All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 29 2019 // Communities near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park lost up to $94 million in economic benefit last year compared to the previous year due to the eruption of Kilauea Volcano, officials said.The National Park Service found the...
May 24 2019 // Hawaii and the Central Pacific could experience more storms than normal during this year’s hurricane season.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Wednesday there will be five to eight named...
May 22 2019 // Members of a Hawaii condominium association have filed a lawsuit saying the building is unsafe and uninhabitable.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the lawsuit filed by owners of units in the 3-year-old Waiea tower...
May 20 2019 // The parent company of a Hawaii brewery has agreed on a tentative settlement with the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over allegations that the company’s packaging and advertising misleads customers. West Hawaii Today...
May 6 2019 // Hawaii’s coral reefs provide more than $835 million in flood protection for the state annually, according to a new study.The report by the U.S. Geological Survey, The Nature Conservancy and the University of...
May 3 2019 // The parent company of a Hawaii brewery has agreed on a tentative settlement with the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over allegations that the company’s packaging and advertising misleads customers. West Hawaii Today...
Apr 22 2019 // The Honolulu City Council has advanced two bills aimed at providing regulations on short-term vacation rentals on Oahu.Both bills now go back to the Council Planning Committee, as interim Council Chairwoman Ann Kobayashi...
Apr 18 2019 // Island Insurance Company Ltd. in Hawaii has named Michael Tanoue vice president and general counsel. In thisTanoue is responsible for strategic initiatives, policy management, legal strategy, compliance and regulatory...
Apr 15 2019 // A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed.The quake hit about 5 p.m. and had an epicenter about 15 miles southwest of Kailua-Kona, a city of...
Apr 1 2019 // A federal jury awarded more than $700,000 in damages to a Hawaii man who sued a hospital, saying staff injected him against his will with anti-psychotic drugs that left him incapacitated for months.A jury in U.S. District...
Feb 20 2019 // Kauai officials are suing the owners of a vacation home, claiming they are violating county zoning ordinances for using the property as a short-term rental.The Garden Island reports the Kauai County Planning Department...
Feb 19 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider limiting the scope of a landmark law aimed at curbing water pollution in a dispute pitting environmentalists against local authorities in Hawaii over a wastewater...
Feb 12 2019 // Hawaii lawmakers have advanced a measure that would allow judges to prohibit people convicted of drunken driving from purchasing or publicly consuming alcohol for three years after their conviction.The measure, introduced...
Feb 6 2019 // Island Insurance, a Honolulu, Hawaii-based property and casualty (P/C) insurance carrier, appointed Daniel Lee as vice president, Commercial Lines.Lee will oversee Island’s commercial insurance division, which...
Jan 11 2019 // A federal class action lawsuit alleges that Lloyd’s of London and its affiliated insurance brokers “steered” Hawaiian homeowners throughout the state away from comprehensive home insurance coverage...
Jan 3 2019 // Island Insurance Cos. in Hawaii has promoted Beverly Ament to president. She succeeds John Schapperle, who will continue as CEO. Ament first joined Island Insurance in 1988, and formerly served as executive vice president...
Dec 31 2018 // Another year down, and too many fascinating news headlines to count.Hawaii’s lava, the race for California insurance commissioner, and a $23 million ruling in a lawsuit against Geico were among the most popular...
Dec 27 2018 // Kauai officials have agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a man who died after being hit by a police cruiser.The Garden Island reports the family of 19-year-old Michael Kocher Jr. reached a settlement with Kauai...
Dec 14 2018 // Safety National proudly supports Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, an organization that has been helping children with physical and developmental disabilities for more than 80 years. In 2018, Safety...
Dec 3 2018 // Hawaii is giving a $10 million grant to the Big Island to help jump-start recovery efforts following the Kilauea volcano eruption.The Hawaii County Council adopted a resolution in November to accept the funding, the Hawaii...