All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 5 2012 // National interest in locally grown food and grass-fed beef are catching on in Hawaii, offering ranchers an opportunity to sell cattle in the islands and send fewer of them to states like California and Kansas. But crushing...
Oct 3 2012 // Hawaii has set minimum standards for health care insurance plans that can be sold in Hawaii under new federal guidelines.Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced the minimums at a press conference on Monday. Abercrombie says...
Oct 2 2012 // Martin J. Welch was named chief executive officer and senior underwriting executive at Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. Welch was also named president of HEMIC Insurance Managers Inc., a HEMIC subsidiary. Welch...
Oct 2 2012 // The U.S. Commerce Department says it will grant Hawaii $1.3 million to upgrade its disaster preparedness system and build new tsunami warning sirens. U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank said in a Friday statement that...
Sep 11 2012 // Kauai County, Hawaii will pay $120,000 to settle a federal case by a former assistant prosecuting attorney who claimed she was subjected to racial harassment because she’s white, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Aug 9 2012 // Lawsuits allege hundreds of Hawaii residents should have received higher prices when selling their homes through nonjudicial foreclosure auctions.Lawyers say the amount of losses in five lawsuits is in the millions. The...
Aug 6 2012 // The federal government will temporarily take control of parts of Hawaii’s authority to regulate workplace safety.In response to federal concern over staff reductions in the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health...
Aug 3 2012 // DTRIC Insurance will begin offering Akamai Rater, Hawaii’s first program that aligns individual driver behavior with auto insurance rates.DTRIC’s Akamai Rater uses a small, in-vehicle telecommunications device...
Jul 23 2012 // A Hawaii company that provides home health care for seniors has been ordered to pay more than $193,000 to a woman fired for her age.The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission announced a federal judge in Honolulu ruled against...
Jul 23 2012 // The federal government will temporarily take control of parts of Hawaii’s authority to regulate workplace safety.In response to federal concern to staff reductions in the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health...
Jul 17 2012 // Four new Hawaii laws are aimed at curbing cybercrimes.Gov. Neil Abercrombie recently signed bills to combat cyberbullying, to prohibit adults from soliciting minors to electronically transmit nude images of minors and to...
Jul 16 2012 // University of Hawaii turned down concert insurance when $200,000 was paid for a Stevie Wonder concert that officials later learned wasn’t authorized by the artist or his representatives.Athletic Director Jim Donovan...
Jun 15 2012 // Gov. Neil Abercrombie says Hawaii is the first state to declare its intent to develop a state-based insurance exchange, a key component of federal health care overhaul.The Obama Administration’s health care reform...
Jun 4 2012 // A Hawaii man is suing a Las Vegas hotel and casino where he was beaten and robbed in 2010, claiming Main Street Station was negligent in not providing enough security in a long, dark hallway that leads to restrooms.Calvin...
Jun 4 2012 // Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurtisMonroe named Shawn Kraatz as executive vice president in its Irvine office.His primary responsibilities at SCM will include commercial sales management and marketplace leadership. Kraatz...
May 24 2012 // Honolulu, Hawaii-based Atlas Insurance Agency Inc. named Keane Muranaka senior claims consultant. Muranaka will be responsible for overseeing the company’s general liability, property and auto claims management...
May 21 2012 // Hawaii lawmakers have approved a trio of bills aimed at preventing cybercrimes.The bills offer law enforcement and prosecutors more tools to charge and penalize those who use computers to commit crimes. One bill allows...
May 17 2012 // Hawaii’s two largest health insurance providers earned operating income during the first three months of the year.Hawaii Medical Service Association on Tuesday reported operating gain of $7.2 million for the quarter,...
May 16 2012 // A deep-sea water bottling company has agreed to pay $2 million to the Hawaii Department of Health to settle a violation order.Hawaii health officials last year issued an order alleging Koyo USA Corp. adulterated its...
May 3 2012 // Hawaii lawmakers have approved a trio of bills aimed at preventing cybercrimes.The bills passed Tuesday offer law enforcement and prosecutors more tools to charge and penalize those who use computers to commit crimes. One...