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Historic $4 billion global settlement announced in Maui wildfires lawsuits

The 7 defendants in the case — state of Hawai‘i, Maui County, Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, West Maui Land Co., Hawaiian Telcom and Spectrum/Charter Communications — agreed to pay the more than $4 billion to provide compensation to about 2,200 affected parties seeking compensation arising from the Aug. 8, 2023, windstorms and destructive and deadly blazes.

Yearslong black slime ‘nightmare’ now in court; Kaua‘i homeowners ‘fatigued’

Nearly 80 homes in a Hanamā‘ulu a development with plumbing reportedly rife with black slime-causing bacteria.

Fishers, farmers sue Hawaiʻi state agency over West Kaua‘i Energy Project

Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative – the county’s electricity provider – is planning to rehabilitate existing reservoirs, roads and irrigation systems throughout the West Side with project partner AES, a Fortune 500 global energy company.

Trial date set for lawsuit following Zuckerberg security guard death on Kaua‘i

A Kaua‘i judge set a June 2024 trial date for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the surviving family of Rodney Medeiros, a security guard who died after a shift at Mark Zuckerberg’s sprawling Koʻolau Ranch.