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A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed

Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.

The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment

In this photo provided by Ashley Young, Honolulu police officers talk to demonstrators sitting outside a medical center in Honolulu, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, where unionized nurses have been locked out since going on a one-day strike. (Ashley Young via AP)

10 arrested outside Hawaii hospital as labor dispute involving nurses escalates

FILE - Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks at a news conference in Honolulu on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Hawaii's governor and lawyers for youth plaintiffs on Thursday, June 20, 2024, announced they settled a lawsuit alleging Hawaii violated the state constitution by operating a transportation system that harmed the climate and infringed upon the children's right to a clean and healthy environment..(AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)

Youth in Hawaii took on the state government over climate change. A historic settlement has emerged

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It’s not just ‘hang loose.’ Lawmakers look to make the friendly ‘shaka’ Hawaii’s official gesture

A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That’s the “shaka” in Hawaii. In Hawaii, where it originated, a pair of bills in the Legislature would make the shaka Hawaii’s official gesture.

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Former guard admits to mailing illegal aerial fireworks to Hawaii jail in 2022

AP Race Call: Democrat Mazie Hirono wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Hawaii

FILE - Naldo Valentine, who lost his home to the Lahaina wildfire, puts up a light as darkness falls at a housing protest on Kaanapali Beach Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. A group of survivors were camping on the resort beach to protest and raise awareness for better long-term housing options for those displaced. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis

Hawaii Senate President Ron Kouchi, top center, speaks to senators at the Hawaii State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Hawaii lawmakers on Wednesday opened a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address glaring problems laid bare by the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in August: the threat posed by wildfires and the lack of affordable housing. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Hawaii lawmakers open new legislative session with eyes on wildfire prevention and housing

An ordinance sniffing dog patrols the Mississippi State Capitol grounds as Capitol Police respond to a bomb threat at the state building in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, 2024. The structure was emptied and the grounds cleared of vehicles as officers investigated. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2023. Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris. The hazardous materials, including oil, solvent and batteries, are being shipped to the West Coast while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works with local officials to develop a plan to dispose of an estimated 400,000 to 700,000 tons of debris on the island. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial

FILE - Shawn Still, now a Georgia Republican state senator, leans over to sign electoral certificates voting for Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the Georgia Capitol, Dec. 14, 2020, in Atlanta, during a meeting of Republican electors. The meeting of the electors has become a key element in the prosecution of Trump and 18 others in Georgia. Smith is one of the four people present that day who was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in August 2023 on charges that he conspired to illegally overturn Democrat Joe Biden's win in Georgia. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden’s election win in Georgia

Unused rental cars are parked in an overflow lot at Kahului Airport in Kahului, Hawaii, on Aug, 14. 2023. So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging. State tourism officials initially urged travelers to stay away but now want them to come back so long as they refrain from going to the burn zone and surrounding area. (George F. Lee/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)

Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires

Georgia appeals judge should be removed from bench, state Supreme Court rules

Firefighters clear debris in Kula, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, following wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Hawaii works to pause land transactions in area of deadly Maui wildfires. Follow live updates

An electronic sign on a scratch off dispenser, beckons players Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, to cast their lot at winning all or part of Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing of $1.55 billion, at this Jackson, Miss., convenience store. There now have been 31 straight drawings without a big jackpot winner. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

$1.55 billion Mega Millions prize grows as 31 drawings pass without a winner

Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions

FILE - Handguns are displayed at a gun shop on June 23, 2022, in Honolulu. A U.S. judge is scheduled to consider on Friday, July 28, 2023, whether to temporarily stop Hawaii from enforcing a new state law that prohibits carrying a gun on beaches and other locations deemed sensitive. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

Hawaii doesn’t want firearms on its beaches. The state’s latest gun control law goes before a judge

A hallway shrine to Dararius Evans, who was killed in January of 2020, is seen in the home of his mother Pamela White in Ponchatoula, La., Thursday, May 4, 2023. White and her family turned to Louisiana’s victim compensation board for help paying for the unexpected funeral. She was met with administrative hurdles, a denial that blamed her son for his own death, a lengthy appeal — all while paying up front through a personal loan that gathered interest as she waited. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Takeaways from AP’s report on financial hurdles in state crime victim compensation programs

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Pay rise comes for New Yorkers, but some chafe at compromise

FILE - Hawaii Emergency Management Agency officials work at the department's command center in Honolulu on Dec. 1, 2017. A Cold War-era law in Hawaii that allows authorities to impose sweeping restrictions on press freedoms and electronic communications during a state of emergency could soon be repealed by lawmakers after concerns about its constitutionality and potential misuse in an era of increasing polarization. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

‘Almost authoritarian:' Hawaii’s Cold War speech law may go