Latest Hawaii Headlines

All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Felt Widely Across Big Island of Hawaii

Dec 6 2023 // A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on the Big Island of Hawaii was felt widely, but there were no reports of damage or injury, officials said.The earthquake hit at 5:54 p.m.on Monday near the Kilauea volcano at a depth of 1 mile...

Texas Judge Orders Houston Attorney to Reimburse Insurer $137,000 for “Frivolous” Lawsuit

Nov 28 2023 // A Texas judge has ordered a Houston plaintiffs’ attorney to reimburse an insurer $137,000 for the legal fees it expended to defend itself against a “frivolous” and “groundless” lawsuit that...

Hawaii Wildfire Burning in Rainforest on Oahu

Nov 13 2023 // A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at...

People & Places

Nov 6 2023 // American International Group, headquartered in New York, New York, hired Edward Dandridge as executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. During his tenure at AIG, Dandridge has served as chief...

Sentry in Wisconsin Contributes Another $350K to Support Maui Wildfire Recovery

Oct 27 2023 // Sentry Insurance in Wisconsin announced additional donations of $350,000 to bolster the ongoing Maui wildfire recovery efforts.The contribution brings the company’s total giving to Maui non-profits for direct...

USI Insurance Services Acquires Cavanah Associates in Hawaii

Oct 23 2023 // USI Insurance Services acquired Honolulu, Hawaii-based Cavanah Associates Inc. Cavanah Associates is an independent brokerage firm specializing in commercial and personal risk insurance programs. Terms of the transaction...

My New Markets

Oct 16 2023 // Market Detail: Alliant Insurance Services LLC offers a specialty program supporting the automotive aftermarket manufacturer, distributor, retailer and installer with property and casualty insurance products exclusively...

Hawaii Electric’s Insurance is Fraction of Potential Fire Claims

Oct 4 2023 // Nearly two months after the deadly Maui wildfires, Hawaiian Electric Co. revealed the limited scope of insurance coverage it holds in the face of potentially billions of dollars in damage claims.Hawaiian Electric has $165...

People Moves: Shimamura Joins Island Insurance in Hawaii as Controller

Sep 28 2023 // Island Insurance, headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, appointed Kevin Shimamura as its accounting and finance controller. Shimamura has more than 20 years of financial experience. Most recently, he served as vice president...

People Moves: CSAA in California Names Pugh EVP and CIO; Kerfoot Joins Alliantin Hawaii

Sep 21 2023 // CSAA Insurance Group Promotes Pugh to EVP and CIOCSAA Insurance Group, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., promoted Todd Pugh to executive vice president and chief information officer, overseeing all aspects of the...

Hawaii Health Officials Warn Volcanic Smog Has Returned During Latest Eruption

Sep 14 2023 // The latest eruption of a Hawaii volcano isn’t threatening any infrastructure but health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from volcanic smog known as vog.Kilauea, one of the most active...

HEMIC in Hawaii Declares $4M Dividend for Policyholders

Sep 13 2023 // The board of Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. declared a $4 million dividend to qualifying policyholders. This marks 17 straight years of policyholder dividends, meaning HEMIC will have returned more...

Hawaii Volcano Kilauea Erupts After Nearly Two Months of Quiet

Sep 12 2023 // Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting Sunday after a two-month pause, displaying glowing lava that is a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island.The...

Most Of West Maui Will Welcome Back Visitors Next Month

Sep 11 2023 // Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed last week by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green.Nonessential travel to much of the island`s western coastline has been...

Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires

Sep 7 2023 // After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month`s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and...

Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires

Sep 7 2023 // After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month`s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and...

Things to Know About Lawsuits and Tourism a Month After Fire Leveled a Hawaii Community

Sep 6 2023 // Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people, authorities on Maui are working their way through a list of the missing that has grown almost as quickly as names have...

Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters

Aug 29 2023 // Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out...

FEMA Has Paid Out $5.6M so far to Hawaii Wildfire Survivors

Aug 24 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households in Maui so far as the federal government tries to help survivors of the devastating wildfires.The...

Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5B California Settlement

Aug 23 2023 // Hawaii property owners are seizing on a legal shortcut used by fire victims in California to secure compensation from Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. for damages following the fires that ravaged Maui.The strategy, which...