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Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying

A $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims is in legal limbo as an unusual trial starts

Victims of a deadly 2023 Hawaii wildfire that decimated the town of Lahaina are expected to testify in court during an unusual trial to determine how to divide a potential $4 billion settlement.

KHON Honolulu on MSN · 1d

Deal reached: How will the $4B Lahaina Global Settlement be split for fire victims?

Overall, we think it was a realistic and reasonable outcome, and it’s going to just be a critical step to getting money into the hands of victims sooner than later.”

SFGate · 1d

Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying after last-minute deal over $4B settlement

Lawyers representing victims of a deadly Hawaii wildfire reached a last-minute deal averting a trial Wednesday to determine how to split a $4 billion settlement. The agreement means victims and survivors will not have to testify,

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Where does Lahaina stand a year and half after deadly wildfire

Since the deadly 2023 Lahaina Fire in Hawaii's Maui County, the town has yet to be rebuilt. Hawaii Rep. Elle Cochran spoke to ...

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LA Fires: How Hawaii Residents Left Maui After Wildfires

A new report has uncovered where the thousands of displaced Maui residents moved to after the deadliest fire in a century ...

Wildfire Today3d

In wake of deadly Lahaina wildfire, new Hawaii report sheds light on how to stop future tragedies

Hawai'i's Fire Safety Research Institute recently released its final report on the devastating Lahaina Fire. Here's what it ...

LAist3d

Lessons from Lahaina

The backstory: In August 2023, a wildfire caused by downed power lines destroyed the town of Lahaina on the northwest coast ...

KHON Honolulu on MSN16d

Some ‘lost everything’ but chose to stay in Hawaii after Lahaina fire

Thousands had to find new roofs over their head after the fires in 2023, but data from the Department of Taxation shows the vast majority stayed on Maui.

Hawaii Public Radio7d

Rare safe box to survive Lahaina wildfires holds a 'trove' of undiscovered history

Fire debris cleanup is still ongoing, and amid the many losses, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation just discovered what they ...

LAist3d

Lessons from Lahaina: Months of testing followed post-wildfire reopenings

In Maui, schools didn’t reopen for about two months in the wake of a wildfire that leveled Lahaina. The backstory: In August 2023, a wildfire caused by downed power lines destroyed the town of ...

Maui Now4d

Bill in Hawaiʻi Legislature would speed up rebuilding of affordable housing complexes destroyed in Lahaina fire

Lahaina lost about 700 affordable units in the devastating August 2023 wildfire that killed at least 102 people and destroyed ...

Hawaii Tribune-Herald11d

Maui businesses hope for a return to Lahaina

Commercial redevelopment has not kicked into high gear in Lahaina; however, some recent progress has been made.

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Swinerton opens Maui office in Hawaii

Paired with its bureau in Honolulu, the company’s additional location will bolster its position as the state’s fifth-largest ...

Hawaii News Now6d

Hawaii governor calls president’s attack on FEMA ‘absurd’

In Hawaii, FEMA says it paid nearly a half billion ... There were some complaints in Lahaina, especially about the housing program when FEMA contractors from the continent wasted money on vacant ...

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