In March, 2020, inspired by a small city in California, Honolulu sued 8 oil companies for their role in causing local climate change damages. A few months later Maui County did the same. We interview some of the key people involved to learn how it happened, why they did it, and what they expect to gain from it. Our guests are the former Mayor of Honolulu, Kirk Caldwell, Maui County Council Member Kelly Takaya King, and Alyssa Johl, Legal Director for the Center for Climate Integrity. ResourcesKEY UPDATE: Honolulu Scores A Win Against Big Oil In Climate Change Lawsuit and  Energy Cos. Can't Dodge Climate Claims In Hawaii State Court - are two articles, from 2/27/22 and 2/23/22, that report on a key ruling that is discussed in the episode, but hadn't yet happened.Center for Climate Integrity websiteClimate Liability Litigation - website and resourcesHonolulu sues petroleum companies articleMaui county sues - articleMaui Has Begun the Process of Managed Retreat. It Wants Big Oil to Pay the Cost of Sea Level RiseFederal ruling favors Maui county