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

The Hawaii Supreme Court rules against allowing insurance companies to sue the wrongful parties in the $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement.

The settlement had been held up by insurance companies who had hoped to go after those being held liable for the massive blaze to recoup some of the insurance payments made to Maui homeowners and businesses.