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Products Company LLC, Exxon Mobil Corp., ExxonMobil Oil Corp., BP PLC, BP America Inc., <br /> BHP Group Limited, BHP Group PLC, BHP Hawai`i Inc., ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips <br /> Company, Phillips 66 Company, Polar Tankers Inc., Marathon Oil Co., Marathon Oil Corp., <br /> Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sunoco LP, Aloha Petroleum Limited, and Aloha Petroleum LLC; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 6-5.3 of the Hawaii County Charter(2018 Edition), provides in <br /> part that"The corporation counsel shall represent the county in all civil legal proceedings and <br /> shall perform all other services incident to the office as may be required by law", now, therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it <br /> hereby requests and approves the Hawaii County Corporation Counsel to join legal action <br /> against fossil fuel companies to recover damages for their role in causing climate change, sea <br /> level rise, and associated impacts on the County of Hawai`i. <br /> BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this <br /> resolution to the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor, and Joseph.Kamelamela, Corporation Counsel. <br /> Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 5th_day of August , 2020 • <br /> INTRODUCED B Y: <br /> COUNCIL MEM BE , COUNTY OF HAWAI I <br /> COUNCIL ME 'BER, OUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE <br /> County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX <br /> Hilo, Hawaii CHUNG X <br /> DAVID X <br /> I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF i X <br /> the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the <br /> X <br /> County of Hawaii on August 5,2020 KANEALI�I-KLEINFELDER i-- —. - - <br /> KIERKIEWIC:Z X <br /> ' LEE LOY — — X <br /> ATTEST: , POINDEXTER f X <br /> RICIIARDS -_---�( -- X - <br /> V 1LLEGAS—-- � X -- - <br /> ---------- 18 0 1 0 <br /> Reference: C-994.2/AWEEMC-16 _ <br /> C CLERK C AIRPERSON &PRESIDING 0 CER RESOLUTION NO. ¶DT <br /> 81. 20 <br /> 2) <br /> 2 <br />