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To: President and CEO Jon Mauer and managers of all Texaco in Hawaii gas stations
Island Energy Services: Cut ties with Israel
Petition Text
We are writing as concerned community members asking you to:
Disaffiliate your gas stations branding from Chevron/ Texaco
Disaffiliate your gas stations branding from Chevron/ Texaco
Exit your license contract with Chevron
Halt the sale of Chevron products
Rebrand Texaco in Hawaii gas stations
Cut all ties with Israel
Through its continued activity in Israel, Chevron is putting all of its franchisees at risk, legally and financially. Chevron gas stations are also at risk of being targeted for protests and pickets, as we have seen millions around the world protesting Israel’s genocide and oppression of Palestinians, targeting the most complicit companies that feed Israel’s war chest, enabling its apartheid and genocide.
Why is this important?
Island Energy Services (IES), one of the several petroleum distributors and retailers in Hawai‘i, has purchased all Chevron assets in Hawai ‘i and has become the licensee of Chevron brand, Texaco for the “state”. To enter a license agreement, IES and Chevron have signed a contract allowing IES to utilize the Texaco trademark in Hawai‘i. Texaco in Hawaii also includes Techron in their fuel- a patented fuel additive developed and exclusively produced by the Chevron corporation. This license contract ensures that Texaco in Hawai ‘i has access to both the Chevron trademark and patented product.
Chevron is the main international actor extracting fossil gas claimed by apartheid Israel in the Mediterranean. 70% of Israel’s power production comes directly from Chevron. Through the billions of dollars it pays Israel for its gas extraction licenses, Chevron is also directly contributing to financing Israel’s apartheid and ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel has killed over 40,000 Palestinians since October, and the true death toll is estimated to be many thousands higher. In July 2024, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel is guilty of apartheid against Palestinians and that its military occupation is illegal, calling for ending both, dismantling the settlements, providing full reparations to Palestinian victims, and facilitating the return of displaced people. It has also called for an end to all commercial and business activities that facilitate Israel’s regime of occupation and oppression. This includes Chevron, which is now in direct violation of international law. Chevron’s reputation is beginning to suffer due to this complicity with Israeli apartheid.
Join BDS in Hawaii by boycotting Chevron locally. We demand that IES end their contract with Chevron, halt the sale of Chevron patented products, rebrand Texaco in Hawaii gas stations, and cut ties with Israel.