{"id":1490,"date":"2026-06-17T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2026-06-17T19:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:36:11","slug":"new-documents-filed-in-effort-to-block-hawaii-climate-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1490","title":{"rendered":"New documents filed in effort to block Hawaii climate lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; The Trump administration is asking the court to reconsider its decision dismissing a lawsuit that attempted to stop the State of Hawaii from suing big oil companies.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1488\">UH Manoa named among world\u2019s leading universities in new global rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Court Judge Helen Gillmor ruled the case lacked standing in April. The U.S. government challenged the ruling with a new motion in May, saying there was a misunderstanding and that it wasn\u2019t given a chance to address the jurisdictional deficiency identified in the ruling. <\/p>\n<p>The motion also argues that the court departed from Ninth Circuit precedent by dismissing the case without prejudice instead of with prejudice. <\/p>\n<p>The state filed a response Friday saying the motion should not be granted unless the court is \u201cPresented with newly discovered evidence, committed clear error, or if there is an intervening change in the controlling law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1487\">HPD urges safe driving during summer \u2018100 Deadliest Days\u2019 after recent crashes<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The United States filed the lawsuit in April 2025 in an attempt the stop the state from suing major fossil fuel companies including BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobile and Shell. 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