Maui wildfire News
Maui Judge Agrees to Seek State Supreme Court Insight Into Ruling Limiting Insurers’ Subrogation Rights
The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year's devastating Maui wildfires. Judge Peter Cahill on Maui agreed Friday to ...
Ruling Bars Insurers From Pursuing Defendants in $4B Maui Wildfire Settlement
A Maui judge's ruling Tuesday resolves a critical roadblock to finalizing a $4 billion wildfire settlement: Insurance companies who have paid out more than $2 billion in claims can seek reimbursement ...
Hawaii Electric’s Insurance is Fraction of Potential Fire Claims
Nearly two months after the deadly Maui wildfires, Hawaiian Electric Co. revealed the limited scope of insurance coverage it holds in the face of potentially billions of dollars in damage claims. ...
Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5B California Settlement
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 ...
FEMA Has Paid $5.6M to Maui Wildfire Survivors to Date
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday 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 ...
Insured Property Losses From Lahaina Wildfire Estimated at $3.2B
The insured property losses resulting from the deadly and damaging wildfire that broke out on Aug. 8 in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui has been estimated at around $3.2 billion, ...
Flash Drought, Invasive Grasses, Winds, Hurricane and Climate Change Fueled Maui Fires
Hawaii went from lush to bone dry and thus more fire-prone in a matter of just a few weeks - a key factor in a dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path ...