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

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, above left, took his place on the bench Thursday during the start of a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina ...

Native Hawaiian Warren Freeland wants to see his family’s historic Pioneer Inn rebuilt as it was before the 2023 wildfire ...

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

Insurance companies nationwide are hiking rates to keep up with escalating risks for more frequent, fierce climate-driven disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.

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

If California residents seek a microcosm of the challenges Los Angeles will face as the city recovers, they could look to ...

The Hawaii Supreme Court is considering insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire settlement.

The harbor town of Maalaea, Hawaii, sits at the crossroads of Maui, situated on the isthmus between one busy end of the ...

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

The fire’s victims, along with the state and other parties, agreed in August 2024 to a $4 billion settlement to resolve hundreds of lawsuits filed in the wake of wildfires that destroyed the town of ...

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.