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Hawaii court blocks insurance companies’ legal claims in Maui wildfire, allowing $4 billion settlement to proceed

Fast Company Tech

Hawaiis Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies cant bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Mauis catastrophic 2023 wildfire , allowing a $4 billion settlement that was on the verge of collapse to proceed. The Hawaii Supreme Courts ruling was the correct outcome, Lowenthal said. Supreme Court.

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Blogher Purses, Bags, and Backpacks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hawaii-made purses were hot tonight. The second purse from Hawaii spotted during the blogher reception. was handmade in Hawaii purchased from a department store. But the highlight of the evening was getting a peek inside Elisa Camahort's green purse. Green isn't her color, purple is. She got it a Nordstrom's.

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Anyplace raises $5.3M to provide a home (office) away from home

TechCrunch

They include a height-adjustable standing desk, ergonomic chair, 34-inch “ultra-wide” monitor, professional microphone, webcam, collapsible green screen, laptop stand, docking station and key light, among other things. . particularly to popular vacation destinations such as Hawaii, Miami, Austin and Denver, Naito said.

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Have Fun Do Good Link Love: 40th B'day, Power to the Peaceful, Twittering about Volunteering

Have Fun - Do Good

I've got two new posts up on WE Volunteer: 21 Twitter Feeds About Volunteering Volunteer on Vacation in Hawaii Episode 14 of the Be Bold Podcast: Create a Career with Impact with Lara Galinsky of Echoing Green is up. You surpassed my goal of raising $400 for Women for Women International and raised $580!

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Daily Crunch: Oracle dives deeply into healthcare after closing $28B Cerner acquisition

TechCrunch

Some interesting new security features for macOS 13 Ventura (or as we dubbed it “Mace Ventura”) are coming down the pipeline here; for example, when you plug a device into the USB-C port, it will automatically be blocked until you give it the green light. Sorry, Alaska and Hawaii, not to you.

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Musicians are hooking up synthesizers to plants for new sonic possibilities

The Verge

All of the people I spoke to began with a general appreciation for nature, whether it was Smeets finding an unexpected green thumb as a COVID hobby or Fahmi Mursyid, an experimental artist who began getting into plant-based music via soundscape compositions. “I I wanted to extend my research about [using] everyday sound,” he says. “My

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

There are statewide programs like Texas Center for the Visually Challenged and Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii. An additional benefit is that they are all green nonprofits in that they extend the lives of donated IT equipment and supply it to those for whom it can literally be a lifeline. in Sparks, Nevada.