Hawaii High Court Partially Affirms Attorney Fee Order Governing Maui Fire Cases

( October 16, 2026, 9:19 AM EDT) -- HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court partially affirmed an order governing the award of attorney fees in cases related to the 2023 Maui fires, upholding the lower court’s authority to establish the fee framework and a $222 million common benefit fund but vacating three provisions that restricted juridical review of fee awards....