#Wrongful Death
First $1.5M payment has been made to the estate of a Maui wildfire victim as part of state’s $175M One ʻOhana Fund
Gov. Josh Green, M.D., announced the initial disbursements from the $175 million One ‘Ohana Fund, a key initiative of the Maui Wildfires Compensation Program. This fund was created to provide direct financial relief to the families of those who lost loved ones and to individuals who suffered serious physical injuries in the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui […]
Trial ordered in death of Maui inmate at Lahaina cell block
A federal judge has ordered a jury trial in the suit alleging the wrongful death of an inmate who died while in police custody on Maui. 47-year-old Dennis Wereb died September 28, 2008 while being held at the two-cell Lahaina station. Wereb was arrested for terroristic threatening after police received a report that a man […]
