Regardless of which way the court rules, homeowners could be impacted from a case that revolves around a $4 billion ...

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced Wednesday that the county will temporarily suspend Special Management Area rules for ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Attorney Adam Romney speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2024, in ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

The joys and struggles of the bygone days of the Westside’s Japanese plantation workers are celebrated with a new five-song ...

After 13 months of work, FEMA completed the construction of 167 temporary homes for Lahaina fire survivors on a hillside ...

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