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HI HR177
Resolution
Status
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Marten
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AI Summary
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Request that the Attorney General file a lawsuit against major oil corporations (BP, Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil, Shell, and Total Energies) for climate damages to Hawaii.
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Direct the Attorney General to engage a third-party law firm with expertise in climate damage litigation to support the lawsuit.
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Assert that these six oil companies jointly account for nearly 23 percent of cumulative global carbon footprint in the oil refining sector.
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Cite Hawaii Supreme Court's October 2023 rejection of defendants' claims that oil companies lack state court jurisdiction and that public nuisance claims for climate damages are invalid under Hawaii law.
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Note that nine other state attorneys general have already filed similar lawsuits against major oil corporations.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Attorney General To File A Lawsuit Against Big Oil Corporations For Climate Damages To The State And Engage A Third-party Law Firm That Has Expertise In This Legal Area.
Attorney General
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Evslin, Garrett, Kila, Lamosao, Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (7).
3/22/2024