Latest Hawaii Headlines
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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...
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Oct 16 2023 // Auto Parts Insurance Program Market Detail: Alliant Insurance Services LLC offers a specialty program supporting the automotive aftermarket manufacturer, distributor, retailer and installer with property and casualty...
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 CIO CSAA 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...
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...
Moody’s RMS Estimates $4B to $6B in Economic Losses from Hawaii Wildfires
Aug 22 2023 // Moody’s RMS issued estimates on Tuesday showing economic losses from the recent Lahaina Conflagration and Kula wildfires in Hawaii at $4 billion to $6 billion. The loss estimate reflects property damage, contents,...
Severe Weather Set to Boost US Disaster Funding Needs, FEMA Says
Aug 22 2023 // Growing extreme-weather risks mean President Joe Biden’s expected request for billions in extra disaster-relief funding might not be enough for the next fiscal year, FEMA head Deanne Criswell said. Biden’s...
Hawaii Wildfires Killed at Least 111, Burned 2K-Plus Homes and Businesses
Aug 18 2023 // The Hawaii wildfires have killed at least 111 people with many still unaccounted for, and they have burned more than 2,000 burned homes and businesses. CNN reported that Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said it’s likely that...
Hawaiian Utility Sued by Homeowner Over Lahaina Fire
Aug 17 2023 // The Hawaiian power company in the crosshairs after wildfires ripped through parts of Maui faces a new lawsuit blaming its equipment for starting blazes that claimed more than 100 lives and wreaked billions of dollars in...
