The settlement disclosed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission involved a 2011 lawsuit against six farms and California-based labor contractor Global Horizons.

Hawaii's health insurance marketplace is hoping to turn around a stalled start by providing plans and pricing to consumers by Oct. 15 but there are no guarantees, its executive director said Wednesday.

Hawaii's health insurance marketplace has awarded grants to 34 community organizations to help uninsured people learn about insurance options under President Barack Obama's signature health care law.