All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 16 2017 // The board of directors of Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. has declared a $3.5 million dividend payable to qualifying policyholders. This is $500,000 dollars more than HEMIC’s dividend last year,...
Oct 4 2017 // An attorney representing Brigham Young University-Hawaii tells a federal judge the school will pay to settle a former student’s lawsuit alleging her campus job supervisor sexually assaulted and harassed her.Attorney...
Oct 2 2017 // As homeowners file insurance claims in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many could find their level of protection depends on the state where their damaged home is located, according to a research report released by...
Sep 27 2017 // The board of directors of Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. has declared a $3.5 million dividend payable to qualifying policyholders. This is $500,000 dollars more than HEMIC’s dividend last year,...
Sep 21 2017 // As homeowners continue to file insurance claims in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a research report released by the Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at the Rutgers Law School in Camden, N.J., suggests...
Sep 18 2017 // Calling Hawaii “a state as well as a state of mind,” a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the maker of Kona craft beer of misleading consumers into believing the beer was actually made in the...
Sep 7 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer has named Nikki Brissette an account executive and vice president in its Hawaii-based operations, Risk Solution Partners. Brissette will be responsible for client relationships, designing risk management...
Sep 6 2017 // Calling Hawaii “a state as well as a state of mind,” a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the maker of Kona craft beer of misleading consumers into believing the beer was actually made in the...
Aug 31 2017 // A magnitude 3.8 earthquake has struck the island of Hawaii. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake hit at 3:52 p.m. Tuesday. Its epicenter was about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) northeast of Hawaii Ocean View Estates,...
Aug 22 2017 // A group of scientists say the state of Hawaii could lose $19 billion worth of land and structures, and millions more in infrastructure by 2100 because of rising sea levels. West Hawaii Today reported an upcoming report...
Aug 21 2017 // A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory confirmed. The USGS reported that the earthquake struck at 8:35 p.m. Friday about 66...
Jul 21 2017 // An alert system is being developed to give West Maui residents a six-day heads up when large wave and flooding events are possible.The University of Hawaii ocean observation program will use a $500,000 federal grant to...
Jun 30 2017 // Hawaii’s largest workers’ compensation insurer is canceling insurance policies for seven medical marijuana dispensaries preparing to open this summer.Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co., citing...
Jun 28 2017 // Honolulu, Hawaii-based DTRIC Insurance Company Ltd. is now wholly-owned by Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the MS&AD Insurance Group in Japan.ADI has been DTRIC’s majority shareholder since...
Jun 12 2017 // A magnitude-5.3 earthquake shook Hawaii’s Big Island, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed.No damage was reported in the quake, which the USGS said was centered about 11 miles (18 kilometers) southeast of Volcano...
Jun 6 2017 // Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., a property and casualty insurance holding company, announced that its insurance subsidiaries, Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and Zephyr Insurance Co., have completed the...
May 31 2017 // Hawaii is suing auto manufacturers Ford, Nissan and Toyota over air bags that can spew shrapnel when they deploy.The complaint filed Wednesday says the manufacturers knew or should have known for more than a decade that...
May 24 2017 // A magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit the island of Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake hit at 5:59 p.m. local time on Monday. Its epicenter was 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Pahala, a town with a...
May 11 2017 // A bill requiring Hawaii child care providers to obtain liability insurance has passed its final reading in the House.The bill is awaiting Gov. David Ige’s signature to go into effect, Hawaii News Now reported. The...
Apr 18 2017 // Hawaii officials are looking over two bills that would either keep or end liability protection for cities and counties during drowning incidents.Kauai, Maui and Honolulu officials held a news conference this week to urge...