Hawaii County appears to be gearing up to join the growing wave of municipalities suing energy companies – all to line their pockets – under the facade of addressing climate change, by opening the door to employing a dark-money funded law firm under Congressional investigation.

In a moment of surprising candor while discussing grant programs that could pay for the county’s climate priorities, a Hawaii County Councilwoman Rebecca Villegas let slip during a February 2024 meeting that filing a climate lawsuit against American energy companies is seen “as another source of funding,” as Climate Litigation Watch reports.

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