All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 17 2007 // More than 100 spots around Hawaii, from Oahu’s Sunset Beach to Kihei Commercial Center on Maui, lack emergency sires needed to warn people about tsunami and other natural disasters.A state Civil Defense Agency list...
Jan 4 2007 // The number of pedestrian fatalities in Hawaii dropped in 2006 as police got tough on drivers who didn’t yield at crosswalks.There were 29 pedestrian deaths throughout the state in 2006, a decrease from the 36 deaths...
Dec 25 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Dec 24 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Dec 24 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...
Dec 14 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...
Nov 16 2006 // The U.S. Small Business Administration said Tuesday that it has approved more than $5.4 million in disaster loans in the wake of the Oct. 15 earthquake off the Big Island, Hawaii.The loans were made to homeowners, renters...
Nov 6 2006 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has issued a memo to all motor vehicle insurance insurers authorized in the state that discriminatory practices are prohibited, including those that award discounts.According to Commissioner...
Nov 6 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
Nov 6 2006 // Hawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to...
Nov 5 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
Nov 5 2006 // The Hawaii Insurance Division has issued a memo to all motor vehicle insurance insurers authorized in the state that discriminatory practices are prohibited, including those that award discounts.According to Commissioner...
Nov 5 2006 // Hawaii acknowledges tsunami warning deficienciesHawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in...
Nov 2 2006 // Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to state emergency officials.About 100 of the tsunami sirens don’t have emergency backup power, meaning they...
Oct 27 2006 // The Hawaii County Council has voted to waive standard construction permit requirements for emergency repairs as the total damage estimate for the Big Island neared $100 million.The council adopted an emergency ordinance...
Oct 27 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has issued a notice to residents that some relief for earthquake related losses may be available under homeowners’ policies.“As you...
Oct 23 2006 // Back on track“With these new appointments, the Commission is committed to a new focus for the Division of Insurance, making New Mexico a more friendly place to do insurance business, while making the industry...
Oct 23 2006 // Damage from Hawaii’s 6.6 earthquake predicted to be widespreadOfficials have begun inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a...
Oct 20 2006 // Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, Hawaii’s director of civil defense, said 1,173 homes on the Big Island were damaged from Sunday’s earthquake, including 29 considered uninhabitable.Preliminary damage estimates from the...