the fires that ravaged Maui. The strategy, which...
#10 Hawaii Lawmakers Take Aim at Vacation Rentals After Wildfire Amplifies Housing Crisis
Apr 24 2024 // Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced...
#11 Heart of Hawaii’s Historic Lahaina Reopens to Residents and Business Owners
Dec 13 2023 // The heart of Lahaina, the historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people, reopened this week to residents and business owners holding day passes. The renewed...
#12 Maui Fire Is Deadliest in US in 105 Years, With 93 Killed
Aug 14 2023 // The death toll from fast-moving wildfires in Maui rose to 93, making them the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years, as concerns grew about the effectiveness of the island’s emergency alarm system. The number of...
#13 Alaska Airlines’ Decision Not to Ground Boeing Jet Despite Warning Signs Comes Under Scrutiny
Jan 10 2024 // The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system — yet keep flying it over land — is raising questions about whether...
#14 Severe Weather Set to Boost US Disaster Funding Needs, FEMA Says
Aug 22 2023 // Growing extreme-weather risks mean President Joe Biden’s expected request for billions in extra disaster-relief funding might not be enough for the next fiscal year, FEMA head Deanne Criswell said. Biden’s...
#15 Hawaii Fire Deaths Exceed 100 as Scale of Disaster Continues to Come into Focus
Aug 16 2023 // Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced the confirmed death toll had risen from the destructive wildfires in the island-state to more than 100 in an late Tuesday, saying, “We are heartsick that we’ve had such...
#16 High Condo Premiums a Top Issue in Hawaii Legislative Races
Jul 17 2024 // Jillian Anderson was planning to make fighting crime in Waikiki the top issue in her campaign for a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Then came the letter from her condo association announcing a 300% increase in...
#17 Maui Fire Officials Defend Response to Deadly Lahaina Blaze
Apr 17 2024 // Maui Fire Department officials defended their initial response to what became the deadliest fire in Hawaii history, saying they stayed at the scene of the Aug. 8 blaze until it was fully extinguished. The officials...
#18 Reinsurance Execs From Convex, Swiss Re Set Pacific Record in World’s Toughest Row
Jul 24 2023 // Reinsurance executives from Convex Group Ltd. and Swiss Re completed The World’s Toughest Row, a race from California to Hawaii, breaking a world record as the fastest mixed-gender crew in history to complete the...
#19 Hawaii Governor’s First Budget After Maui Wildfire Includes Funds for Recovery and Fire Prevention
Dec 20 2023 // Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he was requesting $425 million from lawmakers during the next fiscal year to help Maui recover from August’s wildfires, and millions more to reduce the risk of wildfires statewide. The...
#20 Hawaii Says 30 Lahaina Fire Survivors Are Moving Into Housing Daily But 3K Still in Hotels
Apr 2 2024 // Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living in hotels more than seven months after the August blaze but that up to 30 people are moving to longer-term housing each...
