It’s not often that applause breaks out in the audience after a vote at the Hawaiʻi Legislature, but that happened Tuesday afternoon.

Hawaii legislative leaders have agreed to fully fund the state’s share of Maui wildfire damage claims slated to be paid out over four years. A select group of lawmakers in the House and Senate agreed ...

Josh Green, as is widely expected — HB 1001 ... the state of Hawaiʻi will deposit $807 million into the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund over the next four years. That is the state ...

Hawaii Governor Josh Green is turning attention to entities he thinks also need to pay up for the deadly and destructive ...

Hawaii legislative leaders have agreed to fully fund the state’s share of Maui ... to settlement payments is expected to be over 17,000. House Bill 1001 was sought by Gov. Josh Green to fund ...

As victims injured in the 2023 Maui wildfires ... pursue claims on settlement money, UHA’s president and chief executive Howard Lee said in a statement. And Gov. Josh Green, who helped craft ...

Hawaiian Electric Co. is making a final legislative push this month, asking lawmakers to help shore up its financial foundation, which crumbled after the 2023 Maui wildfire that killed 102 people and ...