Hawaii experienced a major climate-related disaster in August 2023, when high winds and dry weather fed wildfires that swept across the island of Maui (Credit: boscorelli/Adobe Stock)
Lawmakers in Hawaii have passed a resolution encouraging insurance companies and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to reduce insurance costs for local residents by filing subrogation claims against the fossil fuel industry. The resolution states that rising sea and air temperatures from climate change are worsening weather events and destabilizing the state’s climate.
The resolution reads in part: “Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that certain responsible polluters in the fossil fuel industry have been aware of their contribution to climate change for decades, and have knowingly engaged in misleading and deceptive practices regarding the connection between their products and climate change, exacerbating climate-related harms.”
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
