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Issuer:     HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC (HE)
CIK:        0000354707
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000354707-24-000045
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

HEI and Hawaiian Electric agree to pay $1.99B in Maui wildfire tort settlement
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- Total settlement of $4.037B includes HEI/Hawaiian Electric's $1.99B pre-tax contribution (four annual installments starting mid-2025).
- Settlement covers all tort claims from Aug. 2023 Maui wildfires; no admission of liability; pending court approval.
- HEI plans to finance contribution via debt, common equity, equity-linked securities; no assurance of terms.
- Other paying parties: State of Hawaii, County of Maui, Kamehameha Schools, Spectrum/Charter, Hawaiian Telcom, West Maui Land.
- Condition: subrogation insurers must resolve claims within 90 days or court determines exclusive remedy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/354707/000035470724000045/0000354707-24-000045-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46207/000035470724000045/he-20240802.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000354707-24-000045

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