Aloha spirit be damned, the Hawaii Supreme Court has deemed the oil industry unwelcome in the state. In a ruling late last year, the court affirmed that the city of Honolulu could file a lawsuit ...

The decision means that the municipality of Honolulu can move forward with a closely watched lawsuit against companies, including Sunoco and Shell, that raises claims under Hawaii state law.

The city and county of Honolulu are suing oil and gas companies (Sunoco v. City & County of Honolulu) for creating a public nuisance. They say greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels contribute ...

Hawaii's Bryan goes back-to-back in Western ... climate suit The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Sunoco and other oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit by Honolulu accusing ...

Hawaii is the 10th state so far to take the ... BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Sunoco and ConocoPhillips are among the companies named as defendants. Inside Climate News reached out to these ...

A trip to Hawaii is about to get even more expensive for travelers in an attempt to preserve the islands’ future. “Our residents and communities deserve to be protected,” state Rep.