Hawaiʻi is suing major oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP, and the American Petroleum Institute for leading a “decades-long campaign of deception” to mislead the public and policymakers about climate change in order to maximize their profits.
“The climate crisis is here, and the costs of surviving it are rising every day. Hawaiʻi taxpayers should not have to foot that bill. The burden should fall on those who deceived and failed to warn consumers about the climate dangers lurking in their products. This lawsuit is about holding those parties accountable, shifting the costs of surviving the climate crisis back where they belong, and protecting Hawai`i citizens into the future.”
Josh Green
Governor of Hawai`i
State of Hawai`i
BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Equilon, Sunoco, Aloha Petroleum, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, Woodside Energy Hawaii, American Petroleum Institute (API)
Climate
Negligence, Public Nuisance, Private Nuisance, Products Liability: Failure to Warn, Consumer Protection, Trespass, Harm to Public Trust Resources
