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.Jtvshw <br /> n vJiro <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII '= �.'/ # STATE OF HAWAII <br /> .1.. .41.Vri:;.1. --; <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 681 20 <br /> (DRAFT 2) <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII COUNTY CORPORATION <br /> COUNSEL TO JOIN LEGAL ACTION, CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU VS <br /> SUNOCO LP, ET AL., CIV. NO. 20-380,AGAINST FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES TO <br /> RECOVER CLIMATE CRISIS-RELATED COSTS THAT HAVE IMPACTED THE <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII. <br /> WHEREAS, page 70 of the 2017 Hawai`i Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation <br /> Report posited that with a 3.2 feet sea level rise low-lying coastal lands would become <br /> submerged by coastal erosion, incur direct marine flooding from tides and waves, or become new <br /> wetlands behind the shoreline from rising water tables, and would also result in reduced drainage <br /> on the island of Hawai`i: and <br /> WHEREAS, according to the 2019 City and. County of Honolulu Annual Sustainability <br /> Report, climate change has already caused more frequent and powerful hurricanes and tropical <br /> storms, intense rainfall, and flood events, a trend which is predicted to accelerate in the future; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the 2019 report further stated that climate change presents a threat <br /> multiplier for the natural hazards our island faces, and we are witnessing the impacts of chronic <br /> coastal erosion, shoreline armoring, and sea level rise to both our beaches and coastal <br /> infrastructure; and <br /> WHEREAS, coastal communities throughout the United States, and around the world, <br /> face growing costs to protect their residents, businesses, and infrastructure from rapid sea level <br /> rise and other climate related damages; and <br /> WHEREAS, according to City& County of Honolulu vs Sunoco LP, et al., Civ. No. 20- <br /> 380 circuit court case, multiple corporations were fully aware that consumption of their products <br /> and services would have direct detrimental impacts with regard to the earth's climate; and <br /> WHEREAS, Per the 2017 Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report <br /> for Hawaii Island, page 69 and page 75, over the next 30 to 70 years, homes and businesses <br /> located near a shoreline will be impacted by sea level rise, approximately 130 structures will be <br /> chronically flooded by 3.2 feet of sea level rise, potential economic losses (all structures and <br /> land) island-wide would increase from an estimated $195 million with l.l feet of sea level rise to <br /> $426 million with 3.2 feet of sea level rise; and <br /> WHEREAS, the fossil fuel companies to be named as defendants in the legal action <br /> include Chevron, Shell, Exxon Mobil, BP, the BHP Group, ConocoPhillips, Marathon (formerly <br /> Tesoro), and Aloha Petroleum, and more specifically include'the following corporate entities: <br /> Chevron Corp., Chevron USA Inc., Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Shell Oil Company, Shell Oil <br />