All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 30 2020 // Federal officials released documents this week that provide details about one of the deadliest civil aviation accidents of the past decade, including testimony from people who had varying accounts of the crash...
Jul 31 2020 // Hawaii Gov. David Ige said he wants to reimpose some limits on gatherings and bars to control the spread of the coronavirus as the state reported a record 109 new cases of the disease.The governor said he agrees with...
Jul 29 2020 // Hurricane Douglas joined a long list of hurricanes that have come near the Hawaiian Islands but didn’t cause major damage.Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami said such experiences unfortunately help people become complacent...
Jul 29 2020 // First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) has launched a parametric product for Hawaii homeowners and renters.The FirstTrack product provides coverage for expenses that fall below most hurricane policy deductibles,...
Jul 28 2020 // Hawaii avoided a direct hit from Hurricane Douglas and the Category 1 storm was swirling just north of the island chain.The Central Pacific Warning Center lifted the hurricane warning on Monday for the island of Kauai, the...
Jul 6 2020 // A U.S. judge will not stop Hawaii from enforcing a quarantine on arriving travelers, saying in a ruling that the emergency mandate is reasonable during the public health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.A group of...
Jul 6 2020 // Market Detail: Transportation Insurance Experts (www.tiexperts.com) has a new insurance offering to the trucking industry. Targeting auto physical damage targeting risks $1 million TIV and above for clean to average...
Jun 3 2020 // Hawaii Gov. David Ige said that starting on June 16, he will lift the 14-day quarantine for people traveling between the state’s islands that he instituted to control the spread of the coronavirus.A separate 14-day...
Jun 3 2020 // A survey of Hawaii primary health care providers reveals struggles to stay in business following changes to compensation by the state’s largest insurer.More than 80% of providers surveyed believe the Hawaii Medical...
May 22 2020 // The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said this week.The annual National Weather Service prediction came as wary...
May 18 2020 // If only 10% of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers’ compensation loss costs for that sector could double or even triple in some states, according to an...
May 15 2020 // An increase in seismic activity around the youngest Hawaii volcano poses no immediate danger to the Big Island, geologists said.The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said more than 100 earthquakes were...
May 6 2020 // If only 10 percent of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers’ compensation loss costs for that sector could double or even triple in some states, according to an...
Apr 27 2020 // The Supreme Court ruled last week that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route to rivers, oceans and...
Apr 6 2020 // Technical issues made it difficult to get information about a tsunami watch for Hawaii and its subsequent cancellation, the National Weather Service said.The brief tsunami watch was canceled in late March after a 7.5...
Mar 27 2020 // Technical issues made it difficult to get information about a tsunami watch for Hawaii and its subsequent cancellation, the National Weather Service said Wednesday.The brief tsunami watch was canceled Tuesday after a 7.5...
Mar 23 2020 // Market Detail: Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers LLC (www.wssib.com) has 11 carriers offering: DIC, earthquake, flood, EQSL, replacement cost, competitive deductibles, full limits or loss limits, primary or excess...
Mar 20 2020 // The Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, has been assigned to Centauri Specialty Insurance Co. in Hawaii due to its pending acquisition by Avatar Partners LP, parent of Avatar Property & Casualty...
Jan 28 2020 // Hawaii lawmakers have proposed initiatives to help reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities after transportation officials confirmed more than 100 deaths in the last year.Those initiatives include installing traffic...
Jan 24 2020 // The family of a 5-year-old boy who died on a kayaking excursion filed a lawsuit against the school that conducted the trip.The family of Alaric Chiu filed the lawsuit last week against Mid-Pacific Institute citing reckless...