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Hawaii Reaches $15.4M Settlement in Hikers’ Deaths

Apr 16 2012 // Hawaii will pay $15.4 million to settle a lawsuit involving two hikers who fell to their deaths on Kauai in 2006.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the out-of-court settlement is subject to approval by the state...

Hawaii Critics Say Employer-Picked Doctors Unfair

Apr 11 2012 // Workers’ advocates claim injured Hawaii employees can’t get fair evaluations from doctors hired by employers or insurers.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported critics say the system is unfair by allowing...

Arson Blamed In Hawaii Fire That Killed 97-Year-Old Woman

Apr 2 2012 // Investigators have determined that a fire that killed a 97-year-old Pearl City, Hawaii woman early Friday morning was intentionally set, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.The woman who died in the blaze has been...

Hawaii Reaches $15.4M Settlement In Hikers’ Deaths

Mar 23 2012 // Hawaii will pay $15.4 million to settle a lawsuit involving two hikers who fell to their deaths on Kauai in 2006.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday the out-of-court settlement is subject to approval by the state...

$350K Added For Hawaii Electric Vehicle Rebates

Mar 15 2012 // Hawaii is adding more money to an electric vehicle rebate program and extending the deadline for the rebates.State officials said Tuesday that because of an increase in demand for electrical vehicles, $350,000 is being...

Federal Aid Likely For Hawaii Wild Weather Damage

Mar 15 2012 // Hawaii Civil Defense officials are still compiling damage totals from recent days of wild weather, but preliminary figures show the state will likely qualify for federal disaster assistance.Heavy rains flooded roads,...

Hawaii Governor Declares Disaster After Rain, Flooding

Mar 8 2012 // Hawaii’s governor declared a disaster for two islands on Tuesday after three days of relentless rains caused flooding and a sewage spill on Kauai, where officials were dealing with tree-blocked roads, closed schools...

Hawaii Governor Declares Disaster After Rain, Flooding

Mar 8 2012 // Hawaii’s governor declared a disaster for two islands on Tuesday after three days of relentless rains caused flooding and a sewage spill on Kauai, where officials were dealing with tree-blocked roads, closed schools...

Lava Flow Destroys Hawaii Neighborhood’s Last Home

Mar 6 2012 // Officials say a flow of lava has destroyed the last home in a sparsely populated neighborhood in Hawaii’s Puna district, near Hilo.The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported the neighborhood’s last resident, Jack...

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1-5 Percent Of Tsunami Debris Could Reach West Coast

Feb 29 2012 // Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes.Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying...

Workplace Bullying Could Become Safety Violation in Hawaii

Feb 27 2012 // Bullying, abuse and verbal harassment in the workplace may cause employees physical and psychological harm.That’s part of the rationale behind a proposal in Hawaii to make abusive conduct against an employee an...

Family Of Murdered Inmate Sues Hawaii, Prison

Feb 17 2012 // The family of a Hawaii inmate stabbed to death at a private prison in Arizona sued the state of Hawaii and prison operator Corrections Corporation of America on Wednesday.The legal action came after two gang members...

Hawaii Bill to Abolish Building Code Council Defeated

Feb 16 2012 // Hawaii State Senate defeated a bill its opponents said would have effectively removed the state from active involvement in building design and construction standards. The Senate voted down Senate Bill 2692, which would...

Disaster Declaration for Vog Damage in Hawaii Renewed

Feb 13 2012 // Continuing vog has caused extensive damage to Big Island vegetable crops, like leafy greens, orchards, flowers and ranch grasses.In response, U.S. Department of Agriculture has renewed a disaster declaration for Hawaii...

$200 Million Ceded Lands Settlement in Hawaii Under Consideration

Feb 7 2012 // Two Legislative committees will begin looking into a proposed $200 million real estate deal that will settle the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ceded lands claims with the state.In November, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and OHA...

Google Captive in Hawaii on Track

Feb 6 2012 // Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance company in Hawaii to cover employee benefits for thousands of the Mountain View, Calif.-based web...

Magnitude-4.7 Shakes Hawaii’s Big Island

Jan 25 2012 // A magnitude-4.7 earthquake and several small aftershocks shook Hawaii’s Big Island on Sunday, but there were no reports of injury or damage.The quake struck beneath the south flank of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii...

Google Captive in Hawaii on Track

Jan 18 2012 // Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance company in Hawaii to cover employee benefits for thousands of the Mountain View, Calif.-based web...

Hawaii Supreme Court Rules ‘Known or Obvious Danger’ Defense Not Viable

Jan 9 2012 // The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled the “known or obvious danger” defense is no longer viable under state law as a complete bar to an injured plaintiff’s premises liability claim.Michele R. Steigman sought...