All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 6 2014 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a New York teenager swept out to sea during a Hawaii hiking and kayaking tour has been settled.Michael Madoff, the father of 15-year-old Tyler Madoff, said Tuesday he hopes...
Jan 31 2014 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has launched a mobile device-compatible “Insurance Licensing Search.” The webpage is redesigned to be “mobile-first...
Jan 30 2014 // There are several workers’ compensation-related bills moving through Hawaii state legislature that one trade group is watching closely.The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies is keeping its eye on...
Jan 30 2014 // Attorneys for a Virginia boy with cerebral palsy say his family and the military hospital in Hawaii where he was born have reached a tentative $9 million settlement.The amount, put on the record in federal court in...
Jan 14 2014 // BevCap Management has announced the formation of BevCap Sponsored Captive Insurance Inc., domiciled in Hawaii. BevCap Sponsored Captive Insurance Inc. is a cell captive, with its first cell being BevCap Health, a...
Jan 7 2014 // The parents of a 3-year-old girl who suffered massive brain damage have filed a lawsuit against a Kailua, Hawaii dentist, alleging negligence and dangerous conduct in sedating the child.Ashley and Evan Boyle filed the...
Dec 30 2013 // A couple will receive nearly $1.2 million to settle their lawsuit against a Molokai condo association.Jim and Nancy Bevill claimed they became targets for abuse after attempting to elect new board leaders for the Ke Nani...
Nov 20 2013 // The insurance company that paid $2.4 million to cover losses from a wind farm fire in Hawaii is suing manufacturers that built parts of its battery system.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Certain Underwriters at...
Nov 15 2013 // Attorneys for the family of a 33-year-old Hawaii man who claimed his toe infection turned deadly because of negligent treatment at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center said a $2.5 million settlement has been...
Oct 7 2013 // Despite the partial government shutdown, Americans have a full team of scientists tracking every possibility for an earthquake-triggered tsunami.The nation’s two tsunami warning centers remain fully staffed and...
Sep 11 2013 // The family of a lung cancer patient who suffered injuries after he was exposed to overdoses of radiation has settled a lawsuit for $15 million in compensation.Zacarias Chichioco Jr. received about 2.5 times the appropriate...
Sep 9 2013 // It was June 15, 1990, when Mount Pinatubo, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, awoke from its 500-year slumber to produce the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.Nearly a year before, Luzon was...
Aug 19 2013 // The Department of Land and Natural Resources says a skiff that floated into Oahu’s Kawela Bay may be tsunami debris.KITV-TV reported the 20- to 25-foot skiff discovered Wednesday was covered with barnacles. A state...
Aug 12 2013 // A state appeals court ruling has cleared the way for stalled lawsuits involving a deadly 2006 Kauai dam breach to move forward.The state Intermediate Court of Appeals sent the case back to circuit court, vacating the lower...
Aug 5 2013 // A Maui man who uses a wheelchair says he was forced to crawl through the aisle, up and down stairs and along a tarmac during a Delta Air Lines flight last year. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Baraka Kanaan, in...
Aug 1 2013 // Hawaii boaters have a new guide to help them protect themselves and their vessels from natural disasters.The University of Hawaii and the state worked together to prepare the Hawaii Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami...
Aug 1 2013 // A la Moana Center had a duty to care for a woman who died after getting stuck in an exhaust duct, even though she was trespassing on the roof, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled. But the opinion also affirms parts of a lower...
Jul 30 2013 // The remnants of what was Tropical Storm Flossie are currently northwest of Kauai and moving away from the islands at about 15 miles per hour, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide.The Central Pacific...
Jul 29 2013 // Tropical Storm Flossie, which may become the first such system to hit Hawaii in 21 years, closed ports as it pounded parts of the state with “dangerous” surf.The storm, with top sustained winds of 50 miles (80...
Jul 26 2013 // The state of Hawaii has launched a center to train people to defend computer systems from attack.The so-called “cyber range” is a collection of servers and routers in a room on the University of Hawaii’s...