Hawaiʻi Supreme Court

The more than $4 billion global settlement for victims of the Maui wildfires was announced in August to great fanfare. But months later, its status hangs in the balance because of a lawsuit filed by insurance companies. HPR’s Maddie Bender reports on the key legal issue that could hinder Maui’s ability to recover.

Hawaiʻi voters will have the chance to weigh in on two constitutional amendment questions in the November election. HPR's Ashley Mizuo breaks down the proposed changes so you can make an informed choice.

Aloha Petroleum may not have its legal fees covered by insurance in two major climate cases after a recent Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote explains.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court will consider questions about issues that threaten to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year's devastating Maui wildfires. A Maui judge last month agreed to ask the state high court questions about how insurance companies can go about recouping money paid to policyholders.

Judge Peter Cahill agreed Friday to ask the state high court questions about how insurance companies can go about recouping money paid to policyholders.

The high court on Wednesday approved the legality of an environmental review to allow limited aquarium fishing in Hawaiʻi island, leading to worries about opening up the industry throughout the West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Judge Peter Cahill has ruled that insurance companies who have paid out more than $2 billion in claims can seek reimbursement only from the settlement amount defendants fire victims blame for causing the deadly tragedy have agreed to pay.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on whether insurance providers must pay the legal fees of oil companies facing ongoing climate litigation. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has been following the case and explains.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state broke the law when it took control of the Mauna Kea Access Road on the Big Island and turned it into a state highway before the 2019 Thirty Meter Telescope protests.

A case that challenges whether or not short-term rentals are allowed on farmland in Hawaiʻi County has made its way to the state’s highest court.