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A judge is forcing Hawaii to give wildfire investigation documents to lawyers handling lawsuits
HONOLULU (AP) — A judge on Friday forced the Hawaii attorney general's office to turn over to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over last summer's Maui wildfires all documents, interviews and data collected by the outside team hired to investigate the disaster. ...
Hawaii lawmakers wrap up session featuring tax cuts, zoning reform and help for fire-stricken Maui
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session heavily focused on addressing Maui's needs after last year's deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii's housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and...
Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages
HONOLULU (AP) — Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer's deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit. Alerts the county sent to cellphones...
After Maui, Hawaii lawmakers budget funds for firefighting equipment and a state fire marshal
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Wednesday appropriated funds for more firefighting equipment and a state fire marshal after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the historic Maui town of Lahaina and exposed shortcomings in the state's readiness for such flames. ...
The White House has a new curator. Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has a new curator and Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post. The White House announced her appointment Wednesday, the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. ...
A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, often thinks about water. The family, stationed in Honolulu, spends more than $120 a month on jugs of bottled water for drinking, cooking and cleaning, as...
Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won't be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high. It's a problem that has played out...
More than a dozen military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. government said Monday it took responsibility for jet fuel that leaked into a Navy water system serving 93,000 people in 2021, but attorneys dispute whether the families who are suing were exposed to enough tainted water to make them sick. A trial for a...
Hawaii is known for its macadamia nuts. Lawmakers want to keep it that way
HONOLULU (AP) — For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown. This little-known fact is surfacing at the...
Garland speaks with victims' families as new exhibit highlights the faces of gun violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Children fatally shot in their classrooms. Law enforcement gunned down while doing their jobs. Victims of domestic violence. And people killed on American streets. Photos of their faces line the wall as part of a new exhibit inside the federal agency in...
