Hawaii Supreme Court justices posed many exacting, and sometimes skeptical, questions Thursday to attorneys in a case pertaining to the validity of a $4 billion deal to settle Maui wildfire litigation ...

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced Wednesday that the county will temporarily suspend Special Management Area rules for ...

The $4.037 billion Global Settlement was announced in August. On Thursday, Feb, 6, the Hawaii Supreme Court finally had the opportunity to question lawyers about the legality of it.

The Hawaii Supreme Court is scheduled to hear about insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire ...

The joys and struggles of the bygone days of the Westside’s Japanese plantation workers are celebrated with a new five-song ...

Maui residents have one last chance to take part in a health study that’s tracking the long-term effects of the deadly 2023 ...

Victims of a deadly 2023 Hawaii wildfire that decimated the town of Lahaina are expected to testify in court during an ...

The disparities, as well as the need to deal with chronic water shortages and fights over access, has led the county to a ...

After 13 months of work, FEMA completed the construction of 167 temporary homes for Lahaina fire survivors on a hillside ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Overall, we think it was a realistic and reasonable outcome, and it’s going to just be a critical step to getting money into ...