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REBECCA VILLEGAS PHONE: (808)323-4267
Council Member FAX: (808)323-4786
District 7, Central Kona `' * EMAIL:Rebecca.villegas@hawaiicounty.gov
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West Hawaii Civic Center, Bldg. A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
Date: July 21, 2020 „
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To: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chair
And Members of the Hawaii County Council
From: "`e Rebecca Villegas, Council Member
District 7
Re: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 681-20, Relating to Resolution
Requesting The Hawaii County Corporation Counsel To Join Legal Action, City
& Council of Honolulu vs Sunoco LP, et al., Against Fossil Fuel Companies to
Recover Climate Crisis-Related Costs That Have Impacted the County of
Hawaii.
Please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution 681-20. The proposed amendments are
illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution No 681-20 and
bolded for illustrative purposes (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be
added is underscored).
1. The title of the resolution is amended to read as follows:
''A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII COUNTY CORPORATION
COUNSEL TO JOIN LEGAL ACTION, CITY & ['"`�'TNCIL] COUNTY OF
HONOLULU VS SUNOCO LP, ET AL., CIV. NO. 20-380, AGAINST FOSSIL FUEL
COMPANIES TO RECOVER CLIMATE CRISIS-RELATED COSTS THAT HAVE
IMPACTED THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.
2. The sixth enacting clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, Per the 2017 Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation
Report for Hawaii Island, page 69 and page 75, over the next 30 to 70 years, homes and
businesses located near a shoreline will be impacted by sea level rise, approximately 130
structures will be chronically flooded by 3.2 feet of sea level rise, potential economic losses
(all structures and land) island-wide would increase from an estimated $195 million with 1.1
feet of sea level rise to $426 million with 3.2 feet of sea level rise; and"
A draft copy of Resolution No. 681-20, Draft 2, is not provided due to the limited scope of these
proposed amendments.
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