Latest Hawaii Headlines
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People Moves: CSAA in California Names Pugh EVP and CIO; Kerfoot Joins Alliantin Hawaii
Sep 21 2023 // CSAA Insurance Group Promotes Pugh to EVP and CIO CSAA Insurance Group, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., promoted Todd Pugh to executive vice president and chief information officer, overseeing all aspects of the...
Hawaii Health Officials Warn Volcanic Smog Has Returned During Latest Eruption
Sep 14 2023 // The latest eruption of a Hawaii volcano isn’t threatening any infrastructure but health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from volcanic smog known as vog. Kilauea, one of the most active...
HEMIC in Hawaii Declares $4M Dividend for Policyholders
Sep 13 2023 // The board of Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. declared a $4 million dividend to qualifying policyholders. This marks 17 straight years of policyholder dividends, meaning HEMIC will have returned more...
Hawaii Volcano Kilauea Erupts After Nearly Two Months of Quiet
Sep 12 2023 // Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting Sunday after a two-month pause, displaying glowing lava that is a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island. The...
Most Of West Maui Will Welcome Back Visitors Next Month
Sep 11 2023 // Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed last week by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. Nonessential travel to much of the island`s western coastline has been...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Moody’s RMS Estimates $4B to $6B in Economic Losses from Hawaii Wildfires
Aug 22 2023 // Moody’s RMS issued estimates on Tuesday showing economic losses from the recent Lahaina Conflagration and Kula wildfires in Hawaii at $4 billion to $6 billion. The loss estimate reflects property damage, contents,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Modeler: Insured Property Losses From Lahaina Fire $3.2B
Aug 15 2023 // Catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Company has issued new estimates showing the insured property losses from the Lahaina Fire in Hawaii to be around $3.2 billion. At least 99 people were killed in Maui’s...
Estimate of Losses From Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Increases to $14B-$16B
Aug 14 2023 // AccuWeather increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from the devastating wildfires burning in Hawaii to $14 to $16 billion. The update follows AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate last week of...
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...
At Least 55 Died in Hawaii Fires, Thousands of Structures Exposed
Aug 11 2023 // Wildfires on Maui have killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town, exposing thousands of structures in a disaster that could end up exceeding early damage and loss estimates of more than $8 billion. The...
