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Relief for many Hawaii condominium owners paying sky-high insurance premiums may be available soon under a state program. Administrators of the state’s dormant Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund are ...

The state could become the first to sue fossil fuel companies for emissions that allegedly intensify disasters and lead property insurers to raise premiums.

Former state House Speaker Scott Saiki is now Hawaii’s insurance commissioner. The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs announced Saiki’s appointment Wednesday. Saiki, who lost his House ...

Gov. Josh Green on Monday signed into law Senate Bill 1044, a measure intended “to stabilize our insurance market” for condominium owners and their associations amid escalating premiums and dwindling ...

Local carrier DTRIC Insurance Co. will begin exiting Hawaii’s insurance market, its parent company MS &AD Insurance Group announced this week. The company will transition into a run-off insurer, which ...

Hawaii lawmakers passed a first-of-its-kind resolution last week calling for property insurers in the state to recoup rising costs by taking the fossil fuel industry to court instead of hiking ...

Maui wildfire survivors are waiting for a ruling from the Hawaii Supreme Court that would clear the way for the release of billions in settlement dollars.

A couple living in Hawaii received a letter notifying them that their hurricane insurance policy would be dropped—despite nearly 50 years of continuous coverage. The reason? When the Lyons originally ...

A skyline of condominiums and single family homes in the foreground are seen on Monday, May 8, 2023, in Honolulu. The hurricane fund, which operated from 1993 to 2000 in response to insurance market ...

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