Governor Green details Maui wildfire settlement

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- It's a historic deal aimed at helping Lahaina fire survivors move forward.

A global settlement has been reached to benefit thousands of wildfire plaintiffs just days before the one-year anniversary of the disaster. 2,200 parties filed about 450 lawsuits.

The total compensation came out to $4.037 billion. Defendants include the State of Hawaii, Maui County, Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, West Maui Land Company, Hawaiian Telcom, and Spectrum-Charter Communications.

Governor Josh Green joined Wake Up 2Day on Monday morning to discuss the settlement.

"I'm grateful to have worked through this problem with so many parties. That's what I've been doing for the better part of the last two and a half months, which is to bring everyone together. It's incredibly complex...