Utility company Hawaiian Electric on Tuesday welcomed the Hawaii Supreme Court's decision towards finalizing the more than $4 billion settlement related to the 2023 Maui wildfires saying it was favorable to the company.

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 centu

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In a remarkably quick ruling, the Hawaii Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the $4 billion settlement of the Maui wildfire can not be blocked by insurance companies. The ruling means that the Maui circuit court can begin the process of finalizing individual payments to survivors and families of those who died.

A historic settlement can begin flowing to people and businesses affected by the fire, but consequences for the insurance market are unclear.

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.

The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurers could not take part in a $4 billion settlement for victims of the 2023 fires.

Other steps still remain to finalize the deal between thousands of people who lodged lawsuits and various defendants, including Hawaiian Electric Company.

Answers to three questions posed to five justices could soon determine the fate of a stalled $4 billion settlement for close to 10,000 Maui wildfire victims.