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BHP Group Limited, BHP Group PLC, BHP Hawaii 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 Hawaii. <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 , Hawai`i, this day.of <br />COUNTY COUNCIL <br />County of Hawaii <br />Hilo, Hawaii <br />I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by <br />the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the <br />County of Hawaii on <br />ATTEST: <br />INTRODUC <br />COUNCIL ME <br />COUNCIL MEMB <br />20 <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />ROLL CALL VOTE <br />AYES NOES ABS EX <br />CHUNG <br />DAVID <br />EOFF <br />KANEALI `I-KLEINFELDER <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />LEE LOY <br />POINDEXTER <br />RICHARDS ' <br />VILLEGAS <br />Reference: <br />C-994/AWEEMC <br />COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 681 20 <br />2 <br />