Hawaii

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green gave an update Friday on how the state and Maui are faring a month after fires decimated West Maui and razed the town of Lahaina.

Moody's credited generally sound fiscal practices, good governance and federal aid with the likelihood that Maui County and the state would retain their current credit ratings.

Andy DeVries of CreditSights is fairly optimistic about the eventual outcome for bondholders, though its tax-exempt paper has been trading at a discount.

The disaster in Hawaii highlights the increasing importance of Congress to act on the dwindling budget of FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund.

The investor-owned utility issues tax-exempt bonds through the Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance.

The coastal town of Lahaina is "gone," Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said during a press conference.

Sponsors say bill is a chance to have territories' needs addressed.

Hawaii and West Coast states are taking aim at helping the homeless in this year's budgets.

Government says it is unsure how it will be able to make debt and pension payments.

Typhoon Mawar's impact on the service area is the rating agency's biggest concern.