Bill 40, CDI Early Testimony - Granicus

Bill 40, CDIEarly Testimony

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:56AMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony

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Name Madison IwataPhone 1808397-5822Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on

Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Madison. I am 10, from Hahaione Elementary school. I

Written live in Hawaii Kai. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)Testimony because Plastic things kill and pollute the environment. The

Styrofoam has a toxic chemical that can harm humans and animals.Sincerely, Madison Iwata

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Name Zachary HitchcockPhone 8082226960Email zacharyhitchcock1963~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Zachary Hitchcock1533 Artesian WayHonolulu, HI 96822Dear Council Members,Plastic Pollution is threatening every ecosystem on the planet.Hawai’i could take steps to slow this threat by passing Bill 40.This is a small step, but a positive step towards a brighter future forall inhabitants of our beautiful planet.We are blessed to live in such a beautiful place, and we need to beresponsible stewards of the environment.

Written Testimony We need to lead and be a positive force to guide everyone on theplanet that single use plastics need to be limited and replaced withbiodegradable alternatives.The alternatives and awareness are adequate, cost effective areabundant.Please, pass Bill 40 for our future, our Keiki,our beautiful islands and planet.Thank you for your service.Sincerely,Zachary Hitchcock808-222-6860

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:56 AMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name Koalil TamangaroPhone (808)-397-5822Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Koa and I am 10 years old, from Hahaione ElementarySchool. I live in Hawaii Kai. I support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)because if we keep on using plastic then we can kill all of the animalsin the ocean and if we kill all of the plankton in the water then we mayWritten not have a lot of air in the future . Another reason why I support Bill

es imony 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters) because when we burn the plastic it

pullouts the air. Then in the future some animals may not still bearound.Sincerely,Koa

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Name Tia BaldemorPhone 808-781-4807Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Tia, I am 10, from Hahaione Elementry School. I live inHawaii Kai. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member

Written Waters) because the plastics in the water are bad for the ocean andTestimony it could kill the animals in the water and could hurt the coral.Thank

you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40 CD1 FD1(CM Waters)Sincerely, Tia


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Name Alyssa ChingPhone 8084395911Email angellyne1002~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FDI to(Council Member Water)Your position on

Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Alyssa Ching and I am 10 years old from HahaioneElementary School . I live in Hawaii kai. And I strongly support Bill 40CD1 FD1 cause plastic is a safety hazard to all of us because its a

Written choking hazard and a hazard to our island.So if we have more plasticTestimony its going to be more oil spills more smoke in the air for the plastic

being made. And all of the oil spills are going to harm our sea and thesmoke is going to harm our oxygenThank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).


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Name Cyrus KaneshiroPhone (808)-397-5822

Email powercylegend~grnaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on


Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members, My name is CyrusKaneshiro, I am 10 from Hahaione Elementary school. I live inHawaii Kai. I strongly support Bill 40 CDI FD1 (CM Waters) because

Written plastic kills a lot of animals in the ocean and some plankton in theTestimony ocean give us air. In the future if we use up all the fresh water we

might have to use the ocean water. Thank you for this opportunity totestify in strong support of Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters). Thank youSincerely Cyrus.


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Name Aren SawaPhone 808-228-2127Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item BUll 40 CD1 FDI (member waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear chair Anderson and Council members,My name is Aren Sawa I am from hahaione elementary schoolI live in polihale place I strongly suport BUll 40 CD1 FD1 (member

Written waters) because if we keep burning the trash away that is bad for theTestimony air and us if it over flows and it goes in the ocean it well pollute and

the fishes will die if the fishes die we well has less marine life someof the animals might extinct s o it is not good in anything.Thank youBBII 40 CD1 FD1 (member waters) sincerely Aren


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Name kento thaiPhone 808-397-5822Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item BILL 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Water)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Member.My name is Kento Thai and I am 11 year old I am for Hahaioneelementary school and I live in Hawaii Kai. I strongly support Bill 40cbl fdl (Council Member Water) because Ithink that ifwe keepWritten using the plastic will make human instinct faster because plastic is

Testimony made out of oil and if we keep using plastic the oil is going run out

and human can’t live with out oil.Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40cdl fdl (Council Member Water)


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Name Nysa YamasatoPhone (808)-224-8127Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council member Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Nysa I am 10, and I am from Hahaione ElementarySchool. I strongly support Bill 40 CDI FD1 because there’s a lot ofplastic on the beaches, and I think that it should change. If we keeppolluting then the ocean is going to get really polluted because most

Written of our trash blows into the ocean because of people going throughTestimony the trash to get the cans to recycle, the trash can getting knocked

down, people just leaving their trash. That is why our oceans arebeing polluted and we were not doing anything to change it, so I thinkthat Bill 40 CD1 FD1 is amazing because our oceans and lands canbe less polluted. Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strongsupport of Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Cm Waters).


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Name Jordana RodriguezPhone 8085181427Email jorod82~radfrod.k12.hi.usMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Jordana Rodriguez, I live in Honolulu. I strongly supportBill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters) because there is another version that Ido not support that doesn’t have the amendments we need to getutensils etc. banned. I believe in this ban because it tears down ourecosystems and kills the marine animals. Lastly they have harmfulchemicals that can e cancerous toward humans.Written

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Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CDI FD1 (CM Waters).

Sincerely,Jordana RodriguezJunior at Radford High School


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Name Alexis ZanePhone 808-306-8592Email tzane001~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Alexis I am 10 years old from Hahaione Elem-entryschool. I live in Hawaii Kai. I strongly support bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM

Written Waters) because I would like to save the earth and not pollute it. IfTestimony we get rid of plastic then there will be cleaner air and we will have

not polluted the earth.Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).


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Name Edward J. KimPhone 808-397-5822Email kim2008~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncIlCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council member waters)Your position on


Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,

My name is Edward Kim and I am 11 from Hahaione ElementarySchool. I live in Hawaii Kai. And I support the Bill 40 CD1 FD1(council member waters).

I feel that hawaN is a special place where the environment is veryWritten special and it makes hawafl a beautiful place to live. I want the nextTestimony generation, and the generation, and even a century from now, that

the residents also get to enjoy this beautiful place. Hanauma bay isalready polluted. Hanauma used to be my favorite place to go butnow it is polluted because of all this plastic. Please help the futureresidents get to enjoy this as well,

Thank you for this opportunity to testify in support of Bill 40 CD1 FD1(council member waters). - Edward Kim


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Name Tosh AkaminePhone (808)222-5830Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CouncW Member Waters)Your position on


Dear ChairAnderson and Council Members,My name is Tosh and I am 10 years old, from Hahaione Elementaryschool. I live in Pablo. I strongly support the bill because turtles areendangered an many more animals that mistake plastic for food. Mysecond reason is that some plastic we cant reuse, and i know that

Written plastic is made out of fossil fuel so that means it is scarce in a lot ofTestimony ways. My second to last reason is that plastic is polluting the ocean

waters and im a surfer so I don’t like to see the ocean with deadcreatures in it and I love to see the ocean clean and without trash.My last reason is that the fish we eat may eat the poison that theplastic can carry with it so not only the fish will get sick you will getsick as well. Thank you for your time!


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Name Noa ScullionPhone (808)397-5822Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on


Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Noa, and I am 10 from Hahaione Elementary I Live inKalanianaole highway. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM

Written Waters) Because it’ll help get rid of plastic and ploysteyrophome.T ~ Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40es imony CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)

Sincerely,Noa Scullion


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Name Earlena kaholi-onoPhone (808) 358-1354Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1( council member)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Dear chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Earlena, and I am 10 years old, and I am from hahaioneElementary School and live in hawafl kai. I strongly support Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters) Because the Turtles think that the plasticbags a jellyfish then eat it and could get really hurt or maybe die. My

~AI second reason is, that the plastic doesn’t biodegrade (Go Away).vvritten Lastly, soon are land fills will be filled with plastic that we can not getTestimony ~d f

Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (Cm Waters)Sincerely,Earlena Kaholi-Ono


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Name kodysaitoPhone (808)397-5822Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on

Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council member,I am 11 from Hehaione Elemetary School.I live in Hawaii Kai. I strongly don’t support Bill 40 CD1 because

~, .~ , . Stores need plastic or the might shut down.PIus we need to holdvvrlLLen I estimony our thing’s with plastic bags Paper bags will might break.Thank you

for your time.Sincerely,Kody

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Name Kohala KamalaniPhone 8083824423Email kohalakamalani28~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item bill 40 cdl fdl (Council Member WatersYour position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Kohala, I am10, from Hahaione Elementary school. I strongly support the bill 40CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters) because I go to the beach a lot

W •ft and when I go I will see six pack rings and little bits of trash. I say thatT rien even though plastic is one recourse it may be taking out another likees imony turtles, fish, and birds. Plastic factory’s are polluting the air and could

make people living next to them sick. We should do something aboutthis and this is a good way to start. Thank you for this opportunity totestimony.


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Name Heather HamiltonPhone 5306022315Email Lilyrose71392~gmail.comMeeting Date 01-03-2020Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Cheryl KingPhone 8083855464Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I overwhelmingly support Bill 40 to keep these non-necessary single-Written use items out of our waste stream. We’ve removed far too many ofTestimony these items on our beaches and around the islands. There are better

alternatives, so it’s time we all make the switch now. Mahalo!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Termsand Agreement

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Name lydia shigekanePhone 595-6626Email lydiashigekane~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item bill 40 FD1Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Lydia Shigekane and I live in Honolulu. I am writing invigorous support of Bill 40 FD1 to end the plastic and polystyrenepollution harming our oceans, land, and jeopardizing public health.

Written We have to protect what we love and do what is required to addressTestimony climate change. I remember the joy of walking beaches as a

youngster, in search of perfect shells, not a scrap of plastic in thesand. The visible changes in our environment have been swift,drastic, damaging. No more excuses. Positive action now.


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Name Diana DayritPhone 9173046640Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Diana Dayrit, I live in Hawaii Kai and after participating innumerous beach cleanups and hearing our dedicated, informativelocal environmental organizations speak to myself and my childrenabout the immense harm that plastic is doing to our island, I stronglysupport Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).It is simple. The small conveniences that disposable plastics provideare not worth the dangerous impact they have on our health andthose that come after us. Sure - it’s hard to break habits. Remember

Written when people could smoke indoors? People were outraged when thatTestimony law-- which was also aimed at saving lives, like this one -- but now it

is accepted as the norm. Giving up this cheap commodity ofdisposable plastics won’t be easy, but that is why enforcing a bill likethis one will allow the community to come together and make thishistorical, life-altering positive change as a whole.Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).Sincerely,Diana Dayrit, mom to two very anti-disposable-plastics kids who loveclean beaches


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Name Kyla LozisPhone 8084457318

Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Kyla Lozis and I am a teacher at Hahaione ElementarySchool. I live in Kahala. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CMWaters), because there is no need to be using all of this plastic whenthere are reasonable alternatives. We are living on a beautifultropical island, so keeping it clean and healthy should be a concern.

Written Burning our rubbish at H power is just putting more pollution into theT ~ atmosphere and not creating an abundance of energy. When thees imony rubbish is not burned and getting into the ocean, it’s killing the life

there, which will in turn hurt us in the long run. If all of the fish areeating the plastic, it will destroy our food chain. Although plastic isconvenient at the moment, it is creating more problems down theroad.Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill CD1FD1 (CM Waters).


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Name Brendan NortonPhone 7813781177Email Nortonbr1093~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Kaley WassonPhone 8087079511Email KaIeywasson~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Kate CrowellPhone (213) 507-8274Email katecrowell83~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommtteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position on Supportthe mafferRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha,

My name is Kate Crowell and I am a Global Environmental Sciencestudent at UH Manoa, testifying in support of Bill 40 CD 1.

It is clear that climate change is one of the biggest environmentalconcerns of our time- threatening species, places and people. In thenext decade we anticipate problems with sea level rise, displacingpeople in costa! regions and islands, ocean acidification leading tohabitat loss and intensifying storms. HawaN, in particular, issusceptible to all these effects of climate change. While little is being

Written done in Washington to reduce our emissions and mitigate theseTestimony effects, we are being presented with a unique and powerful

opportunity here in Oahu.

Plastics are made from fossil fuels and current trends anticipate that20% of global fossil fuel use will be allocated to plastics by 2050.Additionally, when micro plastics are exposed to sun, they releasemethane and other greenhouse gases. Methane is a stronggreenhouse gas with a global warming potential 104 times greaterthan carbon dioxide. The production and break down of plastic isaccelerating climate change and will continue to do so until we stopit.

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We must pass Bill 40 to save our environment, save our home andsave our future generations. We as a community are ready for thischange and I urge you to take this step and set an example for therest of the United States and world.

Thank you for your time.

Mahalo,Kate


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Name Christine TreckerPhone 8084973731Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE, CR-389 (Bill 40)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Phasing out the use of single-use plastic food ware and service

Written ware is one of a multitude of important strategies to address ourTestimony devasting climate crisis. I applaud the council for introducing Bill 40

and I strongly support it.


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Name Na’e KaiamaPhone 8082277225Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Sup po ftthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha! My name is Na’e, born and raised on O’ahu, and I fullysupport Bill 40. As a surfer, I spend most of my time before and aftermy surf session, cleaning the beach. I don’t do this becausesomeone tells me to, I do this because it’s my kuleana (responsibility)as a kanaka to care for the ocean and the land. Just as it is yourkuleana to create and enforce sustainable laws and solutions thatWritten promote environmental health. We simply cannot continue to

es imony sacrifice our ‘Ama for the selfish conveniences of our people. We

need to protect and preserve our oceans, our lands and our people,even the ones who don’t agree with this Bill. For the sake of ourhonua (earth), please pass Bill 40. It’s time for us to make betterchoices because those better choices are available for us to choose.Aloha ‘Ama. Mahalo!


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Name Janelle renee U. QuituguaPhone 8086832906Email janqui60~radford.k12.hi.usMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Janelle Quitugua, I live in Pearl City. I strongly supportBill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters) because there is another version that Ido not support that doesn’t have the amendments we need to getutensils etc. banned. I believe in this ban because of the increasingamount of plastic drifting in our oceans. Not only causing waterpollution, but also endangering our wildlife. Manufacturing plastic

Written items are also impacting human health, researchers have claimedTestimony that toxins from plastic bags and containers are able to enter food

packaged in them. Non biodegradable plastics can remain in oceansor land for hundreds of years, releasing toxic chemicals into theenvironment.Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).Sincerely,Janelle Quitugua Junior at Admiral Radford High School


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Name Leon MartinPhone (808)397-5822Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member waters)Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council members,

My name is Leon Martin I live in Waimanalo and I go to HahaioneElementary school. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM waters)because there will be a shortage of fish to eat and there will more

Written trash on the ground if the bill doesn’t pass.Thank you for thisTestimony opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM

Waters).Sincerely,Leon Martin


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Name Brittany WheatmanPhone 388-0212Email britt.wheatman~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha,

I live in Mililani and strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)because it adequately redefines what is considered “disposable” in

Written order to ban single-use plastics and polystyrene foam containers in aTestimony manner that reduces the extent of their environmental impact on

Oahu without hurting local businesses and consumers.

Mahalo,Brittany


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Name Jenelle HigginsPhone 8084691940Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

When I first moved to Oahu, almost 4 years ago, I was appalled at

W ~ the amount of plastic was in contrast with the stunning naturalT rien beautify. I also couldn’t believe how much the recycling program ises imony lacking. I am hopeful bill 40 will help solve both of these glaring is

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Name Maka SakimiPhone 808-218-1337Email sakimimaka99~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Maka Sakimi, I live in Honolulu, HI. I strongly support Bill40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters) because there is another version that I donot support that doesn’t have the amendments we need to getutensils etc. banned. I believe in this ban because first of all whenyou heat up plastic it releases chemicals that causes cancer. Another

~A1 ~ reason is because people are irresponsible and don’t recycle it. TheyVJri~Len pollute the ocean which kills marine life. The final reason is becauseTestimony it is just bad in general. People don’t put the waste in the right bin

and it lies around. Making it bad for corals and the ocean.Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).Sincerely,Maka SakimiSenior at Radford High School

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Name Susan Isabel Polanco de CouetPhone 8083514067Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Honorable City Council Members,

Thank you for the opportunity to testify.

I am writing to support Bill 40. Banning single-use plastics from ourisland - including polystyrene foam, plastic bags, straws, utensils,stirring sticks, etc.- is critical for the health of our environment andour children because plastic is now turning up everywhere. The moreplastic we use as a community, the more plastic will be in our water,our food and ourselves. Also, when plastic breaks down into smallerpieces, it has special chemical characteristics that attract other

Written pollutants. This means that ocean plastic that fish and other marineTestimony life and birds eat are little toxic pollution pellets. Allowing single-use

plastics is no longer necessary and we must act now to implementour environmental goals we have pledged. In my discussions withcustomers and small business owners, most people are willing tosupport this change even if it meets marginal price increases.

Also please note that the Ocean Friendly Restaurants that havealready phased out single-use plastics are doing very well. This isnot a choice about doing well as a business or not, this is a choiceabout doing well as a business AND making good decisions for ourfuture.

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This is the time to say no to single-use plastics. Please support Bill40.

Thank you.

Sincerely,Susan Polanco de Couet


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Name Cynthia ClarkPhone 7042398924Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


As a visitor to Oahu I was surprised to see all the plastic on thebeaches. Due to this discovery I am a strong advocate for theelimination of single use plastic. I strongly support Bill 40 as it will

Written help to eliminate single use plastic which is found constantly acrossTesti the island. I would happily pay the small increase in price to helpmony eliminate the plastics that are contaminating our oceans and lands.

Bill 40 when passed will also stand as a strong precedence fo~ otherstates to help implement this single use ban. Please support thismuch needed legislation.


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 9:44AMSubject: CouncilfPublic Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name Emily PerryPhone 8023767655Email emily. ll.perry~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I support phasing out single use plastics here on O’ahu for theenvironmental, sustainable health, economic, and many otherWritten Testimony . .benefits that this would have for City and a County of Honoluluresidents.

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Name John WiteckPhone 8083473306Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I am John Witeck, an instructor and Honolulu Community College. Iteach Occupational and Environmental Safety Management andhave involved my students in highway trash clean-ups where wehave observed the large amounts of single use plastics andStyrofoam thrown along the roadways and sidewalks of Kalihi. Mystudents and I have become more aware of the hazards ofincreasing plastic pollution of our ‘ama.My students and I urge you to pass Bill 40 FD1 to end the plastic andpolystyrene pollution harming our oceans, land, and jeopardizing

Written public health.Testimony We have only ten years to make bold changes to avoid the worst of

climate change and the effects of plastic pollution. Plastics are fossil-fuels, and the billions of plastic items and microplastics are beingdischarged into our oceans. This is an optimal time to turn off the tapand halt the pollution of the ocean and the degradation of ourbeaches and neighborhoods. We have to protect what we love andmake a real step to fighting back climate changeMahalo for this chance to urge your support and passage of Bill 40.Sincerely,John Witeck, 2252 Puna St., Honolulu 96817


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DATE: 3rd December, 2019

TO: Chair Anderson, Vice-Chair Kobayashi and Council Members

NAME: Dean Otsuki

RE: TESTIMONY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF BILL 40 CD1 FD1 (Councilmember Waters)Relating to plastic.Testimony for Council meeting on Wednesday 4th December, 2019 at lOAM.

Aloha Chair Anderson, Vice-Chair Kobayashi and Committee Members,

I am writing in very strong support of Bill 40 CD1 FDI (CM Waters) which would prohibit theuse of plastic bags for take-out food, plastic straws, stirrers, utensils, baran, polystyrene foamcontainers for food and drink and plastic check out bags with handles given out by vendors atfarmers markets. Thank you very much to Council member Waters and Council memberManahan and their staff for working so hard on making this bill stronger and clearer. Passing thisbill into law will be historic for not only for Honolulu County but will also set a precedent forother counties worldwide to ban disposable plastics.

Having policies in place for banning individual disposable plastics are great but to make anappreciable dent in the plastic pollution problem that’s overwhelming our land and oceanenvironments, the comprehensive approach to banning disposable plastics like this bill is verymuch needed.

Honolulu County is long overdue to prohibit disposable plastics and the longer we wait the moreplastic is going to be on our land and the ocean environment.

Passing this bill will help protect our land, ocean and people.

Thank you for your consideration of my testimony.

Dean Otsuki



Name Sheena WellerPhone 8082582882Email sheenaweller23~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019CouncilfPH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su onthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

It is extremely important for Hawaii to pass Bill 40. Crucial for ouroceans and environments we need to stop polluting! Hawaii isalready exposed to masses of plastics brought in through the

writ currents of the north pacific gyres. We need to take a step to reducei en plastic locally - these are actions we can take immediately. I think thatTestimony implementing this bill will have a huge effect especially because it will

mean that the entire tourist industry will need to find better,alternative ways. Finally we can put an end to unnecessary wastes ofplastic!


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Name Suzie WallacePhone 8083838830Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Suzie Wallace, I live in Puowaina (Punchbowl), Honolulu.I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FDI (CM Waters) because there isanother version that I do not support that doesn’t have theamendments we need to get utensils etc. banned. I believe in thisban because I want my~ students and the future generation to see allthe wildlife that exists today and more. I want the future generationsto live in a beautiful and peaceful environment free of chemicals intheir food/waters that pollute our bodies, surroundings and even thefood/drinks that we ingest. It should not be left up to the corporations

Written that sell toxic, plastics that contain known carcinogens and are notsafe enough to degrade into the environment to continue to exposeTestimony . . .the public with these toxic substances. So far, it winds up asmicroplastics that even plankton can eat and literally chokes wildlife.Hawaii needs to be in the forefront in making this shift to ban theseplastics so that the rest of the world, especially those living near thePacific Rim that contributes to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, canfollow our positive example.

Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).

Sincerely,

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Name RyleeAnnPhone 727-656-7477Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name RyleeAnnPhone 727-656-7477Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Sara KolegraffPhone 7123306767Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019CounciL/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nhearing?

Written Testimony So important to start putting our environment and ourfuture first

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Jaidev Watumull307 Lewers Street, 6th Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96815(808) 971-8800

December 3, 2019

The Honorable Kirk CaIdwellMayor City & County of Honolulu530 South King Street, Room 300Honolulu, HI 96813

Re: Opposition to Bill 40

Dear Mayor CaIdwell,

The legislation to ban plastics will only create more cost for local businesses. Hawaii isalready one of the toughest states to run a business in because of high costs andlimited resources. Bill 40 will only make it harder for both established local businessesand mom-and-pops to survive. We’ve already lost so many okazuyas and mom andpop restaurants. These businesses make Hawaii, HawaH. Without these businesses,we will lose our Aloha State food culture and we’ll be just like any other state on themainland.

Banning local businesses from using plastic will cause them to go out of businessbefore it saves the environment This is also a sanitary issue as there are no plant-based products that are deemed as clean as plastic. The ban doesn’t make sense anddoes more harm than good. Hawaii businesses support protecting the environment, butwe need reasonable solutions and enough time to implement the changes.

Sincerely yours,

JD Watumull



Name Cecelia rudoPhone 8089901081Email [email protected] Date 12-03-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Single use plastics pose huge threats to Hawaii’s pristine beauty and~AI ft wildlife. More and more plastic is being found on our beaches, in ourWVriLLen rivers, and oceans; not to mention how much plastic trash is dumbedTestimony .on the side of roads. This is paradise, if we want to keep the

economy healthy we need to keep the ‘ama healthy.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Termsand Agreement

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From: CLK Council IntoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:05AMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker Registration)Testimony

Speaker RegIstrationlTestimony

Name Mauriah WellerPhone 0049 17699865376Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Implementing this ban is crucial to our oceans and environmentshealth. We need to start setting examples for the rest of the world.

Written Hawaii sees the first hand impacts that unnecessary overuse thatTestimony single use plastics are having on degrading our precious

ecosystems. lt’s important to target the tourist indusrty since this willhave a great impact on reducing plastic pollution.


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Name Jessica LeePhone 808-636-4094Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Neela VadivelPhone 8082216082Email neeIa~stillandmovingcenter.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD 1Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Fully in support of this Bill. It is a tiny step in the right direction. ButWritten Testimony a giant statement on how we value our environment. Thanks to all

who have created this piece of history.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Allysha AngelesPhone 8082632020Email angeleshuakai~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Huakailani School for GirlsDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,

We are middle schoolers at Huakailani School for Girls and ourcampus is in Kaneohe. We strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM

~ Waters) because learned that plastic is poisonous can live in ourT rien landfill for a REALLY REALLY long time. We are happy that plastic ises imony being banned because it is not healthy for our environment,

especially when it is not properly disposed.

Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:19AMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker RegistrationlTestimony


Name Vanessa BrooksPhone 7605187097

Email Vlbdancer~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Plastics are polluting the oceans and earth. Society has gotten awaywith what is convenient, not what is best for our environment and at

Written what cost? Now we see plastic all over our beaches instead ofseashells. We see dead whales washing ashore with whole belliesTestimony full of plastic. Single use plastic is not needed when there are better

alternatives. Please support bill 40 and lets leave a better earth tothe children and grandchildren. Mahalo nui ba


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SIERRA CLUB OF HAwAI’IO’AHU GROUP

City and County of Honolulu CouncilWednesday December 4, 9:00am

Aloha Chair Anderson and members of the council,

On behalf of the Sierra Club O’ahu Group and our 8,000 members and supporters, we arein SUPPORT Bill 40 FDI, which seeks to address the provision of certain single-useplastic goods and polystyrene food ware.

The latest draft of the bill addresses many, if not all, of the previous concerns given aroundthis comprehensive phase out. We thank the Office of Resilience and the leadership ofChair Waters and Councilmember Manahan to continue to engage stakeholders on bothsides. I hope to continue to see this work being done to create a fair and equitabletransition to a decarbonized economy that puts the arguments of big business andeconomics second to the health and wellbeing of the people and our natural environment.

The current climate crisis has brought the awareness between our products, industry,consumer choices and the consequence they present to our environment. Plasticscontribute to global greenhouse gas emissions that are generated and emitted throughoutthe life cycle of plastic, from extracting oil and natural gas, to manufacturing, to end of lifeprocesses such as dumping in landfills, recycling, or incineration. In order to a climateresilient future we must shift our entire economy and social behaviours away from fossilfuels. This bill focuses on single-use items that have readily available alternatives, there isno reason to continue to use harmful plastics and styrofoam products.

Notably, the proliferation of these products is a major cost to the city and ultimately, taxpayers. The Hawai’i Department of Transit (HIDOT) reported that single-use plastics andfoam containers were amongst the top items clogging our storm drains and waste watersystem. With the threat of major storms and sea level rise as a result of climate change, weneed to do something about this problem. HIDOT is recommending that we reduce these

items to prevent hazardous flooding to public safety of our island. It is also costing the citymillions of dollars to fix these problems. Bill 40 is a policy change we need to reduce theproliferation of these items and save the city and taxpayers millions of dollars in avoidedclean up costs.

Many small businesses and conscious consumers are making the change to refuse theseproducts and offer the alternative in their establishments. They have proven that not only isthis choice possible, but it can be done in a cost effective way. However, we cannot justrely on incremental change from small sectors doing the right thing. We need policy changeto meet the urgent need to radically shift away from fossil fuel derived goods and protectthe health and welfare by phasing out these products. Bill 40 achieves the goal ofcomprehensive change in a way that is manageable for business and promotes awarenessto consumers. It sends a message that the city is putting the health of the people and theenvironment before the profits or interests of business.

We urge the committee to vote to keep Hawaii’s land, freshwater bodies, and oceans freeof plastic pollution as well as protect the health and future of our people.

Mahalo for this opportunity to provide testimony in support of Bill 40 FDI.

Sincerely,

Lauren WatanabeSierra Club of Hawai’iO’ahu Group Program Manager

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Name Adam BrownPhone 8014407321Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD!Your position on the OpposematterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I believe the Bill needs to be completely rewritten and renamed.Written Testimony Imported products and items should be held to the same standard

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*Kanu Hawaii1050 Queen Street, Suite 100, Honolulu, 11196814

Telephone; 8O8.2O6.844~ - Email: [email protected] - http://www.Kanullawaii.org

Council Member Ikaika Anderson, ChairCouncil Member Ann Kobayashi, Vice ChairCity & County of Honolulu Council Members

From: Kanu Hawaii

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Subject: Support for Bill 40 (CD1), Relating to a Ban on Single Use Plastics

Aloha Honorable Council Members,

Kanu Hawaii would like to voice its STRONG SUPPORT of Bill 40 (CD1). Kanu Hawaii has spent thelast 12 years promoting reduction in our waste stream, protection of the environment and adoption ofsustainable practices across Hawaii and as such we reiterate our standing support for Bill 40 (CD1)since its introduction earlier this year.

Our membership consists of over 19,000 individuals representing every zip code in HawaN, with 85%of them residing within the City & County of Honolulu. Our members have made a commitment to thesustainable future of Hawaii starting with themselves and we encourage our elected leadership torepresent our voices through the passage of Bill 40 (CD1).

It is your kuleana to lead us, including the business community, in a way that honors all stakeholders,along with our world that is the foundation on which our economy is derived. Without forward thinking,bold and decisive action we are not doing the best we can for the future of HawaB. In the face of ourclimate emergency we have limited time to make drastic changes, but we still have time. Moving theneedle with policies such as this are dramatic, but necessary; still allowing us to take large strides ofour own choosing. We feel the passage of Bill 40 (CD1) takes those steps in a pono direction andputs us on all the path to a hopeful future that embraces malama and aloha ‘ama.

Mahalo for your support of Bill 40 (CD1),

Keone KealohaExecutive Director, Kanu Hawaii



Name Eric WongPhone 8083710016Email Iocomocoewa~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position on Opposethe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Loco Moco Drive Inn - Ewa BeachDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Plastic, single use plastic utensils and foam containers should not bebanned at take out restaurants nor will the ‘newer’ containers may

Written work for wet with gravy-sauce type plate lunches; I believe the CityTestimony and County of Honolulu Dept of Environmental Services needs to

identify solutions and address the proper disposal of such itemsinstead of putting a ban of products.


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Name Andrea D BertoliPhone 8084923819Email andreadevonbertoli~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I stand on my previous testimony, and give huge mahalos for theWritten Testimony Council for hearing this bill, making it better, and improving the

health and beauty of our islands.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Ellison MontgomeryPhone 952 288 3739Email Ellisonpmontgomery~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I believe Bill 40 is a necessary bill that needs to pass on our island.As a working Class taxpayer of Kalihi I am tired of seeing plasticstraws, cups, and containers littering our streets choking ourwaterways and filling up our beaches and landfills. Enough is enough.

Written We have a limited amount of space to live on this island and shouldTestimony preserve what precious resources we have left instead of choking the

life out of it with plastic. If anything, let’s do it to save our marine life,something Hawaii should be looked up to as being a steward of.Consumers and businesses will adjust to the change as they have onother islands.


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Name Tina WongPhone (808)393-1560Email tinawongl8l2~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha! My name is Tina Wong and I’m a 7th grade student atWashington Middle School. I’m a resident of Hawaii and a future

Written voter. I support Bill 40 because I want to have Hawaii to be a better,Testimony safe, and clean place to live in for my future children one day. I

encourage council member to vote and support bill 40 . Thank you!Mahalo!


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Name Sheanna ShomourPhone (808)476-5478Email l8sshom~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, my name is Sheanna Shomour. I attend Washington MiddleSchool, and I’m in the 7th grade. I am a Hawaii resident and a future

Written voter. I support Bill 40, because I would want a cleaner makaTestimony ‘ainana. I encourage the council member to vote to support Bill 40,

because I think the people and keiki would be thrilled to live on anisland this is clean and free of plastic.


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Name Sage VillaplazaPhone (808) 398-8240Email [email protected] Date 02-27-2007Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello my name is Sage Villaplaza. I am a 7th grader at WashingtonWritten Middle School. I am a Hawaii resident and a future voter. I supportTestimony Bill 40 because I want a cleaner and better future of our earth. I also

encourage council members to vote and support Bill 40. Mahalo!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Termsand Agreement

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Executive Officers

CharfleGustafson,TarnuraSuperMarket,wce ChairEddie Asato, The Pint Size Corp., Secretary/Trees.Lauren Zirbel, HFIA, Executive Director

HAWAII FOOD INDUSTPY ASSOCIATION John Schlif, Rainbow Sales and Marketing, AdvisorStan Brown Acosta Sales & Marketing, Advisor

1050 Bishop St. PMB 2351 Honolulu, HI 96813 Paul Kosasa, ABC Stores, AdvisorP: 808-533-1292 J e: [email protected] Derek Kurisu, KTA Superstores, Advisor

Beau Oshiro, C&S Wiolesale Grocers, AdvisorToby Taniguchi, KTA Superstores, Advisor

TO:City and County of Honolulu City CouncilIkaika Anderson, ChairAnn Kobayashi, Vice Chair

FROM: HAWAII FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONLauren Zirbel, Executive Director

DATE: December 4, 2019TIME: lOamPLACE: Council Chamber

RE: Bill 40 CD1 Submitted by Councilmember Waters on 11-27-19Position: Oppose

The Hawaii Food Industry Association is comprised of roughly two hundred membercompanies representing retailers, suppliers, producers, and distributors of food and beveragerelated products in the State of Hawaii.

We appreciate that this draft includes some revisions to clarify language and creates a morefeasible timeline for local businesses to make changes. The text of the measure still has anumber of areas that could benefit from clarification. HFIA submitted the attached revisions,prior to this bill draft being released, in order to help clarify the bill and ensure that thelanguage of the measure is aligned with industry standard definitions. The majority of thesechanges were not incorporated into the version of the measure being heard today.

Several substantive changes were made to this most recent version, including brand newdefinitions, new exemptions, and changes to what is allowed and when. This new version wasreleased to the public three business days before the hearing. If passed it will only have beenheard once before becoming law.

Several of the definitions in this bil[ have problems that will make it hard for businesses toimplement, and hard for the department to enforce consistently. For instance, the newdefinition of disposable is very vague. Disposable items are those that can be used for a“limited number” of uses but not “multiple” uses. It’s unclear where the distinction lies betweenthese two terms.

The definition of prepared food in this bill is not in keeping with industry standards and isdifferent from definitions used in other Counties. This creates confusions for businesses thatare trying to operate on multiple islands. Smaller local businesses looking to serve multipleareas of the state will have an especially hard time navigating these inconsistencies. HFIA hasprovided a revised definition that is in keeping with industry standards, is more consistent withother Counties, and will provide clarity for businesses implementing the change.

Generally prepared food and prepackaged food are considered to be two different things.However, this bill describes prepacked food as a type of prepared food. This is very confusingfor businesses and for consumers, who generally understand that the terms “prepackagedfood” and “prepared food” are used to differentiate between two different types of food. Thisunfamiliar definition was just inserted into this latest version.

The exemption language leaves it unclear what businesses should do if they still require anexemption after four years. Businesses will need clarification on this prior to the law beingpassed.

In this version of the measure the mandate for outreach by the Department of Environmentalservices in limited to the section dealing with utensils on request. In order for negativeconsequences of this ban to be limited, it is vital that the Department engage in outreach on allsections. This bill requires a substantial and potentially costly change in materials forbusinesses. Businesses need to be made aware of the requirements well in advance ofimplementation and small businesses in particular will need assistance in navigating theexemption process. We ask that the bill be revised in order to require Department outreach onall portions.

We also believe that it’s important to bear in mind that because of the existing ban oncompostable plastic bags, if this measure is passed it would only allow paper bags even fortransporting prepared foods. Bags for these items were exempted from the bag ban becauseprepared foods require transportation in bags that are sanitary and can contain moisture.Paper bags do not meet these requirements for certain products. Paper bags also requiremore energy and water to manufacture, and since they’re heavier they require more energyper unit to ship.

Finally, we ask that the Council keep in mind that bans may reduce one kind of waste, but it isjust replaced with a different kind. On Oahu all waste meets the same end. Our state does nothave a composting facility and there are no plans to develop one in the near future. The PLAplant-based plastic that many businesses would switch to as a result of this bill does notbiodegrade in nature and it does not break down in the marine environment. It will still end upas litter if disposed of irresponsibly, and it will still end up at our waste to energy plant ifdisposed of properly, just like petroleum-based plastic. We believe in a cooperative approachto find consistent statewide solutions that work for everyone and encourage responsible wastemanagement for all waste, rather than just switching one type of trash for another. Wecontinue to ask for our Councilmembers to engage with our industry and work with us onsolutions for the future. In previous draft requests we had suggested that the city and countyprovide a tax credit to offset the additional cost associated with compostable products and

waste digesters that can actually make the product compostable. Unfortunately, this idea wasnot accepted.


Bill 40 HFIA Suggested AmendmentsNovember 21, 2019

Sec. 41 -27.1 DefinitionsChange to the definition of Grab-and-go:“Grab-and-go” moans foods or beverages that are pro packaged or pro coaled in plastic food waro andintended for consumption within three days of proparation and are not shelf stable, including, but notlimited to, pro made sandwiches, desserts, pies, noodles, salads, pa~fts, and drinks means food orbeverages that are prepackaged. Examples include but are not limited to pre-packaqed sandwiches,salads, meal kits, noodles, bentos, pies, desserts, cut fruit and vegetable~, platters of food intended toserve multiple people, and drinks.Reason:This definition will provide more clarity in terms of what is included in the grab-and-goexemption and how grab-and-go food differs from prepared food.

Change to the definition of Prepared food:

“Prepared food” means food or beverages that are prepared for consumption by cooking, chopping,peeling, slicing, mixing, brewing, freezing, squeezing, or otherwise processed at premises owned,leased, or otherwise controlled by the food vendor; but the term does not include raw uncooked eggs,whole fruits and vegetables, or raw uncooked moats, poultry, and seafood. Prepattd food may be eateneither on or off the promises of the food vendor means foods or beverages which are Drepared on thepremises by cooking, chopping, slicing, mixing, freezing, or squeezing, and which require no furtherpreparation to be consumed. “Prepared food” is restaurant style food that is packaged after an item isordered and is ready to be consumed with no additional heating or cooking on or off the premises of afood vendor. “Prepared food” does not include raw eggs, raw butchered meats, raw fish, raw poultry,or prepackaged foods.Reason:This definition is more in line with industry standards and definitions in other statutes. It willhelp ensure that the measure applies to the products it is intended to apply to.

Addition of a definition for Prepackaged foods:“Prepackaged foods” means foods that are sealed or wrapped in a container orior to a food order.Prepackaged foods are presealed or contained items, including but not limited to food for wholesale,breads, cookies, milk, iuice, snacks, candy, nuts, fruits, frozen meals, vegetables, or other itemstypically sold in a grocery store or a food manufacturers retail location.Reason:

The distinction between “prepared food” and “prepackaged food” is a commonly understood industrystandard, including this definition with the revised definition of “prepared food” will help eliminateconfusion about what types of food packaging are included in the ban.

Change to the definition of Shelf-stable:

“Shelf Stable” means food or beverage that is packaged with plastic food ware that can be safely storedat room temperature for a time period exceeding three days.

Reason:With the revised definitions above it should not be necessary to include this modifier for shelf stable. Thisis not an industry standard limit so including it may create confusion.

Sec. 41 -27.3 ExemptionsClarification of exemption time frame:For purposes of this section, exemptions may bo granted for a spoc~led term of up to two years, andmay be subsequently renewed for a specified term of up to two years, provided that during the term ofthe exemption, diligent efforts are made by the food vendor to become compliant. For purposes of thissection, exemptions may be granted for a specified term of up to two years. Exemptions may be filedevery two years so long as evidence exists to support the exemption application.Reason:This language makes it clear that companies are not limited to four years of exemptions and can applyfor additional exemptions if needed.

For purposes of this section, an “industry exemption” may be granted for a specified term ofup to two years, and may be subsequently renewed for a specified term of up to two years,provided that during the term of theexomption, diligont efforts are made by the industryapplicant to bccomc compliant For purposes of this section an “industry exemption” may begranted for a specified term of up to two years. Industry exemptions may be filed every twoyears so long as evidence exists to support the exemption application.Reason:This language makes it clear that industry exemptions are not limited to four years and that additionalexemptions can be applied for if needed.

Sec. 41 -27.7 Rules

Adjusted Implementation Dates:

SECTION 6. This ordinance generally takes effect on January 1, 2020 2022, provided that:Sections 41-27.2 (a), 41-27.2(b), 41-27.2(d) and 41-27.5, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, asenacted in SECTION 3, shall take effect on January 1, 2021 2023; and Sections 41-27.2(c) and41-27.4, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, as enacted in SECTION 3, shall take effect on January1,20222024.Reason:Twenty-four months until implementation was the time frame used in Hawaii County and Maui. This willgive the industry time to make the necessary changes and minimize negative impacts for the parts of

the ordinance that take effect upon implementation. The suggested effective dates for the varioussections will allow for preparation at the different parts of the food supply chain, and help reduce theneed for exemptions.



Name Celesdina ReyesPhone 5163952429

Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Paul F GilesPhone 8083861216Email buckgiles~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on

Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha Chair Waters and Committee Members,

Thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony on Bill 40, whichwould ban plastic bags that are currently used for prepared foods,beverages or bakery goods as well as plastic utensils.

I support Bill 40 for the sake of humanity our islands and our futuregenerations. If we don’t start saving Hawaii NOW there will be

Written nothing left to save, plastic pollution is detrimental to the survival ofTestimony our islands and the ocean. It is ours and your kuliana the decision

makers to do what is right for the health of the land and the residentsnot the prosperity of business. This is a starting point of doing rightand positioning Oahu in line with David Y. Iges Sustainable HawaiiInitiative-Strengthening our waters, land and food for Hawaii’scommunities. It starts here! It starts with you! It starts with us! The bigpicture, not the small one for the future of our islands.Mahalo,Paul Giles


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Name Jenny HudsonPhone 8088703818Email j en nym allah udson ©yah 00. camMeeting Date 12-04-201yCouncil/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Amy CadyPhone 8083886146Email a.cady~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nhearing?

Thank you Councilman Menor for supporting BillWritten Testimony 40!


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Name Katie KobayashiPhone 973-0177Email [email protected] Date l2-O4-l9yyCouncil/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hi my name is Katie Kobayashi. I go to Washington Middle School inHonolulu and is in the 7th grade. I am a Hawaii resident and a future

Written voter. I encourage council woman Tsuneyoshi to vote to support BillTestimony 40. I encourage the councilwoman to vote for Bill 40 for a clean and

better Hawaii with less problems and plastic pollution. There couldalso be less lifter, too.


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Name Jasmine MiyakePhone 973-0177Email jasminemiyake426~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter ulDIDortRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Hello my name is Jasmine Miyake. I am a 7th grader at WashingtonMiddle School. I am a Hawaii resident and a future voter. I would likeWritten you to know that I am a Bill 40 supporter. I support Bill 40 because ITestimony want Oahu to have a clean community.l encourage you to vote tosupport Bill 40. Thank you have a nice day.


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Name Cathrine WellerPhone 4152973402Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

This bill is a crucial step in the right direction to reducing the impacts

Written plastic has on our ecosystems. Banning single use plastics some ofwhich can not be recycled on island (eg polystyrene food take outTestimony containers) is very important especially due to big tourism industry

Oahu hasTestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Yawen LeiPhone (808)973-0177Email koyatheyam©gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-l9yyCouncil/PH



Hi, my name is Yawen Lei, I am a grade 7 student at Washington

~ •ft Middle School, a Hawaii resident and a future voter.l support Bill 40ri en because I would like Hawaii to be cleaner and safer for theTestimony environment and it’s residents.l also encourage the council to vote

for Bill 40.Thank you!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Termsand Agreement

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Name Leilani PhanPhone 808 9730177Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha, my name is Leilani Phan, Im a 7th grader at washingtonmiddle school. I am a current resident and a future voter! I am a fullsupporter for bill 40 because I hope that we can get a cleaner hawaiiI Along with restoring back to its true beauty. Finally, we can have a

Written better and cleaner future for our next generation. I encourage theTestimony next council to support this law with me

LETS HAVE A CLEANER HAWAII TOGETHER I!!

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Name Chrisurie GoulandPhone 9730-0177Email gouland.chris1227~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, I am Chrisurie Gouland. I am a student of Washington MiddleSchool in the 7th grade. I am a Hawaii resident and a future voter. I

Written support Bill 40 because I want to stop marine debris to have a clean,Testimony beautiful, and better world. I would also want to see Hawaii back to

it’s beautiful self. I encourage council member to support Bill 40!Thank you and a nice day!

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Name Sheri ManlapitPhone 8086365311Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Rhema WangPhone 8084997282Email rhemapeacewong~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Toshie OsbornPhone 8088421717Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position on Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Bill 40’s attempt to ban all plastic food packaging will put many localrestaurants, food manufacturers and producers out of business. Itgives an unfair advantage to mainland companies that will not berestricted from using plastic.

Hawaii already importh 90 percent of its food. Bill 40 will severelylimit our state’s efforts to increase food security by making it

Written impossible for producers to package local beef and poi. It will driveTestimony food costs up for residents, who already struggle with the highest

cost of living in the nation.

I support finding ways to reduce the use of plastic and managewaste responsibly, but Bill 40 goes too far. The “undue hardshipexemption” cannot guarantee that all affected businesses will beexempt. Thousands of jobs will be lost and Hawaii will lose many ofthe local companies that make our favorite foods.


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Name Mary Beth McCleIIandPhone 8656210014Email Soundsofvisions~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the

SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I say NO to single use plastics in restaurants. Plastic is not goodWritten Testimony for our health or the environment. Please remove it for our future

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Name justin martinPhone 8082206643Email justin.martin79~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name David A MillerPhone 8083849636Email dmilIer~ahI.designMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bil 40Your position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at Nothe hearing?

I support Bill 40 because I believe it is imperative forWritten Testimony plastics to be reduced in our environmentTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Karen LukePhone 8086893798Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40(2019)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Bill 40 is a great start to ridding us of excess plastic. I would also like~ ,. ~. to see more effort put into containment. Every vendor should have avvriiien i esilmony trash receptacle. Every beach access should have a bin that could

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From: CLK CouncU InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3,20198:57 AMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Cyrus RalstonPhone (808)352-7540Email cyrusralston3 52~gmail .comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FDI (Council Member Waters)Your position on


Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Cyrus Ralston, I live in Honolulu, Salt Lake_. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1FD1 (CM Waters) because there is another version that I do not support that doesn’t havethe amendments we need to get utensils etc. banned. I believe in this ban because Iremember the original waters at Sand Island, also because the walls surrounding the islands

Written are lined with plastic waste. Lastly, it hurts our beautiful honu, and as well as kill a lot of theTestimony birds when they eat the contaminated fish.

Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40 CD1 FDI (CMWaters).Sincerely,Cyrus RalstonSenior at Radford High School


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DATE: 3rd December, 2019

TO: Chair Ikaika Anderson, Vice-Chair Ann Kobayashi and Council Members

FROM: Suzanne Frazer, President, Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai’i

RE: TESTIMONY IN VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF BILL 40 CDt FD1 (Waters)Relating to plasticCouncil meeting on Wednesday 4th December, 2019 at lOAM

Aloha Chair Anderson, Vice-Chair Kobayashi and Council Members,

I am writing on behalf of Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii (B.E.A.C.H.) invery strong support of Bill 40 CDI FDI proposed by Council Member Waters which will banplastic checkout bags, polystyrene foam containers, disposable plastic straws, stirrers, utensils,cups, lids, plates, bowls, clamshells and plastic grass (in sushi). Thank you all for voting for thisbill in the 2nd council hearing. Thank you Committee on Public Safety and Welfare for all yourwork on this bill and for passing Bill 40 through to today’s final hearing.

B.E.A.C.H. is especially grateful to see the amendments we suggested incorporated into this billincluding changing “single-use” to disposable along with the definition of disposable (so that itemsthat can be washed and used again such as disposable plastic utensils, plates, bowls and cups willbe banned), closing the plastic checkout bag loopholes and banning the use and sale of polystyrene foam containers. Thankyou. Also thankyou for including a ban on the sale of all disposableplastics!

The ban on plastic checkout bags is critical to save lives of endangered and threatened marinespecies such as sea turtles that die from ingestion of plastic bags. This bill, along with Bill 59starting next year, will finally result in a ban on plastic checkout bags in Honolulu County.

Plastic straws and stirrers are unnecessary and there are good alternatives available such as usinga spoon for stirring coffee or a wooden stirrer. There are bamboo, stainless steel and glassreusable straws. In addition, paper straws are available again and now come in thicker versions.Plastic straws and stirrers are always among the top 10 most found items of beach goer trash andneed to be banned. Plastic utensils are also unnecessary. Many people are now getting in thehabit of bringing their own bamboo or metal utensil sets with them which are the best alternativesto plastic.

Beach goer trash is what is left behind by beach goers as distinct from marine debris. This billwill go a long way to addressing beach goer trash that could become marine debris if it got in theocean. Please see attached 8 photos of beach goer trash at Ala Moana Beach Park.

The reason polystyrene foam food and drink containers need to be banned is because they are

harmful to people’s health and the environment. Polystyrene is made from petroleum and containsbenzene which is carcinogenic. It leaches a styrene, a man-made chemical that is made frombenzene. Styrene, or vinylbenzene as it is also known as, is toxic to the brain and nervous systemand has been found to adversely affect red blood cells, liver, kidney, stomach and cause cancer inanimal studies. The National Toxicology Program lists styrene as “reasonably anticipated to be ahuman carcinogen”.

Styrene is released especially when the container or cup is subjected to heat, so polystyrene foamcontainers and cups are a very bad choice for hot food and drinks. Oily and acidic foods anddrinks also facilitate the migration of styrene from the container into the food/drink. Styrene isfound in the fatty tissues of humans. In a 1982 study by the EPA (the National Human AdiposeTissue Survey), 100% of Americans studied had styrene in their fatty tissues.

The chemicals leaching from polystyrene food and drink containers cause harm to peopleresulting in many different health problems. They turn on autoimmune diseases such asHashimotos Thyroiditis and Lupus, they cause various cancers, diabetes and obesity.

Polystyrene food containers have also been shown to have estrogenic activity (EA) meaning thatthe chemicals from polystyrene act like a synthetic form of estrogen or block the action ofnaturally occuring estrogen in the body and therefore cause endocrine disruption. In humans,chemicals having EA can cause prostate and breast cancer and many reproductive healthproblems. Unborn children, babies and young children are especially sensitive to low doses ofchemicals having EA. These days, babies are being born pre-contaminated with chemicals. Thefirst born child receives 50% of the mother’s chemical body burden putting them at risk fordiseases. The harm that is being done with plastic chemicals has intergenerational consequences.

It’s important to ban polystyrene foam containers for all the children especially who have nochoice but to eat out of polystyrene foam at school and eat out of it when their parent’s buy takeout food in polystyrene foam. These children are given no choice but to ingest toxic chemicalswhich are harmful to their brains, nervous system, immune system and disruptive to theirendocrine system.

It is absolutely appalling that sick people in hospitals who are there to get better are beingpoisoned by food and drinks in polystyrene and that children in schools who are there to learnare ingesting chemicals with their food at lunch and for some, breakfast as well, when their hotfood at school is served in polystyrene. There are even a number of children and teenagers whoare eating out of polystyrene for breakfast, lunch and dinner because of eating take-out orbecause at home “no-one wants to wash the dishes” so parents get foam containers to put foodin at home also. Children and their parents are being exposed to chemicals unknowingly. Thereare teenagers at 16 and 17 years old who are sent to a pre-military camps on O~ahu for 6 monthsand have to eat out of polystyrene foam for all 3 meals a day for 6 months. These students werehorrified to find out about the chemicals in polystyrene and what they are being subjected to on adaily basis.

In the polystyrene plastics industry, workers have been found to have higher incidences of cancerincluding leukemia and suffer from many adverse health effects from the inhalation of styrene.Styrene causes neurotoxicity and therefore affects people’s nervous system and also impaires the

immune system.

Plastic does not biodegrade, it just breaks into smaller and smaller pieces. Plastic lasts forever.When plastic gets into the ocean it accumulates additional poisons such as dioxins, DDT, DDEand other persistant organic pollutants (POPs). Styrofoam has been found inside of sea birds andfish. The ingestion of plastic not only causes blockages and starvation, but the animals and birdsare harmed through the uptake of toxic chemicals such as styrene which leaches from the ingestedplastic and accumulates in the fatty tissues of the animal. Then when people consume fish, theyget those chemicals in their bodies. The smaller the plastic the more detrimental it is to humanhealth. Now scientists are finding that nano plastic particles can move through cell walls andaffect organs of the body. Action needs to be taken to remove from use plastic items that areunnecessary. Every government around the world needs to be doing this urgently.

There are good, compostable alternatives to polystyrene foam available that are made from sugarcane and other vegetable fibres that do not contain benzene, styrene or petroleum. We alsorecommend that people bring their own containers made of glass, stainless steel or ceramic forfood and drinks.

New jobs will be created by banning the use and sale of polystyrene foam and disposable plasticcontainers through the need for distribution of alternatives such as 100% compostable cups andfood containers, paper, metal and reusable containers made of glass, stainless steel and ceramic.There is a whole new market available to tap once plastic is banned.

The small additional cost of buying compostable containers will be passed onto the customer andthe public is not concerned about paying 10 to 25 cents more for food in a safe container ratherthan a toxic one. On Maui, restaurants testified that they are making a profit through charging forcompostable alternatives. Once there is a law banning polystyrene foam and disposable plastic,the costs of replacement products will go down as all the food providers will be using them.

People managed just fine before the early 1980’s and late 1970’s without plastic straws, plasticstirrers, plastic checkout bags, plastic utensils and polystyrene foam containers. If people couldmanage then without all this plastic, they can now.

Passing this bill will make a huge difference to people’s health and the environment as the twoof these are intertwined and one affects the other. What is good for the environment is good forour health and visa versa. Plastic is now being found in the water we drink, the air we all breatheand in food we eat. Please help protect human health, marine life and the environment by takingstrong action and pass this history making ban on plastic. Thank yo&

Please accept this as written testimony in very strong support of this bill.

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Name Lucie KnorPhone +18084367870Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on


I am a PHD student in oceanography, and plastics are one of themain threats that our socioeconomic system poses to fragile marine

~ ecosystems. The amount of single-use plastic and packaging used~ r~?n n and thrown away in Hawai’i is inappropriate and unnecessary for anes imo y archipelago that already suffers so much from marine debris

pollution. The state should follow principles of aloha ‘ama and createand enforce legislation that prevents plastic pollution.


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Name Linda WangPhone 808-923-7484Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Dear Chair and Members,

• HPOWER: The public and businesses have been sold thatincineration is the answer to our waste problems andpeople/businesses are made to believe that creating energy byburning is okay. Misinformation is not entirely the fault of the people.(Read below for more truths).[s}p]• Plastics are big business and big oil: this is the hardest one toempathize with. [sb]

why we support a plastic phase-out: talking points for change!!!!Public Safety & Climate Change

Written • Plastics are entering our food systems, our own mouths andTestimony stomachs, our air, our water and our knowledge of the

consequences is growing. You can read a recent report from WWFhere that discusses how much we are all potentially ingesting perweek. Nat Geo also added to this dialogue.{s1~• Plastics are made from fossil fuels - current trends would mean that20% of global fossil fuel use will be allocated to plastics by 2050 with12 billion tons of plastics in our landfills & environment (UN 2018).Additionally, a recent study from UH Manoa researchers discoveredthat plastics in the ocean and on beaches (exposed to sun) arereleasing methane and that microplastics, due to more surface area,are largely responsibIe.[sV~~• At every stage of its lifecycle, plastic poses distinct risks to human

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health, arising from both exposure to plastic particles themselvesand associated chemicals. People worldwide are exposed at multiplestages of this lifecycle. Read the comprehensive analysis here. - youcan download the full study there as well. [~~]

Reefs which are vital to ocean balance and survival of all things onplanet earth are being harmed by plastics globally. Because plasticsbioaccumulate pathogens when in water (they are floating or sinkingislands for pathogens to attached to) when they make contact withreefs (often scarring or cutting them) the corals can becomediseased. This study is in the most reputable scientific journalScience and can be found here. [5k]The Cost to cleanup Plastic to taxpayers, cities, & the world• Plastic is costing cities, counties, states, & countries millions ofdollars and our global economy billions. Costs are passed to thetaxpayers by burdening our stormwater management systems withthe need for expensive best management practices and the costs ofclean ups.[slp]• The city and county of Honolulu Facilities Management did abaseline study that indicated that 28% of the debris in stormdrains,detention basins, etc. was plastic & styrofoam. They are chargedwith cutting waste in these systems by 50% by 2023 and 100% by2034 (most of the rest of the debris is organic){sI~]• Hawaii State Department of Transportation has produced a trashplan that shows styrofoam and plastic bags as the top twocontributors to the waste stream.

Thank you for this opportunity to testify in this most important matter.Please pass bill 40 today and let’s not have a disappointingdisregard like last year!

Linda WongDiamond Head [email protected]


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Council/PH Committee: Council/Public Hearing

I hereby would like to testify in support of this bill. My name is Paula Moehlenkamp, I am fromSenator Stanley Chang’s district, and I have been living in Hawaii for 5 years now. I am anOceanographer at the University of Hawai’i at M~noa.

Snorkeling or diving in the waters around Hawaii, I have frequently encountered styrofoamcontainers or parts of them. Personally, I decided to become foam free, because I feel this is,where I can start contributing to live more sustainably and protect the beautiful environment welive in in Hawaii. Studying the detrimental consequences of plastic lifter on marine ecosystems, Istrongly hope that we can reduce plastic waste on a local level with appropriate regulated. In myopinion, it is largely unnecessary to eat from styrofoam containers as there is more sustainablealternatives available. I generally avoid restaurants that use Styrofoam containers.

EPS Foam breaks apart more easily and quicker than other plastics, making it more difficult toclean up and easier for animals to mistake as food and ingest. During my degree I have workedon microplastic pollution, which presents a threat for marine life and ultimately us as we baseour living on resources from the ocean. Once released into the marine environment, wave action,sun and wind break large plastic pieces into microplastics, which then are impossible to collectand small enough to be ingested by organisms at the bottom of the food web. As plastic surfacesreadily adsorb heavy metals and other toxins, bioaccumulation and magnification are validconcerns to public health.

A recent study ‘conducted by members in our research group found microplastics outnumberedlarval fish by more than seven to one in surface slicks, which are an important nursery ground forlarval fish. On average there was almost 130 times as much plastic inside slicks as outside. Thisis particularly critical for newborn fish that depend on the first feeding to sustain themselves. Ifthey consume plastic, they’re not consuming the calories they need to sustain themselves and diewithin a day. Changes in the survival of larval fish can have cascading effects up the food chainwith large impact on fish populations and ultimately us as humans. Pictures and moreinformation on the impacts of microplastics on fish can be found in this National Geographicarticle covering our research:https:/!www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/05/microplastics.jmpact-on.fishshowninpictures/?fbcli±lwAR3ZBNC82UrwtxboiWvL6Ss2NZNyvhXidiOU7UGjdrf-yl2OeXGsGv-

Besides environmental impacts, the onetime use of styrofoam is costly: Plastic is costing cities,counties, states, & countries millions of dollars and our global economy billions. Costs arepassed to the taxpayers by burdening our storm water management systems with the need forexpensive best management practices and the costs of cleanups. This is largely unnecessary aswe have good alternatives: Compostable clamshell burns 1.76 times greater energy compared to

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one EPS Foam clamshell of the same size. And burning compostable products come without thetoxic ash or smoke that EPS foam creates in the burning process. The material for fibercontainers can be grown and then made here in Hawaii, so more jobs and sustainable ones can becreated.

“Malama Ka Ama” means to care for and nurture the land so it can give back all we need tosustain life for ourselves and our future generations. Ever since I moved to Hawaii, I have beentouched by the strong bond native Hawaiians feel with the environment. Ama is the foundationof Hawaiian cultural and spiritual identity and includes the harmonization of human health withthe health of the land, through protection and care of the natural resources that sustain it.Through all of our history, human kind has taken from the environment and that has fostered andfueled our prosperity. But somewhere along the lines we have lost that understanding of areciprocal relationship, that sense of care and responsibility for ama that is so inherent to Hawaii.Supporting this bill presents a step towards reestablishing this appreciation for our environmentand that reciprocal and responsible relationship with the ama.

For all these reasons, I strongly support bill fi Bill 40 CDI. Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely, Paula Moehlenkamp



Name Stacey GrayPhone 808-594-9891Email staceyfgray©gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Noh earl ng?

My name is Stacey and I live in Manoa valley. I am writing in strongsupport of Bill 40 FD1 to end the plastic and polystyrene pollutionharming our oceans, land, and jeopardizing public health. We onlyhave ten years to make bold changes to avoid the irreparabledamages climate change.

Plastics are fossil-fuel-based, and the billions of pieces being throwninto our oceans represent the perfect opportunity to turn off the tap. Iregularly participate in beach cleanups where we collect pounds ofplastic debris that litter our beautiful beaches, but that is like mopping

Written up the overflowing tub while the tap is still on. We have to protectTestimony what we love and make a real step to fighting back climate change.

As a new mother I care more than ever about the island we areleaving for our children. I’m not willing to sit back and continue topollute our island and I hope that you agree. Also from a practicalstand point, waimanalo gulch is full already. The less waste weproduce the better.

Mahalo for the opportunity to voice support of Bill 40.

Sincerely,Stacey

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I go to Hawaii Pacific University, and everyday I pass Honolulu Harbor to go to class.And everyday I see new plastic floating in the harbor - anything from plastic cups, plastic bagsand random pieces of Styrofoam to floating sandals. What makes it even worse is tourists cometo the harbor to see all the beautiful fish, like the Moorish Idols and Tangs, and while they seethem, they also see all the plastic floating around too. What does this say about our islands,which are famous for their natural beauty, when we have all this plastic degrading it? I also sawplastic on Lanikai Beach, all up down the surf line, giving the white sand artificial color. This isnot just a Hawaii problem, this is a world problem. I was living on a sailboat for my firstsemester of college, and we caught some fish to eat. We dissected the first fish we caught, andthe first thing we found in its stomach was a piece of black electrical tape. What was electricaltape doing in a fish’s stomach in the middle of the Atlantic? Why was it the first thing we foundin the fish? Obviously, I cannot do anything about the plastic in the middle of the ocean or theplastic floating down in Honolulu Harbor. But Bill 40 can. If this bill can help people see theocean for the fish and not the plastic, then I am in full support. Policy is the greatest weaponagainst the plastic plague right now and it is sorely needed, for Hawaii and the world.

Evelyn Randles

206 492 9279

[email protected]

Bill 40

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Name Rebecca ArlanderPhone 808-366-5508Email RebeccaArlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, I urge the Honolulu City Council to pass Bill 40. As a publicWritten school educator for the past 13 years I do my best to educate ourTestimony Keiki and model responsible sustainable behavior. I challenge the

City Council to show our keiki that they care about the future of ourama. Mahalo


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Name Dominic CarnahanPhone 2025900568Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I urge the Honolulu City Council to pass Bill 40. This is somethingthat will affect everyone on the island for generations. I challengeWritten Testimony the City Council to show all of us that they care about the future ofour ama.


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Name Glenn MetzlerPhone 8082861522Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganization Self EmployedDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Please support Bill 40. We have much evidence here and aroundthe world that plastics are a huge problem. This bill is an easy firstWritten Testimony step to reduce plastic use and waste and alternative products arereadily available.


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Name Ashley MartinezPhone 4023124113Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item BILL 40 CD1Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I am writing in support of Bill 40. Change is scary right? Although ifChange is to protect and sustain our paradise home for our futurechildren I think it’s worth it? My husband (a surfer, filling his pocketswith more and more plastic from the ocean every time he surfs) and Istarted our own business, ‘AINA Life. We are 30 years old, workingservice industry jobs, to put all of our income into our ReusableProduce Bag Business (100% Organic Cotton, 100%Biodegradable). A sustainable business.

We have no money to our name, yet the health of our bodies andour planet is our top priority. We only eat and shop at Ocean

Written Friendly, businesses that encourage reusables and I can say that allTestimony of our friends are exactly the same. Banan and Down To Earth

sustain us. We will spend the extra money to know that we doing ourpart to divert waste into our eco-systems.

It also is frustrating that even though we are putting in our consciouseffort, our tax dollars are going to clean up the waste of others andbusinesses that continue to pollute with plastic.

My husband and I have opted to not have children, not because wedo not love them, but because we do not want them to grow up inthe environment we are creating for them. Our government,businesses, and communities need to join together and consider

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where our dollars are really going and how we can do better for eachother and the future.


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Name Nicole BuyukacarPhone (808) 371-2537Email nbuyukacar~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, I am Nicole Buyukacar and a resident of HawaN. l am writingthis testimony because I support the passing of Bill 40 and feel thatthis bill is very important for the state of Hawaii.

Plastics such as polystyrene, single-use utensils, and straws pose aconsiderable threat to the health of the residents of HawaU. Plasticsthat end up in the water break down into microplastics thatcontaminate the food we harvest from it. Even if the plastics don’tend up in the sea, it still ends up in the air. According to research bythe University of Victoria, an average person consumes 126-142particles of plastic each day. Additionally, an average person inhales

Written another 132-170 bits of plastic per day. This is a major health issueTestimony that must be addressed at the source... The providers of single-use

plastics on the islands.

The toxins from plastic also make their way up the food chain.People are ingesting plastic every day, and every day they areingesting chemicals from it. Prolonged consumption/inhalation ofplastics can lead to many symptoms such as birth defects, metabolicdisease, respiratory problems, liver dysfunction, infertility, etc.

Because of the impact plastics have on the health of the residents ofHawaU, Bill 40 needs to pass. In my mere 15 years of life, I havebeen constantly fed facts upon facts about the effects of plastic and

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other global issues. I have seen first hand the footprint we areleaving on the Earth and ourselves. I still have a lot of time left to livemy life to the fullest. But, do I have a future? I am scared about thethings that are not in my control. This testimony is my way ofreaching out to those that have the power to change the policiesgoverning HawaB. I am reaching out to those in control. This is asmall plea from a teen who wants a happy healthy future in HawaB. Iwant a future for the next generations. I want a future so that one dayI will be in control and make choices to take care of the Earth and thehealth of all life on it.

Thank you for your time,Nicole Buyukacar


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If’ KYD, Inc. dba k. yamada distributorsA An independent leader in packaging and wholesale distributionP.O. BOX 29669. Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 Phone: (806) 836-3221 Fax: (808) 833-8995

REGULAR MEETINGHonolulu City Council

Wednesday, December 4,2019 — 10:00 amBill 40 CD1, FD1s, Relating to Plastic

Position: Oppose

Chair Anderson, Vice Chair Kobayashi and Members of the Honolulu City Council:

City Council has a heavy responsibility for policy decisions that affect business, residents and visitors of Honolulu. Asinmost things, balance is needed for the protection of Oahu’s environment as well as our economy. One without theother hurts our community. We know that Council Members do not take this responsibility lightly and ultimately areaccountable for adverse, unintended consequences.

Multiple amendments to Bill 40 attempt to protect local food manufacturers, restaurants and retailers from bans of foodservice ware. However, these attempts with multiple effective dates, changing definitions, exemptions and carve outsillustrate the lack of understanding of Oahu’s food manufacturing, packaging and retail requirements that have federaland state oversight. It also does not provide solutions to manage solid waste in waterways, of which a recent HPU studyfound that majority of such marine debris is not land-based but from abroad.

It does emphasize that Bill 40 has been a rushed process without full discussion with affected stakeholders and criticalevaluation of the impacts:

1. Bans do not work—replacing one material with another does not reduce trash in the water ways. The problem willpersist because of people’s behavior and lack of consequences for littering. The plastic bag ban is an example inwhich the ban reduced the use of free point of sale plastic bags but increased sales of purchased plastic bags. Nolocal study has been done. However, Rebecca Taylor, an economist from the University of Sydney, found thatplastic bag bans are followed by increased sales of garbage bags. Though fewer bags are used overall, garbage bagsmay be worse for the environment because they are made from thicker plastics. Paper bags are even worse for theenvironment. The increased use of thicker garbage bags plus the resources used for production of paper bagsincreases greenhouse emissions and do not reduce non- biodegradable litter.https://www.npr.or~/sections/money/20 19/04/09/711181 385/are-plastic-bag-bans-garbage

2. Restaurants, Retailers and Food Manufacturers will run short of disposable food service ware andpackaging material. The lack of readily available alternative products will force many to use inferior types ofpackaging that leak and do not hold up to heat and moisture. This could mean serious threats to public healthsafety.

For example, compostable production plants are experiencing back log problems and require customers to have 3-4 orders in place before accommodating the customer. Orders to Hawaii are being shorted, and therefore localcustomers are shorted—it’s a ripple effect. Short shipping is a major cause of disruption of which none of the localdistributors have control over.

Some suppliers are already reporting shortages of alternative products. Paper and PLA (polylactic acid orbioplastics) products are already on limited order for Hawaii distributors, using last year’s order as the cap. Paperbag replacement for plastic bag use is another example of supply chain disruption. Other states such as NY andOregon have high demand for paper bags and overshadow Hawaii’s needs for the same product. Localdistributors are already placed on allocation. (See Attached World Centric PLA Shortage Letter)

Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony.

August 5, 2019

Dear Valued Customers and Brokers,

As previously communicated, there isa shortage of lngeolM resin made by NatureWorks in Nebraska.Due to high demand outside of food packaging they have started to divert lngeo to other higher marginindustries such as cigarette, oil and gas, and other industrial areas. NatureWorks is apparently runningat full capacity. Based on increased demand they took two price increases in 2018 (7% each), andanother 7% increase this year.

PLA converters in Asia have not received shipments of lngeo since June and any shipments beforeOctober are being delayed. It remains to be seen what shipments of raw material will be received inOctober or the following months. Based on the shortage we’re facing 90-120 day lead times forproduction. Capacity in the USA is tightening as well, with lead times now at 6 weeks for availability ofthe resin.

Apart from NatureWorks the second largest supplier is Corbion/Total, with a plant in Thailand.However, the plant is not fully operational and has a capacity of 1/3 of NatureWorks’ plant. Theirpricing is higher than NatureWorks as well. On the plus side they’re using tapioca starch which is nonGMO. Some resin is becoming available, but converters have not been able to secure a regular supply.

There are smaller suppliers in Asia making PLA, but they do not make the pre-cursor of PLA, which isLactide and there is very little production of lactide outside of NatureWorks and Corbion. The Asiansuppliers making PLA are currently purchasing Lactide from Total/Corbion.

We do expect the shortages in PLA to continue and potentially become worse, unless Corbion is able tobecome fully functional and supply the additional capacity. This will impact cold cups, salad bowls andhinged containers, wh!le cutlery and domestically produced lids will have better supply. We also expectprices to continue to increase for PLA as current demand is far exceeding supply.

We are launching (September) a line of bamboo paper cold cups lined with BioPBS as potentialreplacements for the PLA. Samples are now available. We’re also exploring a fiber lid forthese cups.

If you have specific questions please contact your World Centric sales (epresentative.

Regards,

Mark StephanySVP of Sales980-722-1757www.worldcentric.com Join us on FaceBook and Twitter

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Name shayne stamblerPhone 8089238896Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganization shayneDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

SAMPLE TESTIMONYAloha Chair Anderson and members of the council,

My name is _shayne stambler___________ and I live in____Hawaii . I am writing in strong support of Bill 40 FD1 toend the plastic and polystyrene pollution harming our oceans, land,and jeopardizing public health. We have only ten years to make boldchanges to avoid the worst of climate change. Plastics are fossil-fuels, and the billions of pieces being thrown into our oceans

~on represent the perfect opportunity to turn off the tap. We have toy protect what we love and make a real step to fighting back climate

change


Sincerely,

(Your Name)shayne stambler


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3,2019 12:18 PMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name Sarah BonelliPhone 480-229-1300Email caseysj~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:05AMSubject: Business, Economic Development and Tourism Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name ConorPhone 6039656700Email Cmullaney94~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

BusinessCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


I strongly support Bill 40. We can finally begin to make wasteful practices/habits, likesingle use plastics, a thing of the past. We need to start respecting the planet we live on andHawaii has always been a leader in this. Let’s set an example for the rest of the world to

Written follow. Businesses and economies can adjust and find new materials to serve food/packageTestimony items in. However as of now, we cannot find a new planet to live on. Mahalo for your

consideration of this testimony.

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Name Ashley YoukerPhone 9182054521Email ashleyrawlingsl 8~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Jayden ConnerPhone 6193583711Email jaydencconner~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 CDIYour position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Gerald RiverstonePhone 8082806612Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE, CR-389 (Bill 40)Your position on the

SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Council,

Please pass Bill 40. It is past time that we take responsibility forour plastic and styrofoam waste and their impact on the

Written Testimony environment. Bill 40 is an important step.

Mahalo

Gerald RiverstoneTestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Christian RobbinsPhone 8082231916Email christianrobbins128~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Tyler BuyukacarPhone 808-372-9785Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Over the past years, it has become more apparent to me and othersof this community that change is necessary. It is no longer about

Written money or ourselves but about the world we live in and the safety ofTestimony others. As a youth here on Oahu, I have witnessed the negative

impacts of single-use plastics on our environment. My name is TylerBuyukacar and I support Bill 40.


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From: CLK Council infoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:37 PMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name Lucy FaganPhone 8084621285Email Iucy.fagan~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommItteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

I would like to voice my support for Bill 40. I am a sophomore andhave my whole life ahead of me. I want to be able to go to the beachwhen I am older and seem a diverse set of marine life. I want to beWrItten able to walk places and not see plastic littering the ground. I know

Testimony plastic is a global issue but Bill 40 is a great start. We need to act

now and tackle the issue. By supporting this Bill you can help leadthe way and give me and my generation a future.


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Name Jessica PerelmanPhone 8479422923Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

As an O’ahu resident for several years, the image that stands out themost when I think of this ‘home’ is sadly not the pristine coastlinesand beautiful waters surrounding the island. Instead, I amcontinuously reminded of the unnecessary, immense amounts of

Written plastic pollution that lifter our waters. Regardless of where this plasticT ~ originates, it is difficult to get the general public to care or act ones imony resolving this issue if they are constantly surrounded by and

provided with disposable plastics on a daily basis. Bill 40 is anabsolutely necessary measure if we want to see major change, and ifwe want to protect the beauty and health of the Hawai’ian Islands forfuture generations.


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Name Max BendesPhone 5106127495Email mbendes33~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

As a Concerned citizen and conservation scientist, I am inWritten Testimony support of BiH 40.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms andAgreement

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Name Amy LongPhone 530-902-7684Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40, 2019Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Amy Long. I have over 15 years experience protectingour wildlife and ocean resources. I transfered over as ascientific/rescue diver for UH from UC Davis is 2002. Since then, Ihave personally witnessed hundreds of animals dead and dying fromocean marine debris/plastic in Hawaii. Specifically, I’ve witnessedhundreds of endangered birds dying from plastics. While trying toincrease plastic bag sells during the discussion of the Plastic BagBan, I had a Distributor of Plastics tell me he thought the stories ofanimals dying was fake, “it’s always the same one image.” I sharedwith him my personal encounters and how images are either bannedor prohibited. I’ve been told NOT to take images or share images of

Written dead or dying animals to the public. I’ve been in charge of publicTestimony education and told NOT to educate about plastic pollution and proper

handling.., let that all sink in!!! I have managed Oahu’s RecyclingProgram (blue and green carts) for over 7 years and have witnessedthe City’s lack of concern of our plastic pollution, especially with ourofficials. Adminstration sees plastic as a benefit to generate revenueat H-Power, they do not care about the environmental consequenceswe face. I am ashamed at the City for how it has handled plasticwaste ahd believe we must do more to stop this devastating issue! Ibelieve that is a good start and give full support to Bill 40. Assomeone who has had to witness animals dead and dying from ourdisposal ways, who spends weekends with ohana picking up plasticlitter along our beaches, while observing our officials and

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adminstration look the other way, we must do something and Ibelieve this is a good start!!!I Please do something pono bysupporting Bill 401


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Name Melissa Veronica RizzoloPhone 808-281-2152Email melrizzolo~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2011Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Bill 40Do you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Nina UngerleiderPhone 808-221-4258Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe mater SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Please support bill 40. It is PERTINENT that these plastics arebanned forever. I have seen first hand in the North West HawaiianIslands- every single dead sea bird found, had a bundle of plastic init’s belly. They are now finding plastic in Hawaii in the smallest fish-which means it has already made it’s way into our entire food chain.

Written Please represent this ocean community well! Let’s be an example forTestimony the world! It is easy to BYO bag- containers, etc. It’s just a mindset

that needs to change. My mother used to have to bring her pots andpans to a restaurant as a kid in Chinatown in order to even get takeout! You just have a few jars, tupperware, bags, utensils, etc. alwayson hand, ready to go! If not, hopefully compostable containers only inthis beautiful island home.


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Name Ava FedorovPhone 6464229691Email telltaleeye~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on thematter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I whole-heartedly support this crucial bill. Hawaii should be aWritten Testimony leader in sustainability and the protection of its environment and

its people. This bill would ensure both!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms andAgreement

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Name Brady ThomasPhone 8087997042Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I strongly support bill 40! Our single use lifestyle worldwide hascaused so much damage to our oceans. I think Hawaii needs to stepup and set an example to other states and countries by passing thiscomprehensive phase out of single use plastics. There are many

Written reusable or compostable alternatives, that just require a slightTestimony change in habit. Pleas pass Bill 40 and let us set an example to the

rest of the world of what being good stewards of the ocean means.

Mahalo,Brady Thomas


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Name JacquelinePhone 8157150943Email jbosman3 ~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Single use plastics have already been banned on other islands why not follow thierWritten Testimony initiative to protect the Ama and do the same! It can only help. Please consider this Bill 40

as a passage onto doing the right thing, for the future of this earth and all that reside.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and IAgreement

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Name Shannon GooPhone 8083754344Email scgoo~hotmail.comMeeting Date 12-03-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Honolulu County disposable plastic ban: Bill 40 CD1 FD1Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Daniel LiotaPhone 8082855494Email danie1liota~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the

SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at Nothe hearing?

Single use plastic is out of hand and effects us dramatically. We need to lead byWritten Testimonyexample in order to make an impact globally.

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Name Trent PadaPhone 808-861-5123Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name iwi Cobb-AdamsPhone 808-561-3996Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:02 PMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Lana Ululani RobbinsPhone 8083483794Email LanaRobbins~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (2019) CD 1Your position

Opposeon the matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Bill 40 2019 CDs states in part

‘A significant portion of marine debris originates on land, primarily as litter in urban runoff.Marine plastic degrades into pieces and particles of all sizes and is present in the world’soceans at all levels. It attracts ambient pollutants, particularly persistent organicpollutants,which collect on the surface of plastic particles.Marine plastic also causes animaldisease and mortality, as ocean species ingest the plastic or become entangled in it.Furthermore, plastic has been detected in seafood sold for human consumption.”

Actually according to the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawai’i Pacific University agroup of researchers concluded in “Plastic Marine Debris Polymers in the Hawaiian Islands:

Written Beach, Sea Surface, and Seafloor” by K.C. Brignac, M.R. Jung, C.King, S.J. Royer, L.Testimony Blickley, M. Lamson, J. Potemra J., and J.M. Lynch (see

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedJ3 1595747):

“The majority of marine debris in Hawaii is floating in from distant sources rather than fromHawaii’s residents or tourists.”

Foreigners in Hawai’i are trying to make innocent Hawaiians pay for what those in China,Japan, and India do. They are unfairly and unjustly blaming Hawaiians for the plastic This isnot pono. It is hewa.

Please strike down Bill 40 (2019) CD1 which unfairly and unjustly punishes Hawaiians andLocals both Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians for other people’s trash that appear on Hawaii’s

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beaches.

If not I will continue to file complaints with the Feds citing the Honolulu City Council forcrimes against Humanity lacking compassion and empathy for Hawaiians and small businessowners who are minorities in Hawai’i and are the very ones who pay your salaries. Mahalofor your consideration.


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Name Douglas KishimotoPhone (808) 479-3370Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bi1140 CDIYour position on the

OpposemailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

I believe that both bills will be detrimental to Hawaii small andWritten Testimony large businesses and wHI ultimately affect the consumers very

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Name Natalie AurioPhone 8085899447Email Natalieaurio~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Thank you for your support of this important step towards Hawaii’s

Written sustainability for ourselves and especially for our keiki. The positiveT ~ change that this bill will bring about will have positive ripple effectses imony throughout our community. Our keiki deserve a cleaner, more

sustainable Hawafl. Thank you for supporting this bill 40!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Natalie SpencerPhone 8094976808Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

Please support this bill and protect our islandWritten Testimony home.


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From: CLK Council InfoSent; Tuesday, December 3, 2019 1:20 PMSubject: CouncilfPubiic Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name Kaul LucasPhone 8082822007Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on thematter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Time is long up. We can’t afford to allow businesses to createWritten Testimony problems we then have to fund fixing. If they can’t be part of the

solution, they should not be in business.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name diiPhone 8082807658Email chiguyer~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-03-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item ban plasticYour position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at Nothe hearing?

Though many plastic-free disposables do cost more, theaverage meal would onlyneed to be increased by $0.10-$0.25. Over the course of ayear, the average person willhave only spent an extra $30. If businesses follow the By

Written Testimony Request Only provision of Bill 40,they will actually save thousands of dollars a year from notproviding as many disposables,and savings can be applied to purchasing those plastic4reedisposables without passing onANY additional costs to customers


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Name Aerin VanhalaPhone 8084306275Email cloudvanhala~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name EMILI CALLENPhone 8082384347Email theflashlab~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 1:24 PMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker Registration)Testimony


Name MesinaPhone 8082953525Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE, CR-389 (Bill 40)Your position on Supportthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

From: Mesina DiGrazia-Roberts (age 12) and FamilyTo: Chair Anderson and Council MembersDate: 12/4/19

In support of Bill 40, FD1

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members-

I support Bill 40. Our home planet has provided an absolute balancefor all the Creatures of the Earth; a perfect harmony that cannot be

Written found anywhere else in our solar system. For after all there is noTestimony Planet B. Carbon dioxide is emitted all throughout the life cycle of

plastics; from extraction to disposal. When carbon dioxide is releasedin to the atmosphere it contributes to climate change. According tothe “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius,”here’s what will happen if we don’t do about something ClimateChange:1. Mass migration from the regions most affected by climate change.2. More than 500 billion dollars in lost annual economic output in theUnited States by the year 2100.3. Wildfires that by 2050 will annually burn at least twice as muchForest Area in the western United States then was typically burnedby wildfires in the years preceding 2019.

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4. A loss of more than 99% percent of all coral reefs on Earth.5. More than 350000,000 (350 million) more people to be exposedglobally to deadly heat stress by 2050, and6. A risk of damage to $1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion dollars) ofpublic infrastructure and coastal real estate in the United States.

I support Bill 40, not because it affects small business but becausewe need to reduce our carbon footprint and reducing our plasticwaste is one tiny step towards our goal of relying on 100% renewablerenewable resources. I am 12 years old and my friends and I ask youto leave us with a livable home; for our generation and all thegenerations to follow.Thank you!


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Name RebeccaPhone 3252671731Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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From; CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 1:26 PMSubject: Council/Public Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name Rebecca ArlanderPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello my name is Sage Villaplaza. I am a 7th grader at WashingtonWritten Middle School. I am a Hawaii resident and a future voter. I supportTestimony Bill 40 because I want a Cleaner and better future for our earth. I am

also encourage council members to vote to support Bill 40. MahaloTestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name RancH MearsPhone 8085511282Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I support banning single-use plastic as a way to reduce the wasteWritten Testimony made in Hawaii. I care about the ocean and the future of it for

upcoming generations. This is a step in the right direction.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Higen KilaPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.coMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Higen Kila at Washington Middle School and I am in 7thgrade. I am a Hawaii resident and future voter. I support Bill 40Written Testimony . . . . .because plastic in this world is killing ocean life. I would like you tosupport Bill 40 and stop plastic before it rules us.


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Name Jordan GarciaPhone 973-0177

Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello my name is Jordan Garcia. I’m a 7th grader in Washington‘Al. Middle School, I am a Hawaii resident and future voter and I supportvvritten i estimony Bill 40 because it will help the marine life and I encourage the

council member to do the same thank you!TestimonyAttachment

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Speaker RegistratIonlTestimony

Name Katherine MezgerPhone 8082255524Email katiemetzgerl 0~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

As a taxpayer and citizen of Honolulu I am fed up with covering thecost of cleaning plastics off our beaches and our storm drains. I amtired of the same plastic only options at so many of our eateries. It is

~ time to make a change!! Our public health, our public infrastructure,nen and our ‘ama (on which our health is dependent) are being negativelyes imony impacted by the choice of some businesses to continue using single-

use plastics. With the passage of Bill 40, our island can take the leadon bringing true positive change. Mahalo for voting yes on Bill 40 andprotecting our health and taxpayer pocketbooks!!


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Name Sophie congerPhone 8083912444Email sconger~iolani.orgMeeting Date 04-12-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Microplastics everywhere on Oahu. People buy single use plastic in

Written Testimony every store. Playgrounds, beaches, parks, plastic trash everywhere.Birds eating styrofoam. It’s disgusting and shameful. It’s time tostop plastic on our islands!!!! Now!!!


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Name Eleanor YuanPhone 8083954690Email eIeanory~hawaii.eduMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CDI)Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

The most recent adjustments to the bill make it inexcusable to block.There are many alternatives and very small sacrifices localshareholders can choose to step in the right direction to aloha ama.The greater good that will come out of Bill 40 far outweighs the small

Written inconveniences. Bill 40 is a representation of our community’sTestimony commitment to actions of improvement based on a reflection of past

behavior and lack of action. The banning of the selected plastics willaid in the future health of ecosystems and communities (human andnon-human).Thank you for considering this bill.


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Name Natalie HansonPhone 6053817882Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (2019)Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Almost everyone I know is concerned about the plastic in the ocean,no matter their political affiliation, and I hear the claims that someamount of this is coming from other countries on the other side of thePacific, and that may be true but sounds a lot like passing the buck.However, I walk a mile back and forth through downtown/Chinatown

Written to work on my daily commute and EVERY DAY I see plastic blowingtoward the ocean and floating in Nu’uanu Stream. Some of that trashTestimony might get caught in fences and structures along the way, but there

are not nearly enough hands picking it up. I am very confident that ameasure like this will do an enormous amount in addressing theROOT of the issue. It is sorely needed and long overdue. I urge youto please vote yes; for your/our own health, for all the plants andanimals that share this habitat with us, and for future generations.


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Name LissettePhone 2243216897Email Lizzhercrd~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Joseph ShinPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Hello my name is Joseph Shin from Washington Middle School. I amin 7th grade. I am a Hawaii resident and will become a future voter. Isupport Bill 40 because Bill 40 is about banning single use plastic.And I think banning plastic is important because plastic has pollutedso much in HawaB. Plastic is also trashed on beaches which releases

~~on methane and micro plastics. Also, plastics harm ocean reefs andbecome diseased. Lastly, I encourage council members to vote tosupport Bill 40 because if we start banning straws, forks, and etc, wewould stop polluting HawaB. We would also be healthy, and coralreefs wouldn’t be diseased. In conclusion, this is why I support Bill40.


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Name Morgan BonnetPhone 4158462560Email morgan.bonnet~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Committee Members,

Banning styrofoam containers should be a no-brainer on 2 separatefronts: health and environment. The fact that this type of foodcontainers can leach chemicals into our food should be enough of anargument. Being originally from Europe I am a little shocked thatdespite the extensive knowledge available in regards to the negativeeffects on human health, these containers are still on the market. Ifsnot like there isn’t any easily available and cost effective alternatives!Now considering the negative impact on the environment, what arewe waiting for? I’ve heard the economic argument. Sure there is a

Written local factory that made a bet on the wrong horse. So should we allTestimony pay the price? And surely having these foam containers flying off into

the ocean and on the beaches has a negative impact on tourism. Isn’tit part of the economy too?

It is now urgent that we do all we can to reduce plastic consumptionat the source. We hear horror stories and see images from all aroundthe world that clearly show that we have a major plastic problem. Itwill takes decades to solve it even if the world stops consumingplastic today. We have a major plastic addiction problem. And thereis proven alternatives that exist. So let’s start our rehab now. We oweit to our future generations.

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Just follow Sustainable Coastlines or Surfrider Foundation Hawaii onInstagram and you will realize how bad it is in Hawaii. It is seriouslydepressing. And while a lot of the plastic pollution comes from theOcean, a “healthy amount” is obviously originating from HawaB. Sowe have to do everything we can to solve that part at least!!

When I read through the plastic industry testimonies, I just want tolaugh. Or cry. Apparently we need plastic for our health? Otherwisewe won’t be able to drink water. Is that a joke? However recentstudies have shown that almost every single plastic bottle of water onthe market contains micro-plastics. Is that good for our health? Didthey forget to mention that? Or could that be that these grotesquearguments are driven by greed.

Mahalo,Morgan BonnetDPH Chair of District 25


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Name Trisa DanzPhone 8087988781Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Masa lnouePhone 8082538703Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Speaker RégistrationlTestimony

Name Melissa caliedoPhone 8082823779Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Austin ForePhone 973-0177Email Ms.ArIander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Austin Fore I wanted to send my testimony to thecouncil. I am in 7th grade in Washington Middle School. I am aHawaii resident and future voter. I wanted to support the Bill 40 toclear plastics from stores and businesses. I would also like to seethem not in the street or in the rivers and streams or in turtl&s belly.

Written So I support Bill 40 and wish the council to do the same. I stand forTestimony my school and all of Oahu to stand and protect the island. This is not

just about us but the whole state Country and globe. Us taking thisstep will not make that much of a difference but its one step closer toa path that encourages no wast and a wold that would be cleanerand more prosperous but there’s a long way to go. Thank you forlistening.


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Name John CudjoePhone 808-218-0993Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I’m John Cudjoe. I’m a student athlete wants to impact my home. I’min the 7th grade at Washington Middle School. I support Bill 40

Written because the plastics are going into oceans and killing our marineTestimony animals. With the bill in action it would prevent Hawaii becoming a

landfill because Hawaii only has so much land. Hope you vote tosupport Bill 40. Thank you


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Name chaz kaehu-rabellizsaPhone 9730177Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SeTfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

hello.

my name is chaz kaehu rabellizsa and i am writing this because i

wri~~en want to say that i support the bill 40. i am supporting bill 40 because iwant the island to survive by that i mean i want the ocean to be asTestimony clear as he night sky. but we can do that without bill 40. if u please willhelp us get are problem with pollution out of the way, thank u.

wasingtion middle school.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name chaz kaehu-rabellizsaPhone 9730177Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

heHo.

my name is chaz kaehu rabellizsa and i am writing this because i~AI ~ want to say that i support the bill 40. i am supporting bill 40 because iWriLLen want the island to survive by that i mean i want the ocean to be asTestimony .Clear as he night sky. but we can do that without bill 40. if u please will

help us get are problem with pollution out of the way, thank u.

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Name Janz SmithPhone 9730177Email janzypoi~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

MY name is Janz Smith, I go to Washington Middle School and I am

Wri~ in 7th grade. I am a Hawaii Resident and future voter. I support Bill~~en 40 because Plastic can damage the environment and our wonderfulTestimony oceans. I encourage council member to vote to support Bill 40.

THANK YOU!TestimonyAttachment

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Name Melanie WilsonPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello, my name is Melanie Wilson. I am a 7th grader that attendsWashington Middle School. I am a resident in Hawaii and a future

vvritten voter. I support Bill 40 because I want Hawaii to be a clean andTestimony better place and encourage council members to vote and support as

well. Thank you.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Termsand Agreement

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Name stanleyjacobPhone 973 0177Email [email protected] Date 12-04-l9yyCouncil/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item bill 40Your position onthe matter uppoRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Stanley Jacob i am in the 7th grade in washingtonmiddle school in honolulu hawafl. im a hawafl resident and a futureWritten voter. i support bill 40 because the pkastic are killing animals on

es imony oahu and around the world. I encarage council member to vote to

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Name Dinara ChelliahPhone 973-0177Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su oilthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello, I’m Dinara Chelliah and I’m a 7th grader at Washington MiddleSchool. I am a Hawaii resident and future voter. Support Bill 40

Written because I believe that Hawaii should be cleaner and have a healthierTestimony environment. I would appreciate it if the council member would vote

to support Bill 40. It would prevent lots of things that could worsensand Hawaii. Mahalo.


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Name Jayce kaweloPhone 973-0177Email l8jkawe~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Jayce Kawelo i am a student at Washington middle

~ school.i am a 7th grader in Ms.Arlander.i am a Hawaii resident andTestimon future voter .i support bill 40 Because you are banning plastics.soy that it doesn’t get in the ocean.i encourage council member to vote

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Name Isabela UrePhone 8084983065Email isabelaure02~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Andrea Tournis-VagenasPhone 808-391-0238Email islandpopper~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on

Opposethe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Island PopperDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Bill 40 is creating undue hardship on local businesses while thereWritten Testimony are no regulations what so ever on mainland big business (Frito

Lay, etc.) bringing in MILLIONS of bags to the islands.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name brandon mPhone 973-0177Email mlgmanjr~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Hi my name is Brandon Moore,And in 7th grade.l support Bill 40. And i hope this bill will go formore then just 1-lawaB. And it goes world wide. Suggestion: pleaselook into how dangers mettle straws are. And how paper straws areWntten Testimofly not good because how they get soggy easily.

From,Brandon Moore


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:05AMSubject: Business, Economic Development and Tourism Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name ConorPhone 6039656700Email Cmullaney94~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

BusinessCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


I strongly support Bill 40. We can finally begin to make wasteffil practices/habits, likesingle use plastics, a thing of the past. We need to start respecting the planet we live on andHawaii has always been a leader in this. Let’s set an example for the rest of the world to

Written follow. Businesses and economies can adjust and find new materials to serve food/packageTestimony items in. However as of now, we cannot find a new planet to live on. Mahalo for your

consideration of this testimony.

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Name Will CattellPhone 808 347-2333Email H2ohana~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item BILL 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

I said it before...and Ill say it again.Its the right thing to do for the environment.

Written Testimony Saves the sealife, better for beaches, there fore better for tourism. Its a win, win,win for all concerned.Mahalo & Aloha


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Name shani cosmaPhone 8087852659Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH



i believe that all single use plastics should be banned from ALL islands~ i’m only 25 yearsold, i do want a family of my own, however, when i do have kids and i take them out for a

Written nice beach day, they won’t be enjoying a nice day on a nice beach. they’ll be at a filthybeach. fish is such a big part of our culture here in Hawai’i and if we keep using single useTestimony plastic, our fish won’t be safe to eat. we won’t be able to enjoy things we once did. our

future keiki won’t have a future if we keep trashing our homes with plastic. so PLEASEpass this bill and let’s not make it only on Oahu, let’s make this bill for ALL islands.


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Name MargaritaPhone 2132744371Email cafe_nogracias~hotmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony Plastic should be totally banned because it’s killing our beautiful planetTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Joel DalerePhone (808) 382-1783Email Joel_dalere~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawai’i, Inc.Do you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony I’m not agree the bill 40 because affected my jobTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Rochelle OhataPhone 8084477178Email rochelleohata@7- 11 .comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.Do you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Debbie MisajonPhone 808-388-0696Email dcmisajon~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony The passing of Bill 40 is long overdue. Let’s get this done.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name NoraPhone 8082592553Email [email protected] Date 11-04-2019Council/PH PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

This is a very important step to take care of the environment, animals and our own health.Decreasing the production and use of disposable plastics should be a global priority. This

Written should happen now, and not wait until is too late, there is not much time left before theTestimony damage to the planet and ourselves is irreversible! And for the businesses, there are

alternatives, they won’t go out of business for not using disposables, but if this trendcontinues there is no planet B.


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Aloha,I have been living in Honolulu for the past 15 years. I witnessed an increase in theamount of detritus in the ocean and on our beautiful beaches. I love the ocean and itbecame uncomfortable along the years to bodysurf within floating detritus.About 5 years ago, I have signed up with the group 808 Cleanups and selected a beachto clean regularly. Cleaning beaches is needed frequently in order to maintain thebeauty of our island. Microplastics are unfortunately quasi impossible to extract from thesand.While cleaning the environment is a necessary solution, it is only a patch to the actualproblem. Our society produces too much trash especially due to single-use items suchas food wares and packaging.This is a huge pollution issues as the production of these single-use items consumes alot of resources (material, water, land, energy) and creates greenhouse gases. Pollutionis also related to the plastic ending in the ocean which leads to toxic mixes and evenproduction of the extremely polluting gas (methane) as proven by Sarah-Jeanne Royer1,postdoctoral scholar at the University of HawaN, Manoa.This is also an enormous health concern as plastic is nowadays found everywhereincluding in our food and water supply and therefore bodies.Despite my increasing worry and militantism about plastic pollution, nothing changes, nopolicies are voted, and the plastic keeps accumulating in our neighborhoods. Thisinability to improve our society lead me to step up my game: I am now attempting to livezero-waste and became recently vegetarian (which is a huge deal for a french personll).There are only a few restaurants and stores in town in addition to the local farmersmarkets, that provide solutions to reduce our waste. Policies are needed to supportresidents who want to decrease their carbon footprint on the environment.I therefore support bill 40 CD1 (Manahan)which is an essential step into reducing wastegeneration and plastic pollution. Hawaii has a chance to become an example ofsustainable living visible to the world through the high amount of tourists visiting.To even improve the bill, you could add that to-go outware would be provided only upondemand and that an educative program be implemented to promote people to carrytheir own everything.Thanks for your attention.Severine BusquetResident in Hawaii Kai (96825).

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Name KianaRose K DulanPhone 8083973215Email kianadulan~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Hi. My name is KianaRose Dulan and I’m in support of Bill 40. As someone who has beenborn and raised on Oahu, I’ve grown a strong connection to the environment. I believe thatit’s our duty to respect and care for the land, and as a native Hawaiian youth, I care for thefuture and health of our people. I’m currently not going to school, but i do intern for a nonprofit organization. This non-profit is in the process of restoring an ancient Hawaiianfishpond to provide a sustainable food source for our local community. They do their best to

Written limit their plastic use, but they can’t control micro plastics already in the ocean. How canTestimony this local food source be healthier for our people? The solution is to stop the persisting

problem of plastic pollution. It’s not an issue easy fix, but if we don’t start somewhere, yourchildren, my children, and our future will definitely suffer. Phasing out single-use plastics isthe first step, and as an individual, I’ve decided to become more conscious of my ownplastic consumption as well as not support businesses against Bill 40 because they aren’tsupporting my thture. This bill will encourage others to question their own choices, and wecan make a difference. Thank you.


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Name Arlite FamacionPhone 8083937339Email [email protected] Date 11-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40,CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven HawaiiDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Kevin CobarrubiaPhone 808 673 0734Email Kevincobarrubia~gmai1.eomMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item 4Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony We must reduce plastic waste.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Ebony C-WPhone 0438477555Email Flowergirleb~gmai1.comMeeting Date 02-12-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Susan MoraledaPhone 8086372565Email Susan moraleda73~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Marygrace TintePhone 8086375947Email grace_tinte~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Ivy Grace LuisPhone 8086372565Email ivygrace.luis~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublieSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Eugene tintePhone 8086375947Email gracetinte05 I4~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD!, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement I

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Name Norma LozanoPhone 8086216711Email Lozanojrj @gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CDI, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Elieneth DomingoPhone 8086374225Email elienethddomingo~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CDI, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Filipinas PidlaoanPhone 8084558484Email piepid1aoan~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublieSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CDI, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name JaylynnPhone 5418330702Email Jaylynnangelina0~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-05-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item 40Your position on the

SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

Without this I won’t have a future. This is the first step for massive change around theWritten Testimony .

world. Please give me a future and my life back by continuing this.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms andAgreement

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Monday, December 2, 2019 11:10PMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registrafion/testimony


Name Erly JuanPhone 8086211550Email erlyjuan86czacalebl3~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Monday, December 2,201911:11 PMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Ervin QueroPhone 8082027842Email quero_ervin~ic1oud.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FDIYour position on the matter OpposeRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Claire MartinezPhone 8087243124Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Jovita GalvanPhone 8088616090Email jovitagalvan~icloud.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Arlene dela MercedPhone 8089895549Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FDIYour position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Nerigine Joyce ZaraPhone 8082086992Email nj oycezara~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Myline InesPhone 8086374225Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Hazelie EvanelistaPhone 8086374225Email haze1ie_evangeIista~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CDI, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Mildred ManayanPhone 8086374225Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublieSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name ALBERT U TRINIDADPhone 8086714888Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven Eleven Hawaii IncDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Jesus AsituraPhone 8086375947Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Estrelita AsituraPhone 8086375947Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:41 AMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Taylor Skye DiegoPhone 8088297230Email taylorskye.diego~student.chaminade.eduMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Aloha Chair Anderson and Council Members,

My name is Taylor Skye Diego and I am a junior majoring in Environmental Studies atChaminade University of Honolulu. I support Bill 40 FD 1 so we can put an end to the plasticand polystyrene pollution that is harming our land, oceans, animals, and threatens all of us.Plastics are detrimental to animals, the environment, and us in a plethora of ways. We only

Written have a limited amount of time to make the necessary changes to prevent the consequences ofTestimony our actions and the worst of climate change. So, I support this bill for our well-being, our

planet, and for the future generations.


Sincerely,Taylor Skye Diego


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 20194:07 AMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Alexa HennenPhone 3203450737Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Grace StephensPhone 5153600218Email graceshamusjen~gmai1 .comMeeting Date 12-06-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name DianePhone (321) 888-9255Email Dyanimarie65 I (~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Zero plastic wasteYour position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony Start in Hawaii the rest of the country can follow.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name AndreaPhone 2292509679Email Andrea.1op.ho1~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill4OYour position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Amy NgoPhone 8084253642Email Amy.ngo~7-1 lhawaii.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on

Opposethe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.Do you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Bill 40 was not well thought out. The proposed bans are not feasible, especially in the

~ ~ T ~ timeline given. Bill 40 should be written with help and guidance of local retail industryri en es imony professionals. This bill will do more harm to the people than good. Prices will raise for

everyone, including the consumer public.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Lily GavrisenkoPhone 8083497791Email Lilliesinthefields~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item 40Your position on the


We live in one of the most beautiful places on earth and it is important that we try toWritten Testimony keep at as clean and pristine as possible. Bill 40 and minimizing plastic is a step in that

direction.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Naomi JenkinsPhone 6145618420Email NaomijenkinsO I 8~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Naomi JenkinsPhone 6145618420Email Naomijenkins0l 8~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Jill Guillermo-TogawaPhone 8087994033Email zumismoms~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CDI (Manahan)Your position on


Dear Council Members,Thank you for hearing my testimony in support of Bill 40 CD1(Manahan) which would bansingle use plastics. I care deeply about the health of our keiki and kupuna and all the futuregenerations to come, who I hope will be able to enjoy our home as I have. I worry thatmychild Who is only 13, will not grow old with healthy water to drink and air to breathe,

Written because of the pollution caused by single use plastics. And, I am concerned because plasticT ~ items are so prolific and used for so many, many things in our current society. Yet, I believees imony it is possible to use the knowledge that we now have about the harm that plastic causes our

environment, and go forward differently. I am so proud of the leadership Hawaii’i hasshown in other important issues that affect all of us. We are small geographically, but wehave such a large vision and so much compassion for all of our residents and our ama. Iurge you to take this important step in making our home safer for all of us, and especiallyour keiki, their keiki and many, many more. Mahalo Nui Loa, Jill Guillermo-Togawa


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Name Mark A. Nokes, Ph.D.Phone 8089212265Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40, CD1Your position on



My name is Mark Nokes and I live in the Diamond Head/Kapahulu neighborhood ofHonoluolu. I am writing in strong support of Bill 40 FD 1 to end the plastic and polystyrenepollution harming our oceans, land, and jeopardizing public health. We have only ten yearsto make bold changes to avoid the worst of climate change. Plastics are fossil-fuels, and the

Written billions of pieces being thrown into our oceans represent the perfect opportunity to turn offTestimony the tap. We have to protect what we love and make a real step to fighting back climate

change


Sincerely,Mark A. Nokes, Ph.D.


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Name Bobbi YamadaPhone 8087211884Email bobbi.yamada@7- 1 lhawaii.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FDIYour position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.Do you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

The revisions to the original Bill 40 are a step in the right direction. Some of theWritten Testimony language is still not clear and the timeline requirements will be difficult to achieve for

many retailersTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:59 AMSubject: Budget Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name Richard KimPhone 8086007734Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

BudgetCommitteeAgenda Item BILL 40 CD1 FD1 (Council Member Waters)Your position on


Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Richard Kim and 110, I go to Hahaione Elementary School, and I live inHawaii Kai. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FDI (CM Waters) because being with trash

Written makes animals die and the food web could change.I dont want to animals to die in front ofTestimony everyone.Also animals are alive.We are special as a family.Thank you for this opportunity

to testify in strong support of Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters).Sincerly,Richard.Kim


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3,20199:00 AMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Tom OgawaPhone 8087790692Email sushigrinds~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item BILLO4O(19)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3,20199:04 AMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Amaya HammerPhone 8087292254Email amayastarhammer~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Skye HammerPhone 8087292254Email amayajunkmaiI~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name maliaPhone 389567860Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CDI FDI (CM Waters)Your position on

Commentthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members,My name is Malia, I live in Honolulu. I strongly support Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM Waters)because there is another version that I do not support that doesn’t have the amendments weneed to get utensils etc. banned. I believe in this ban because plastics cause cancer, trashesWrittenbeaches, and affects ecosystems.Testimony Thank you for this opportunity to testify in strong support of Bill 40 CD1 FD1 (CM

Waters).

Junior at Radford High SchoolTestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Angela SorianoPhone (808) 927-9660Email sorianoangela30~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item CR 389 Bill 40. CD1. Proposed FD1Your position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.Do you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

The revisions to the original Bill 40 are a step in the right direction. Some of theWritten Testimony language is still not clear and the timeline requirements will be difficult to achieve for

many retailers.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Marcelina GarduquePhone 808-990-2313Email marce1ina.garduque~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyComm itteeAgenda Item CR-389 Bill4O CD1 Proposed FD1Your position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization seven-eleven hawaii.incDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

The revisions to the original bill 40 are a step in the right directions. Some language isWritten Testimony still not clear and the timeline requirements will be difficult to achieve for many

retailers.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name MinervaPhone 8087261011Email minervaparagas292~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Cr389 bill 40 cdl proposed fdlYour position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven eleven hawaii incDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

The revisions to the original Bill 40 are a step in the right directions. Some of theWritten Testimony language is still not clear and the timeline requirements will be difficult to achieve for

many retailers.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms andAgreement

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Name Emily PerryPhone 8023767655Email emily. 11 .perry~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

I support phasing out single use plastics here on O’ahu for the environmental,Written Testimony sustainable, health, economic, and many other benefits that this would have for City and

a County pf Honolulu residents.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Gemma EspirituPhone 808-342-1860Email gnespirtu~icloud.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item CR389 Bill 40 CD1 Proposed FD1Your position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Elevenhawaii.incDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?


many retailers.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms andAgreement

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Name Sarah MayoPhone 3175012469Email Smeils23~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

With ocean health and cleanliness being such an integral part of our islands, we need toWritten Testimony pass this bill to protect them. This is only one of many measures that needs to be taken to

combat climate change and respect Hawaii’s land. I look forward to it’s implementation.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Kris SaizerPhone 3103097206Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40, FD1Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? No

From: Kris SaizerTo: Chair Anderson and Council MembersDate: 12/4/19

Written Testimony In support of Bill 40, FDI

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members-

I support Bill 40.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Lagia SamaPhone 8083711792Email LAGIA. [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.Do you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3,2019 10:15 AMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name EIREEN MARIE BENITEZPhone 8083876392Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.Do you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3,2019 10:18 AMSubject: Public Safety and Welfare Speaker Registration/testimony


Name Leny MadambaPhone 8085179105Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, CD1, Proposed FD1Your position on the matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.Do you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name John M SmileyPhone 808.447.4243Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

RE: Bill 40 CD1 Submitted by Councilmember Waters on 11-27-19Position: Oppose

The Hawaii Food Industry Association is comprised of roughly two hundred membercompanies representing retailers, suppliers, producers, and distributors of food and beveragerelated products in the State of Hawaii. We appreciate that this draft includes some revisionsto clarify language and creates a more feasible timeline for local businesses to makechanges. The text of the measure still has a number of areas that could benefit fromclarification. HFIA submitted the attached revisions, prior to this bill draft being released,inorder to help clarify the bill and ensure that the language of the measure is aligned withindustry standard definitions. The majority of these changes were not incorporated into the

Written version of the measure being heard today. Several substantive changes were made to thisTestimony most recent version, including brand new definitions, new exemptions, and changes to what

is allowed and when. This new version was released to the public three business days beforethe hearing.If passed it will only have been heard once before becoming law. Several of thedefinitions in this bill have problems that will make it hard for businesses to implement, andhard for the department to enforce consistently. For instance, the new definition ofdisposable is very vague.Disposable items are those that can be used for a “limited number”of uses but not “multiple” uses. It’s unclear where the distinction lies between these twoterms. DATE:December 4, 201 9TIME: 1 OamPLACE:Council Chamber. The definition ofprepared food in this bill is not in keeping with industry standards and is different fromdefinitions used in other Counties. This creates confusions for businesses that are trying tooperate on multiple islands. Smaller local businesses looking to serve multiple areas of thestate will have an especially hard time navigating these inconsistencies. HFIA has provided

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a revised definition that is in keeping with industry standards, is more consistent with otherCounties, and will provide clarity for businesses implementing the change. Generallyprepared food and prepackaged food are considered to be two different things. However, thisbill describes prepacked food as a type of prepared food. This is very confusing forbusinesses and for consumers, who generally understand that the terms “prepackaged food”and “prepared food” are used to differentiate between two different types of food.Thisunfamiliar definition was just inserted into this latest version. The exemption languageleaves it unclear what businesses should do if they still require an exemption after fouryears. Businesses will need clarification on this prior to the law being passed. In this versionof the measure the mandate for outreach by the Department of Environmental services inlimited to the section dealing with utensils on request. In order for negative consequences ofthis ban to be limited,it is vital that the Department engage in outreach on all sections. Thisbill requires a substantial and potentially costly change in materials for businesses.Businesses need to be made aware of the requirements well in advance of implementationand small businesses in particular will need assistance in navigating the exemption process.We ask that the bill be revised in order to require Department outreach on all portions. Wealso believe that it’s important to bear in mind that because of the existing ban oncompostable plastic bags,if this measure is passed it would only allow paper bags even fortransporting prepared foods. Bags for these items were exempted from the bag ban becauseprepared foods require transportation in bags that are sanitary and can contain moisture.Paper bags do not meet these requirements for certain products. Paper bags also requiremore energy and water to manufacture, and since they’re heavier they require more energyper unit to ship. Finally, we ask that the Council keep in mind that bans may reduce one kindof waste, but it is just replaced with a different kind. On Oahu all waste meets the sameend.Our state does not have a composting facility and there are no plans to develop one inthe near future. The PLA plant-based plastic that many businesses would switch to as aresult of this bill does not biodegrade in nature and it does not break down in the marineenvironment. It will still end up as litter if disposed of irresponsibly,and it will still end up atour waste to energy plant if disposed of properly, just like petroleum-based plastic. Webelieve in a cooperative approach to find consistent statewide solutions that work foreveryone and encourage responsible waste management for all waste, rather than justswitching one type of trash for another. We continue to ask for our Council members toengage with our industry and work with us on solutions for the future. In previous draflrequests we had suggested that the city and county provide a tax credit to offset theadditional cost associated with compostable products andwaste digesters that can actually make the product compostable. Unfortunately,this idea wasnot accepted. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. Bill 40 HFIA Suggested AmendmentsNovember 21, 20195ec. 41-27.1 Definitions Change to the definition of Grab-and-go:”Graband-go’ means foods or beverages that are pre-packaged or pre-sealed in plastic food wareand intended for consumption within three days of preparation and are not shelf stable,including, but not limited to, pre-made sandwiches, desserts, pies, noodles, salads, parfaits,and drinks means food or beverages that are prepackaged. Examples include but are notlimited to pre-packaged sandwiches, salads, meal kits, noodles, bentos, pies, desserts, cutfruit and vegetables, platters of food intended to serve multiple people, and drinks.Reason:This definition will provide more clarity in terms of what is included in the grab-and-goexemption and how grab-and-go food differs from prepared food. Change to the definitionof Prepared food:’Prepared food’ means food or beverages that are prepared forconsumption by cooking, chopping, peeling, slicing, mixing, brewing, freezing, squeezing,or otherwise processed at premises owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the foodvendor; but the term does not include raw uncooked eggs, whole fruits and vegetables, orraw uncooked meats, poultry, and seafood. Prepared food may be eaten either on or off the

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premises of the food vendor means foods or beverages which are prepared on the premisesby cooking, chopping, slicing, mixing, freezing, or squeezing, and which require no furtherpreparation to be consumed. Prepared food” is restaurant style food that is packaged afteran item is ordered and is ready to be consumed with no additional heating or cooking on oroff the premises of a food vendor. “Prepared food” does not include raw eggs, raw butcheredmeats, raw fish, raw poultry, or prepackaged foods.Reason:This definition is more in linewith industry standards and definitions in other statutes. It will help ensure that the measureapplies to the products it is intended to apply to. Addition of a definition for Prepackagedfoods:”Prepackaged foods” means foods that are sealed or wrapped in a container prior to afood order. Prepackaged foods are pre-sealed or contained items, including but not limited tofood for wholesale, breads, cookies, milk, juice, snacks, candy, nuts, fruits, frozen meals,vegetables, or other items typically sold in a grocery store or a food manufacturer’s retaillocation.Reason:The distinction between “prepared food” and “prepackaged food” is a commonly understoodindustry standard, including this definition with the revised definition of “prepared food”will help eliminate confusion about what types of food packaging are included in the ban.Change to the definition of Shelf-stable:”Shelf Stable” means food or beverage that ispackaged with plastic food ware that can be safely stored at room temperature for a timeperiod exceeding three days.Reason: With the revised definitions above it should not benecessary to include this modifier for shelf stable. This is not an industry standard limit soincluding it may create confusion. Sec. 41-27.3 Exemptions Clarification of exemption timeframe:For purposes of this section, exemptions may be granted for a specified term of up totwo years, and may be subsequently renewed for a specified term of up to two years,provided that during the term of the exemption, diligent efforts are made by the food vendorto become compliant.For purposes of this section, exemptions may be granted for a specifiedterm of up to two years. Exemptions may be filed every two years so long as evidence existsto support the exemption application. Reason: This language makes it clear that companiesare not limited to four years of exemptions and can apply for additional exemptions ifneeded. For purposes of this section, an “industry exemption” may be granted for a specifiedterm of up to two years, and may be subsequently renewed for a specified term of up to twoyears, provided that during the term of the exemption, diligent efforts are made by theindustry applicant to become compliant. For purposes of this section, an “industryexemption” may be granted for a specified term of up to two years. Industry exemptionsmay be filed every two years so long as evidence exists to support the exemptionapplication.Reason: This language makes it clear that industry exemptions are not limited tofour years and that additional exemptions can be applied for if needed. Sec. 41-27.7 RulesAdjusted Implementation Dates:SECTION 6. This ordinance generally takes effect onJanuary 1, 20202022, provided that: Sections 4 1-27.2 (a), 4 1-27.2(b), 4 1-27.2(d) and 41-27.5, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, as enacted in SECTION 3, shall take effect onJanuary 1,20212023; and Sections 41-27.2(c) and 41-27.4, Revised Ordinances ofHonolulu, as enacted in SECTION 3, shall take effect on January 1,20222024.Reason:Twenty-four months until implementation was the time frame used inHawaii County and Maui. This will give the industry time to make the necessary changesand minimize negative impacts for the parts of the ordinance that take effect uponimplementation. The suggested effective dates for the various sections will allow forpreparation at the different parts of the food supply chain, and help reduce the need forexemptions.

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From: CLK Council InfoSent Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:14AMSubject: Parks, Community Services and Intergovernmental Affairs Speaker

Registration/Testimony


Name Elle ernstPhone 586-747-6112Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

ParksCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Not everyone realizes the importance of the ocean. If we pollute the ocean we can’t turn itback if we don’t act soon the damage will be beyond repair. The ocean is home to so manyWritten Testimony . . .

different species and we are ruimng it. It s so sad to see all the people that are to ignorantto care.


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3,2019 11:14AMSubject: Parks, Community Services and Intergovernmental Affairs Speaker



Name Elle ernstPhone 586-747-6112Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH



Not everyone realizes the importance of the ocean. If we pollute the ocean we can’t turn it

~ T ~ back if we don’t act soon the damage will be beyond repair. The ocean is home to so manyri en es imony different species and we are mining it. It’s so sad to see all the people that are to ignorant

to care.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:45 AMSubject Parks, Community Services and Intergovernmental Affairs Speaker

Registration/testimony


Name Timon SkinnerPhone 808-238-4882Email timon.ski2 1 ~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH



We must hold true to our state motto and perpetuate the life of the land by banning single-use plastics. Hawai’i needs take the initiative in promoting a culture of informed andsustainable living. Deliberate short-sightedness for the sake of convenience is an atrocity

Written that will affect our children, our grandchildren, and their grandchildren if we do not makeTestimony an immediate shift in our lifestyles towards truly eco-friendly living. This bill is a small step

forward in the right direction, a single raindrop adding to a river of change, but over timerivers have the power to shape mountains. Set the precedent and make the right decision,please pass Bill 40.


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Name Oliana MoePhone 8087815160Email OIimoe637~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting OrganizationOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Liberty PeraltaPhone 8083528368Email libperalta~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH


Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha City Council,

Bill 40 is well intentioned, and I’ve personally been doing research on how my food-and-beverage business can reduce and reuse our plastic output once we open up shop, includingsome innovative practices that don’t yet exist here.

However, I disagree on legislating a plastics ban that would force businesses to switch tocostlier alternatives, especially when our city government itself does not have the properinfrastructure to process these alternatives.

For instance, a ban on plastic cups would mean businesses would transition to plant-basedWritten compostable plastic cups (PLA). These cups are double the cost of regular plastic cups, andTestimony can only be processed at commercial composting facilities that don’t exist on O’ahu, or

anywhere in our state. Thus, businesses would be spending twice as much money on cups,but still generate landfill trash that cannot be processed. Therefore, the bill would not solvethe problem of reducing trash - it would just lead to businesses spending more to continuecreating it.

Furthermore, the City also needs to improve its recycling program. Only 9% of ourrecyclables are actually recycled. Is the rest being sent to H-POWER like the rest of ourtrash?

The City really needs to implement the right infrastructure before legislating a plastics ban.Otherwise, it’s a wasted effort that doesn’t actually solve anything.

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Mahalo,Liberty


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Name Alex MarstallPhone 7039397410Email alexkmarstal1~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-03-20 19Council/PH Committee ParksAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name AshleybaileyPhone 8086738947Email AshJeykbailey~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee ParksAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony Please, please, please ban single use plastics!!!!!! We do not need them!!!Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Suntarina ObreyPhone 808-342-0292Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position onthe matter pposeRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

This Bill will be devastating to Hawaii’s people and economy. In the

Written future, please work with the industries you are affecting during theBill writing process. Many of our CEO’s and GM’s are now busyTestimony fighting this stupid bill at Holiday time when their own businesses are

busy.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Susan HanesPhone 808-845-3262Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I strongly oppose Bill 40. Due to the unclear language in the Bill,enforcement will be difficult. In addition, it will increase costs andWritten make it more difficult for small business to compete against other

Testimony mainland and international companies. Support Hawaii’s business by

killing Bill 40.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Craig HanesPhone 808-845-3262Email craig~danalabels.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on

Opposethe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Dana Labels, Inc.Do you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

We strongly oppose this Bill. Due to the unclear language, it will be~Ai ~ difficult or nearly impossible to enforce. Furthermore,, it will increase~~ri~~en costs and make it more difficult for small business to competeTestimony against other mainland and international companies. Support

Hawaii’s business by killing Bill 40.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Elliott OlingerPhone 808-845-3262Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I strongly oppose Bill 40. Due to the vague language, enforcementWritten will be difficult. It will also increase costs and make it more difficult forTestimony small business to compete against other mainland and international

companies. Support Hawaii’s business by killing Bill 40.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Jace HanesPhone 808-845-3262Email digital~danalabels.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I strongly oppose Bill 40. Due to the unclear language will make theWritten Bill difficult to enforce. It will also increase costs and make it moreTestimony difficult for small business to compete against other mainland and

international companies. Support Hawaii’s business by killing Bill 40.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Lisa AbePhone 808-845-3262Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Opposethe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I strongly oppose Bill 40. Enforcement will be difficult and it willincrease costs and make it more difficult for small business toWritten Testimony compete against other mainland and international companies.

Support Hawaii’s business by killing Bill 40.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms andAgreement

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Name Tiare OtsukaPhone 808-845-3262Email [email protected]ñMeeting Date 12-04-2019Councfl/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the

OpposemailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I strongly oppose Bill 40. It will be difficult to enforce and willWritten Testimony increase costs to small businesses and their customers. Support

Hawafl’s business by killing Bill 40.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Kristi TolentinoPhone 808-845-3262Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the OpposematterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I strongly oppose Bill 40. It will be difficult to enforce and willWritten Testimony increase costs to small businesses and their consumers. Support

HawaB’s business by killing Bill 40.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Nic GarciaPhone 8083887342Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Giovannina HinglePhone 8609178130Email Padulagio~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at Nothe hearing?

It’s necessary to make this change for the future of ourWritten Testimonyplanet, Oahu and our Children!


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Name Herbert MakayaPhone 973-0177Email Ms.ArIander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello my name is Herbert Makaya, I go to Washington Middle Schoolft and I’m in 7th grade. I live in Honolulu and I am a future voter. I am ari~1en Bill 40 supporter. I support Bill 40 because it can help us and the

Testimony ocean and we can also ban the plastic so it won’t pollute the ocean.

So I support your council members to vote to support Bill 40TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Katelyn GaoPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe mailerRepresenting SeTfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hi I am Katelyn, Washington Middle School, 7th grade. Hawaiiresident and future voter. I support Bill 40 because reefs which arevital to ocean balance and survival of all things on planet earth are

Written being harmed by plastics globally. Because plastics bioaccumulateTestimony pathogens when in water (they are floating or sinking islands for

pathogens to attach to) when they make contact with reefs (oftenwarring or cutting them) the corals can become diseased. Iencourage council members to vote to support Bill 40.


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Name Jen ArmstrongPhone 808-286-3816Email jenarmstronghi~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name John De RegoPhone 973-0177

Email Ms.Arlancier~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Salutations, my name is John de Rego, I’m a 7th grader at

Written Washington Middle School. I am a resident of MoilUli region and willbe a future voter. I support Bill 40 because it will help theTestimony environment and improve my life. I hope you will vote to support Bill

40 and my future. Sincerely, John de RegoTestimonyAttachmentAccept Termsand Agreement

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Name Emi SoukaseumPhone 808-436-9711Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Greetings, my name is Emi Soukhaseum. I am from WashingtonMiddle School and also in the 7th grade. I come from the Makiki area

Written and I am a future voter. I have come here to say that I support Bill 40because if we can take a step to no single use plastics we can allTestimony worry less about the killer called plastics and enjoy ourselves! I would

like to encourage you to support this bill throughly for the bettermentof us and the future. Sincerely Emi Soukhaseum


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Name Liberty Sarcedo-KamealohaPhone 973-0177Email Ms.ArIander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, my name is Liberty Sarcedo-Kamealoha. I go to WashingtonMiddle, I’m in 7th grade and I am 12 years old. I am a Hawaii residentand a future voter. I support Bill 40 because I believe that its

Written something that’ll make our world/environment a better place. TheTestimony Council members should support it as well because if we get rid of

the plastics it’ll #1 save our sea life and #2 help us to live in a betterand cleaner environment. I hope this will help the plan make it all theway through! Mahalo (; Sincerely, Liberty Sarcedo-Kamealoha


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Testimony to the City and County of Honolulu City CouncilFull Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 10:00AMCity Council Chamber, Honolulu Hale

RE: CITY COUNCIL BILL 40 CDt. RELATING TO PLASTIC

Aloha Chair Anderson, Vice Chair Kobayashi and Members of the Council,

The Hawaii Food Manufacturer’s Association (HFMA) opposes City Council Bill 40 CD1 andthe Waters and Menor FD1 drafts. HFMA is a non-profit organization of approximately 150members that have been promoting Hawaii grown or manufactured products since 1977. HFMAworks to increase the understanding and appreciation of the unique flavors, quality, and care thatgo into the production of Hawaii’s fine foods and beverages represented by our membership.

HFMA appreciates that the current version of the bill has clarified concerns from previousdrafts that would have included local food manufacturers under the proposed bans. However, wemust still oppose this bill as it will have a negative impact on small businesses. We are concernedthat the impacted businesses and restaurants are those that our members rely on to purchase theirproducts.

As the bill has gone through numerous iterations, we continue to see confusion amongst theindustry regarding the exact impact of this bill. Additionally, the proposed FD1 drafts also includepotentially more confusion for the industry. For example, the Waters FD1 provides a new, broaderdefinition for “prepackaged foods” under the proposed exemptions in Bill 40. Under this definitionand criteria, it could be interpreted that nearly everything from take-out food to manufacturedfoods could fall under this exemption and be difficult to enforce.

HFMA and its members continue to support a reasonable approach to dealing with thereduction of plastic waste in our environment. However, any type of solutions, need to involvediscussions with all stakeholders. We welcome any opportunity to further discuss our concernswith lawmakers to help provide more details that manufactuiers in Hawaii face regarding thisspecific topic.


733 Bishop Street, Malcai Tower, Suite 1200, Honolulu, HI 96813www.foodsofliawaii.com I [email protected] 808.422.HFMA



Name Kawailehua SantiagoPhone 8082206968Email Kawaisantiago3~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill4OYour position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

For the future of our island, our children and our culture I think this billis the first right step our government can make to reduce our harmful

Written environmental impact. We have continuously abused this island andTestimony if the signs are not clear enough then we as a people must come

together to stand for what is right. We want clean oceans, we wantdebris free beaches, and we want healthy land.


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Name Jenna DaughertyPhone 3307044571Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

Written Testimony Plastics must be banned in order to protect our oceansand our air.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Sara PhelanPhone 808.369.5277Email Seagroveyoga~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommItteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Please pass Bill 40 to eradicate single use plastic in an effort toprotect the environment including people and animals, as well as

Written future generations and overall global health. There are manyTestimony alternatives to plastic use and we can set the example by being

forward thinkers here in Hawaii for the rest of our country and outernations by passing Bill 40.


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Speaker RegistratiOfllTeStimoflY

Name Lel ShimabukUroPhone 8082254219Email ~~jshIrnabukuro~gmail.C0mMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH committee councilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement I

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Name Ruriko ShimabukuroPhone 8083522863Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Speaker Registrati0fl1T~timo~

Name Fred GuillermoPhone 973-0177Email ~Meeting Date 12-04-2019councilIPHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, my name is Fred Guillermo and I go to Washington MiddleSchool on Oahu. As a student I support Bill 40 and I encourage the

~ Council members to do the same. Because at every state of itsTestimon lifecycle plastic uses risks to human health arising from both exposey to plastic particles themselves and chemicals. people worldwide are

exposed at multiple stages of this lifecycle. Mahalo for your time andfor listening.


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i oppose Bill 40 for the following reasons:• The wording is unclear and the definitions though revised do not take into consideration the

realities of food service, food retail, and retail packaging.• The vibrant food seNice industry in Honolulu, can still survive but the uniqueness and color of

what they do, will disappear.• Those in favor of the bill are the intellectuals, college or school age children. Their grasp of

working for a living, supporting a family, paying a mortgage, sending kids to college is limited tothe ivy towers of their theories and assumptions.

• A few years ago, plastic T shirt bags were the future, saving trees, with less energy and betterefficiencies. What happened to that.

• The businesses that support the C&C of Honolulu, the State of Hawafl, basically write yourcheck. This bill affects not just the businesses, but the people in these businesses, and manyless than fortunate citizen here in Hawaii scraping by for a living. Hawaii isn’t a cheap place tolive unless maybe you’re very well off or live at home or a commune

• While I firmly believe in climate change, the problem isn’t plastic, it’s people.• The City needs to do more “scientific research” before banning plastics. For some reason, the

c&c Council does not want to work on facts and data but emotion and assumptions. They areassuming plastic is bad and can’t be good.

• Banning plastics is like saying all private school graduates are smart and all public schoolgraduates aren’t.

• The ban will raise the cost of food to take home. I have stopped visiting three restaurantsbecause they charge for take out. A $15.00 meal for one person just increased another $1 .00for the compostable container they have to use. I live in the suburbs but work in town. Wecan’t see spending another $2-$4 just to bring home food for the family.

• For the food delive~ people, unless it’s fried chicken, pizza and ~~mburgers, there will be a lotof people who support the industry losing their jobs.

The following study is just “one” study and there are many such studies of the cost even up till today.

justatidbt for more information. The f0~lowingi5

Paper vs. Plastic Bags - The Studies

1. Fiction: Many believe that paper bags are more ~~vironmentally friendly than plastic bagsbecause they are made from a renewable resource, can biodegrade, and are recyclable.

2. Fact: scientific research - Life cycle Assessments - show that the opposite is true. Plasticshopping bags outperform paper bags ~~vironmentally — on manufacturing, on reuse, an donsolid waste volume and generation.

3. The Facts4. Multiple studies from Europe and North America show that conventional plastic bags are- better

for the environment than paper bags.5. The science shows that plastic shopping bags have a much lower carbon footprint and ~I~bal

warming potential than paper and reusables, if the reusables are not re-used multiple tines.

6. This section provides highlights from some of the most recent and credible studies con caring

the environmental impact of paper bags versus plastic. They include: the 2005 Scottish Report,the 2011 UK Environment Agency, the Eco-Bilan Carrerfours Paris Life Cycle Study, the USLReport on a number of Life Cycle Analyses, and the North American Boustead Report.

7. The issue of perceived bias is a concern for some, particularly with studies that have receivedindustry funding. Studies with industry funding are identified on this website.It should be noted, however, that a number of the most important Ufe Cycle Analyses (LCAs)have been conducted by governments; most notably the governments of scotland and the UK.

9. The Science

io. Study after study shows that conventional plastic shopping bags are better for the environmentthan paper bags. Plastic bags have a much lower carbon footprint than paper.

ii. compared to paper bags, the manufacture of plastic bags is less resource~intensi~ and haslower global warming potential.

12. why? Because the environmental impacts of supermarket carry bags are dominated by theenergy and raw materials needed to produce them — extraction of the resources and theirmanufacture.

13. Relatively small amounts of energy and.raw materials are needed to make plastic bags, whichmakes them easier on the environment than alternatives like paper bags and reusable cottontotes.

14. studies by the Scottish and U.K. government5~ Eco-Bilan, ULS, and the industry-funded BousteadAssociates study make the case.

The Scottish Report (2005)~

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Name Chayote TomdasaPhone 8082034104Email chayote96~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony Ban ALL polystyrene!!!Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Chayote TomdasaPhone 8082034104Email chayote96~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony Ban ALL polystyrene!!!Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Kaitlyn P JacobsPhone 3606093995Email kjacobs8~hawaH.eduMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

As a community, let alone a city and state, we should be proud of ourbeaches and the way we take care of a resource that is so close to

~ where we all live. Many states before us have banned styrofoam,ri and bill 40 would only be a step in that direction. I have seen theTestimony effect that plastic has on wildlife, and it’s starting to seep into our

lives as well. Please pass bill 40 as a way to stand up for the placesthat we love and continue to enjoy them for generations to come.


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Name Sekala VelePhone 808-202-9990Email Ms.Arlander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, my name is Sekala Vele and I am a Hawaii resident and afuture voter. I support Bill 40 because plastics are entering our foodsystems, our own mouths and stomachs, our air, our water and ourknowledge of the consequences is growing. I would like to encouragethe council members to vote yes on Bill 40 because if you think about

Written it, how many animals/people are dying because of plastic and i’mTestimony talking about the Ala Wai, we put so much waste in the Ala Wai that

kids can’t swim in it. I also would like to talk about how plastics aremade of fossil fuels. Current trends would mean that 20% of globalfossil fuels will be allocated to plastics by 2050 with 12 billion tons ofplastics in our landfills & environment. I would like to have yourguys’s support, thank you

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Name Drew WilkinsonPhone 8082918219Email dawilkinson83~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I am writing in support of Bill 40 and the phase out of plasticcontainers in Hawaii. Legislation is needed to help encourage thereduction of use of plastics and this bill will serve as a monumentalWritten step moving forward. It will help reduce the plastic footprint generated

es imony by Hawaii businesses and also set an example for the nearly 10

million visitors that come and purchase products. Please vote yes insupport of Bill 40. Thank you.

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Name Shane CuetoPhone 808-973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hi, my name is Shane Cueto and I go to Washington Middle Schooland in the 7th grade. I am a Hawaii resident and I do want to be afuture voter. I support Bill 40 because we have been dealing with

Written plastics for several years now and there is no real way of getting ridTestimony of it without harming the planet. By you guys banning single use

plastics you Can prevent many things from happening. I encourageCouncilwoman Kobayashi and the entire council to vote for Bill 40.Thank you!


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Name Dr. Jade DelevauxPhone +18083725794Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

I totally and definitely support this bill! As islanders we should tryWritten Testimony to reduce our waste to keep our land and oceans clean for us

and the next generationTestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Chiara LogliPhone 808-234-4254Email chiaraIogIi~hotmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


We are so behind our 21st century time with regards to plastic usage.Still having plastic bags and mono-use plastic goods in our

Writt archipelago is such a disgrace to Hawaii Nei. The whole European¶1 Union and many other countries have banned plastic, we are notTestimony reinventing the wheel here, we just have to follow the strategies of

countries that have already implemented these new policies andlearned from the process. Please support Bill 40.


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Name Serena AhnPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Hello, my name is Serena Ahn. I am a student from WashingtonMiddle School and in grade 7. I am a Hawaii resident and a future

Written voter. I support Bill 40 because plastics are entering our food system,Testimony our own mouths and stomachs, our air, our water, and our

knowledge of consequences is growing. I encourage Councilmember Waters and the entire Council to vote to support Bill 40


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Name Rich SicklerPhone 8186189475Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on themailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Nat the hearing?

Stand amongst the Sequoias. One can not fathom the notionthat cutting them down was the answer.

Written Testimony Future generations will be appalled—as we currently are—bythe grotesque profusion of plastic in our environment.

Let us reverse our course.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms andAgreement

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Name Kathleen L ElliottPhone 8087419171Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

As a person who has been a swimmer here in Hawaii for over 40years, and a parent and health care provider, I support this bill. ThisWritten Testimony. .is the best option for our environment. Thank you for working topass this bill.


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Name Kathleen L ElliottPhone 8087419171Email kathleen.elliott808~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CDI)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

As a person who has been a swimmer here in Hawaii for over 40years, and a parent and health care provider, I support this bill. ThisWritten Testimony. .is the best option for our environment. Thank you for working topass this bill.


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Name Michelle LuxtonPhone 808-228-8850Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Thank you for your time to read this and consider it for your vote. I

W tten am in favor of Bill 40 so that we can lead this country by example onT ri how to eliminate single use plastics in our everyday lives. As anes imony island state, it is important for us to do our part and protect not only

our land but our precious reefs and ocean. Mahalo Nui Loa!!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Skye TsePhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha my name is Skye. I’m a student at Washington Middle School,~AI •H I’m in 7th grade. I’m a Hawaii resident and I’m a future voter. I

support Bill 40 because I think ifwe ban single use plastic we canTestimony prevent more plastic waste. And last I really encourage Council

members to support Bill 40TestimonyAttachmentAccept Termsand Agreement

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Name David JonesPhone 8087419971Email jonellipacific~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on


As a local physician and surfer, I support this bill and hope you will‘Al. . too. I walk the beach and pick up evidence of plastic on the loosevvritten i estimony everyday. It is dangerous for our wildlife and an eyesore. Please

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Aloha,

My name is Jodi Wilmott and lam the General Manager of the World Surf League (WSL) North Americaand Hawaii/Tahiti Nui region. I am also a resident of Waialua, lifelong surfer and advocate for oceanhealth and coastal stewardship. I have helped champion sustainability initiatives for a decade withcommunity partners, non-profits, the City & County and the WSL at-large here in Hawaii. I support Bill40 and am committed to making environmental improvements in the ways that I can, one of which isthrough the WSL, the governing body of professional surfing, and our events in Hawaii.

Through more than 200 hours of Live, global broadcasting from our events in Hawaii (O&O and Linearbroadcasts), to an audience of many lOs of millions around the world, we take seriously and embraceour unique opportunity to educate visitors towards positive sustainability practices that have globalimpact. We also educate our fans on the beach at our events, providing full interaction and participationin our sustainability initiatives on site.

The WSL is currently highlighting the tragic state of our reefs through a world-wide campaign at theTahiti Pro Teahupo’o, one of the most watched competitions of the WSL’s Championship Tour. Thecampaign advocates for greater funding and action for coral reefs by highlighting the danger signaled byfluorescing corals — which is a direct result of climate change — and is being broadcast worldwide with anunprecedented event take-over.

These all-too-important coral reefs are fundamental to Hawaii, and if Bill 40 were passed it would helpsupport the protection of these fragile ecosystems; just one example of a much-needed progressivemotion for the environment. By eliminating single use plastics, Styrofoam and plastic bags, we areprioritizing the ocean and surrounding areas, and putting marine health before the bottom line.

I live not far from the beaches of the North Shore that have shocked international audiences due to theimmense amount of plastic trash washing up on the shores. This is extremely real for all of us in thestate of Hawaii and around the world.

We have the opportunity to highlight Hawaii as a leader in sustainability. Hawaii has already become afrontrunner in the environmental conversation by being the first state to impose a state-wide ban onplastic bags and recently banning two chemicals found in sunscreen that are linked to reef and marinelife degradation. We can extend this forward motion if we recognize the importance of passing Bill 40and the positive impact it will have on our ocean.

Ocean health is vital to human health and I feel lucky enough to work with an organization that not onlyrecognizes this but also possesses the power to highlight Hawaii as a leader in this area. I sincerely hopewe can recognize the importance of protecting our ocean and we are committed to partnering with youto take the steps we need to take to get there. It is our responsibility to protect the future of humanityand cherish the natural environments we have inherited.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today.

Jodi WilmottWSL GM North America & Hawaii/Tahiti Nui

Chamber~~ Commerce HAWAIIThe Voice ofBusiness

Testimony to the City & County of Honolulu City CouncilWednesday, December 4, 2019 at 10:00 A.M.

City Council Chamber, Honolulu Hale

RE: HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL BILL 40 CD1, RELATING TO PLASTIC

Chair Anderson, Vice Chair Kobayashi, and Members of the Council:

The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii (“The Chamber”) would like to provide the followingcomments to Council Bill 40 CD1, which would address and amend the current Honolulu CityOrdinance relating to single-use plastic goods and plastic bags.

The Chamber is Hawaii’s leading statewide business advocacy organization, representingabout 2,000+ businesses. Approximately 80% of our members are small businesses with lessthan 20 employees. As the “Voice of Business” in Hawaii, the organization works on behalf ofmembers and the entire business community to improve the state’s economic climate and tofoster positive action on issues of common concern.

The Chamber agrees with the intent of Bill 40 CD1. Our members continue to look intoand support efforts to help create a sustainable future in Hawaii and to increase education andawareness of proper disposal and processing of plastic materials to keep these materials frompolluting our environment. With that said, we must continue to ensure that any transition toalternative materials allows local businesses the time and resources to transition in a way thatdoes not create unnecessary hardships. Our members have been looking into alternativematerials, but have found that such materials at this time are insufficient, prohibitivelyexpensive, limited or not available.

We appreciate that the Council has engaged with the business industry regarding theirconcerns with Bill 40. As such, the current version of this bill does provide clarity relating toprevious concerns about the impacts on our local manufacturing industry. However, we muststill remain cautious about the impact that these bans could have on local businesses, especiallythe smaller Mom and Pop stores who might not have the financial capacity to absorb thetran~ition. We also hope to seek further clarification on some of the new definitions providedunder the proposed FD1 drafts.

Lastly, the Chamber continues to take an active role in the state’s Plastic SourceReduction Group created by Act 254, which began meeting last month. As a member of thisgroup, we look forward to working with a variety of stakeholders to search for and create astatewide solution to reducing plastic waste.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to City Council Bill 40.

733 Bishop Street, Suite 1200 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 • Phone: (808) 545-4300 • Facsimile: (808) 545-4369



Name Hanskiper RobertPhone 973-0177Email [email protected] Date 10-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hi my name is Hanskiper Robert and i go to Washington Middle, 4. School. I am a Hawaii resident and future voter. I support the Bill 40vvritten i esLimony because there will be less trash on Hawaii and I encourage council

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Name Audrey AlessiPhone 9708467201Email audrey.alessi~kw.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I Strongly believe that this bill is the example we need to set for therest of the world. We see so much pollution here because we are in

Written the middle of the ocean and there are so many people that areTestimony oblivious to the long term effects of plastic consumption. I think by

passing this Bill we will be the positive example the world needs tosee to realize now is the time to change.


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Name Kelly RicePhone (808)753-2674Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha! I’m a resident of beautiful Qahu and I am in full support of Bill40. I work as a landscape/ nature photographer and it breaks myheart to see all the rubbish, especially plastics, littering our streets,

~A( beaches, plant beds, etc. I’ve attended numerous beach cleanups~~ri~~en and the plastic that washes up (and microplastics!) is mind-blowing. ITestimony look forward to the day when single-use plastics are a thing of the

past.Mahalo for voting yes on Bill 40!Sincerely, Kelly Rice


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Name Ayorine AsherPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommifteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello my name is Ayorine A and I go to Washington Middle, i’m inWriften 7th grade and I am a Hawaii resident and future voter. I support BillTestimony 40 because its polluting water and it is also killing the animals, I

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Name Nancy CaseyPhone 4802291200Email caseycrew~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Aloha council members,

am writing you as a small business owner in SUPPORT of Bill 40, which seeks to address the provision of certain single-use plasticgoods and plastic bags.

First, thank you for moving the bill along this far and making it as comprehensive and fair as it can be. This is the LEAST we can do forour island and is absolutely necessary and urgent given the circumstances leading us to here and now.

I own a zero waste store, Protea Zero Waste Store, which sells beauty and cleaning products in a new format bulk refill only. We donot sell any plastic in our store and have the upmost confidence in our future success being that the people of our island have spoken,and they do not want plastic and are willing to pay a little more to support businesses that stand by this.

Being that I’m a recent business owner and have plans for a brick and mortar soon, I am seeing all of this from another angle. Manybusinesses have stated their current struggles and concerns over this transition away from single-use plastics but im here to clear theconfusion. Business are not going to fail because of this transition away from single-use plastics, businesses are going to fail becauseit is EXTREMELY difficult to start and own a small business here in Hawaii, especially a brick and mortar. If a simple transition awayfrom single-use plastics tanks a business, it’s because the business was already struggling and living on the edge. What I’ve come torealize is retail rent is OUT OF CONTROL and there are little to no incentives or policies by our city and county that support andencourage small businesses. So the real issue to why businesses are struggling and or failing is because of this, not because of thetransition away from single-use plastics.

One last point that many might be oblivious to — is an extremely personal one for me. While here in Hawaii we see the detrimentaleffects on our beaches and wildlife from the end life of plastic, in my hometown of Houston Texas, they are dealing with the healthhazards in the process of plastic production.

Just this week, there was ANOTHER chemical explosion at one of the chemical plants in Houston that makes a chemical used in theproduction of plastic. 50,000 people were forced to leave their home the day before thanksgiving.

Houston has the highest concentration of oil refineries in the nation and is a world leader in petrochemical manufacturing. TheHouston area saw nearly 6 fires and explosions at petrochemical facilities for plastic production this year. This is the real cost ofplastic.

Greenpeace Research Specialist Ivy Schlegel:

“Residents near chemical plants should not have to fear for their lives or homes when an explosion occurs. Workers at chemicalplants should not face injury or death to maintain our dependence on single-use plastics. Today’s TPC facility blast is yet anotherreminder of the way companies put lives at risk to produce a material that is polluting and harmful throughout its entire lifecycle.

“Over the next few years, oil companies including Exxon, Shell, and BP are planning a massive expansion of petrochemical facilitiesto lock us into decades of more plastics. By rejecting single-use plastics and urging companies like Nestle, Coca-Cola, Pepsi,Starbucks, Target and Walmart to end their reliance on plastics, we can help shut down dangerous facilities that are betting oncontinued demand for throwaway plastic. Plastics are dangerous, highly polluting, and not worth the incredible risk to people’slives.”

I hope you take this into consideration when making your decision.

With aloha,Lori MalliniOwner of Protea Zero Waste Store

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Name Mike TompsonPhone 8082646232Email mlqhawaH~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Commiftee CouncilAgenda Item bill 40Your position on the OpposematterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

Stop making it harder to own and operate a business in HawaiiWritten Testimony more regulations make it more difficult and trump innovation


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Name CarlyPhone 8087535021Email c.yashiki1~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (2019)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name PeneTope Iris BedollaPhone 973-0177Email Ms.ArIander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Penelope-Iris Bedolla. I go to Washington Middle School~A( •44 I am in 7th grade. I’m a Hawaii resident and future voter, I supportVriLLen Bill 40 because the plastic is killing our sea animals and I wouldn’tTestimony want to grow up without them. I encourage Council members to vote

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Name han AmpudiaPhone 9173559609Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony It’s Long overdue!Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Amuia AutelePhone 304-9866Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su oilthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hello, my name is Amuia Autele. I go to Washington Middle School, I

W •~ am in 7th grade. I am a Hawaii resident and I am a future voter. Iri~Len support Bill 40 because I think that Bill 40 could help us with plasticTestimony trash and I also encourage Council members to vote to support Bill

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Name Kristin DongPhone 9168120534Email kdong6~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Summer MurrayPhone 808-389-5537Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.coMeeting Date 12-14-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha, my name is Summer Murray and I go to Washington MiddleSchool. Also i’m in 7th grade. I’m a Hawaii resident and a futurevoter. Well I support Bill 40 because reefs which are vital to oceanbalance and survival of all things on planet earth are bing harmed by

Written plastics globally, because all trash and it goes into the ala was andTestimony all the bacteria are going into the river and it goes into the ocean and

we don’t know what is going to happen in a few years from now andall the trash and all the bacteria into the ocean and all the seaanimals are going to be harmed, that’s why I’m voting for Bill 40thank you.


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Name Hal HuynhPhone 808-973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmaU.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha I am Hai Huynh. I go to Washington Middle School. I am in 7th

Wrtt grade and a Hawaii resident and future voter. I support Bill 40i en because I would like to live and grow up in a clean Hawafl. PlasticTestimony poses a risk to humans and animals if we eat fish with plastic in it we

are eating plastic. I encourage Bill 40 so we have a cleaner HawaiiTestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Edna ChingPhone 8084477115Email edna.ching~7-l lhawaH.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item CR-389 Bill 40, FD1Your position on

Opposethe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven-Eleven HawaU, Inc.Do you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

To:City and County of Honolulu City CouncilIkaika Anderson, ChairAnn Kobayashi, Vice Chair

We are in support of the Bill 40’s intent. And we do appreciate andrecognize that Councilmembers gave businesses the chance toweigh in on the language before the Floor Draft was released. Thisversion does clarify some areas of the bill and extends the timelinefor businesses to conform. However, there is still opportunity tofurther clarify the Floor Draft so that businesses can comply without

Written question or fear that they may be non-compliant because theirTestimony interpretation is incorrect.

We urge for the Honolulu City Council to wait until the State PlasticReduction Working Group completes its findings andrecommendations. The forum brings together environmentalorganizations, county representatives and businesses to discusshow best to move forward with plastic reduction. Having an opendialogue by representatives of all parties from the beginning isprudent, fair and balanced. I myself have attended the first meeting;and believe the direction is positive and will be beneficial forconstituents on both sides of the aisle.

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Thank you Councilmembers for your consideration and theopportunity to submit testimony.


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Name James chanPhone (808) 845-9868Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 cdlYour position onthe matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Hawaiian Chip CompanyDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Please vote no on Bill 40 in all forms because it is a poorly thoughtout attempt to ban all plastics which are an important part of foodsafety. While a number of exemptions have been attempted, thebroad language in the bill creates confusion regarding thoseexemptions. Section 47-27.4 would not allow local businesses to sell

Written bags, lids, containers the Hawaiian Chip Company’s retail outlet uses.Testimony This goes against the spirit of the undue hardship exemption. Even if

we got such an exemption, we would then have no where locally tobuy those products. The higher cost to ship them in directly fromoutside of Hawaii in small quantities would then create additionalhardship. This points out one more flaw in a bill that seems to beloaded with problems. Please stop Bill 40 from advancing.


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Name Johnny NguyenPhone 973-0177Email Ms.ArIander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha! My name is Johnny Nguyen. I go to Washington MiddleSchool and my current grade is 7th. I am a Hawaii resident andfuture voter. I support Bill 40 because I would love to live in a Clean

Written Hawaii and healthy environment. What I mean is that there is noTestimony plastic on the ground or anywhere else like the ocean. I also don’t

want sea animals dying because if they do they affect us and theenvironment. I encourage the Council members to vote to support Bill40 so Hawaii can be a clean and healthy place!


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Name Vanessa KnoepfelPhone 3233164314Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Please support this very important bill. The future of our childrenWritten Testimony is at stake. Planet earth needs us, our children need us. We need

to take action!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name BellePhone 0402271265Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Philip LemoinePhone 8087778503Email hello~Philiplemoine.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement I

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Name Griffith JurgensPhone 8087530960Email gjurgens12~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Support Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha Council Members,I am writing in support of Bill 40. As a society, we have becomeincredibly oblivious to the effects of the mass production of plastic.

Written Testimony We were able to survive ‘before’ without it. Now, it is imperative forour survival, to move forward without it.Thank you for your time,Gruff


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Name Rachael RoehlPhone 8312398793Email rachroehl~gmail.comMeeting Date 10-05-1992Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Yeshearing?

Aloha, and thank you for taking the time to consider my testimony. Istrongly support the passing of Bill 40 for a healthier future for ourcommunities and environment. As well, I don’t believe taxpayersshould bear the burden of clean up costs for plastic trash that doesWritten not break down. I also don’t believe any business should profit on the

es imony externalities that plastic products create such as environmental

degradation and human health risks. Mahalo for taking the time toconsider this very important issue, and I really appreciate yoursupport of Bill 40. Aloha


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Name BRANT CHILLINGWORTHPhone 8083811712Email bchillingworth~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH


Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Noh earl ng?

Dear Council Members,

I’ve lived on O’ahu since the early 80’s and prior to that my familywas in Hilo. I’ve seen the changes to our islands in my lifetime. I

Writte support Bill 40 for the health of our ‘ama and people. As a consumer,Te t~ non I’m willing to pay a slightly higher cost for compostable packaging5 im y and earth friendly products.

Mahalo,

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Name Caroline HobbsPhone 410-507-1355Email [email protected] Date 12/04/19Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Tiffany AhnPhone 808-271-4846Email Asy7132~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CDI)Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement I

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Name KatiePhone 7276441991Email K.w.surf~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Sarah CaudlePhone 7705002491Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



This is vital to protect our beautiful beaches. We must set anWritten Testimony example to the rest of the world and stop using disposable

plastics. Humans can do better. We must! Mahalo nut ba!TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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TESTIMONY OF ROBERT TOYOFUKU ON BEHALF OF TEKNI-PLEX IN OPPOSITION

TO BILL 40 PROPOSED CD1

1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 24, 2019

To: Chair Tommy Waters and the Members of the Committee on Public Safety and Welfare.

My name is Bob Toyofuku and Jam presenting this testimony on behalf of Tekni-Plex in

opposition to Bill 40 proposed CD1, Relating to Plastic.

Tekni-Plex’s Dolco business is the leading U.S. manufacturer of foam egg cartons, produce

trays, and meat and poultry trays. The company manufactures foam-packaging containers and closure

liner products that protect your food and beverage products from breakage and that minimize product

contamination and leakage and ensure that health and safety standards are maintained when food is

transported.

The purpose of this measure as described in the preamble is to address single use plastic goods

and plastic bags. While we appreciate the intent of this measure, we are opposed to the current draft

and propose the following amendment to page 4, definition of “Expanded polystyrene food service

product”:

“Expanded polystyrene food service product” means food containers, plates,

“clamshells,” hot and cold beverage cups, meat and vegetable trays, egg cartons, and

other products, made of expanded polystyrene and used for selling or providing food for

consumption on or off the premises of a business. (Proposed amendments are stricken).

There are significant health and safety concerns relating to the transportation of raw and

uncooked meat and poultry products, which rely upon the sanitary use of foam-packaging containers

for their transportation. With the adoption of this proposed amendment the purpose of the measure

remains intact to ban single use plastic and plastic bags without putting the health and safety of food

transportation at risk. We respectfully ask the committee to adopt this amendment as the measure

moves forward for further discussion.

Dolco has always been mindful of the environmental concerns surrounding its products. Dolco

was the first to receive FDA approval for the use of recycled polystyrene and was awarded an Ozone

Protection Award by the federal EPA in recognition of their efforts to eliminate CCs in the industry.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on this matter. Please let us know if you

have any questions.

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Name Hudson LockettePhone (808)497-3825Email Hudsonlockette1~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

To the members of the council, our environment is in crisis of manyforms. The people of Hawaii understand even more than most, the

~ •t~ importance of taking care of the earth. There is much to be done inri en order to help our planet and it needs to be done now. This bill is aTestimony step in the right direction, towards taking responsibility and healing

our home. This is a start to what needs to be a continued effort, and Ithank you for your help.


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Name Ronald P Weidenbachl2Phone 8084293147Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position on

Opposethe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Hawaii Fish Company Inc.Do you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

While the indicated goals of Bill 40 are very important for theenvironment going forward, the existing wording and timeline of thismeasure are very problematic and will result in near term harm to the

Written local food manufacturing and service industries and supporting localTestimony agriculture. Please vote NO on Bill 40 and both amendments,

regroup with meaningful discussion with relevant industries, andcome back at a later date with a better conceived and written bill.Thank you for your consideration of this testimony..


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Speaker RegistrationlTestImony

Name Ashlee AiPhone 8085974111Email Ashleelaakea~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

I love our island home and wish to keep it as clean as possibleWritten Testimony for our Children, our wildlife, and our eco system


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Name DEAN TODAPhone 808-377-8508Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item BILL 40 CD 1Your position on


Dear City Council,I am opposed to Bill 40 CD1 as it adds to the cost of living for Oahuresidents. Added costs by Oahu restaurants and food retailers tochange from single use plastics will only add to the already high costof living in Hawaii. My understanding is that their are no affordable

Written non-plastic alternatives at the present time. Maybe in 5 years this willTestimony not be the case, but right now, the added costs will be passed on to

us consumers.The majority of residents do not litter and so the impact of theseplastics in the environment is very, very low.

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Name ARILYN AUPhone 8084857696Email arilynsau~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Lauren RothPhone 2019378769Email Rothlaur~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-03-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Carol RiccioPhone 8082640275Email cerlO0960~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



I pick up marine debris at the beach and in the ocean at least twice aweek. It always includes plastic utensils and straws. I carry a re

Written usable straw and spork in my purse so I never need single useTestimony plastic. It is really easy to do. We need to change our ways, people

need to be encouraged (forced!). Our ocean, our land, our islandneed to be protected.


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Name Susie CrickPhone +61425244172Email Susiecrick8~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



I support Bill 40 because it is the right thing to do to ensure that wehave a healthy future for our children, ourselves, our beautiful

Written Testimony beaches, our state and for the protection of our marineenvironment.Thank you.


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Name Michaela ArnoldPhone 5626827477Email Beachparty26~yahoo cornMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on thematter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at Nothe hearing?

this could do so much good for Oah’u and the whole world!Written TestimonyBeginning steps of stopping the plastic trail!


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Name Richard A FurstPhone 8083088925Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Aloha Councilmembers,

My name is Richard Furst, and I am a resident of Ama Haina. I amwriting to express my strong support of Bill 40, and the overallmovement to eliminate single-use plastics from our beautiful island.As a taxpayer, frequent beach-goer, and participant in many beachcleanup efforts, I am tired of covering the cost and burden of Cleaningplastics off our beaches. Our public health, our public infrastructure,and our ‘ama (on which our health is dependent) are being negatively

Written impacted by the choice of some businesses to continue using single-Testimony use plastics. Bill 40 is well overdue, and it is now time for you, our

trusted elected officials, to take action to protect citizen health andtaxpayer pocketbooks.

Mahalo nui ba for your efforts and for passing Bill 40 on to becomelaw!

Best regards,

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Name Derrick ShirakiPhone 8088480365Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CDIYour position on Opposethe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Finest Food Co., Inc.Do you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

So the only acceptable take out option is to eat using Chinese style

Wrtt paper take out containers (without metal handles) and use woodeni en chop sticks, is that where we’re headed? Or all paper containers likeTestimony the mainland burger chains, which will mean that the real losers are

“local” style food operations/products. Is that what we really want?TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms 1and Agreement

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Name Minajule PacariemPhone 8087419116Email minajulefagaragan~gmajicomMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicsafetyCommitteeAgenda Item cr-3 89bi1140.cd 1 .proposedFD IYour position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization seven elevenDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

the revisions to the original bill 40 are a step in the right directions.some of the languageWritten Testimony is still not clear and the timeline requirements will be difficult to achieve for many

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Name Leilani ParaanPhone 808 375 35 84Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Cr-389Bill40.CD1.proposedFDlYour position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven elevenDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

The revision to the original bill 40 are a step in the right directions. Some of theWritten Testimony language is still not clear and the timeline requirements will be difficult to achieve for


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Name Trevor HowardPhone 5164267421Email thowar23 @gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee BusinessAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony Mahalo for voting YES on Bill 40 in its upcoming December 4th hearing.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Brooke RoyPhone 8086374544Email brookeroy10~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH


Supportthe mailerRepresenting OrganizationOrganization The Growing KeikiDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

To whom this concerns,

My name is Brooke Roy and I own a small business with my motherLee in Hale’iwa called The Growing Keiki. We have done business inHale’iwa for the last 33 years. We have seen numerous customersover this time span and have been successful in this retail

Written environment. For the past 3 decades, we have only supplied ourTestimony customers with a brown paper to-go bag. We have never had a

customer complain and not once have we lost business because ofour bag choice. We wholehearted support Bill 40 because we thinkevery business has a social responsibility to be sustainable.

Thank you for your time,Brooke Roy


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Name Zchekynah TortonaPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



My name is Zchekynah Tortona and I am a 7th grader at Washington

~ Middle School. I am a Hawaii resident and future voter. I support Billri en 40 because i want Hawaii to be cleaner so that no animals would beTestimony harmed and just for a better life. I encourage the Council members to

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Name Tyler RalstonPhone 808-358-2982Email dgkahalas~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the -


Dear City Council

I live on O’ahu. Please support Bill 40. Hawaii needs toWritten Testimony massively reduce its plastic use, and quickly, and this bill is a

step in that direction.

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Name Thomas TrudzinskiPhone 2103808644Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Sup po ftthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I recently visited a beach near Chinaman’s hat and Waimanaio thatwas, sadly, filled with micro plastic. I could not believe the amountthat was on the beach. It varied in size, shape, and color. It did notWritten match the scenic views I was familiar with and know Hawaii for. For a

Testimony place that is so precious with an equally precious ecosystem I hope

we can take actions to reduce the impact of plastics on this land andstate.

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Name Allison GonzalesPhone 7723423854Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Introducing this policy is vital in reducing the local degradation of ourenvironment and oceans. It takes years/centuries for these plastics to

Writte decompose and Styrofoam food containers cant even be recycledlocally! We need to find better, alternative ways. It is unacceptableTestimony that our planet should carry the consequences of our ignorance. Not

even mentioning the chemical pollution and damage to (marine)wildlife.


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Name Earl VelasquezPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Aloha my name is Earl Velasquez, I go to Washington MiddleWritten School and I’m in 7th grade. I am a Hawaii resident and future voter.Testimony I support Bill 40 because I want to live in a clean and healthy Hawaii.

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Name Jesse SongPhone 973-0177Email Ms.Arlander~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Aloha, my name is Jesse Song and I’m 7th grade in a school namedWashington Middle School. I am a Hawaii resident and a future

Written Hawaii voter. I support Bill 40 since I want to group in a healthy worldTestimony and I want the future generations to live a good life in a good world

as well. You should support Bill 40 too so humanity can breathe freshair and drink clean water.


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Name Cannon CaseyPhone 7209555303Email cannon.b.casey~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Kevin ChanPhone (808) 636-4880Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Hi,Please vote no to Bill 40. It’s high cost if we use other alternate itemsand does not work good. It’s already expensive living in HawaN. Bill40 will cause more finance problems to living in Hawaii. People may

Written leave Hawaii and move to mainland for better living. Again, pleaseTestimony vote no Bill 40! Thank you!

Mahalo,

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Name Dede HeimanPhone 4152354368Email diamondheadgem~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Biodegradable utensilsYour position on the OpposematterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Prop. 40: against. This is too soon to implement. Please giveWritten Testimony small businesses time to adjust their inventory to cover

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Name Cecelia DysonPhone 2024278965Email Mustacheshay2005~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I feel that this bill needs to be past. It is a step in the right direction toend plastic use. This would help the environment so much and itwould help people to start thinking about the issue of single use

~ .~ plastic and items. Plastic items can be replaced if an effort is beingT nen made, and an effort is being made. This will make a huge differencees imony in the world, it is important that we start taking these steps now. It is

my generation that will have to deal with the consequences of usingthese plastics. If this bill is passed then it could start something in theUnited States and further.

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Name Debora DriscollPhone 808.391.4001Email soap 11~me.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH PITSCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on

Supportthe manerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Single use plastics are so easily switched to something sustainable. Passing Bill 40 HelpWritten create a whole ‘new industry of sustainably sourced, biocompostable, biodegradable andTestimony recyclable products while helping to cut back on our Ocean’s death and destruction!! Be

part of the solution to help save our one and only home! Mahalo nui DeboraTestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name MaryPhone 4164503956Email 34121 8210~gapps.yrdsb.caMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee PITSAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? No

Plastic is destroying our lives.Written Testimony So why use it?

That’s the easiest question that everyone thinks is so hard to solve.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name JanPhone 808-278-6652Email mrsgizmolover~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH PITSCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


I am in support of environmental sustainability but I do not feel that a Ban on productswithout a planned solution and replacement products is the solution.

Wftt Why won’t you be more focused on the end to Littering and responsible disposal of trashi en (Malama Ka Ama). And at the very least, where is the discussion of a Composting facilityTestimony or facility to refabricate recyclables. Plastics can be turned into many things from bricks to

asphalt. Repurposing should be the dicussion, not Banning which will only effect a smallsource.


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Name John JosephPhone 8084762861Email [email protected] Date l2-O5-209yCouncil/PH Committee PITSAgenda Item BILL 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Jessy shiromaPhone 807799814Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH PITSCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on

Supportthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Hi,I am a 23-year-old Hawaii public school teacher born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ihave spent the entire quarter teaching my students about climate change and its impacts onus and our future. We watched “Before the Flood” along with countless pollution andclimate change videos and read many corresponding articles along the way. Today alone wewatched the YouTube video, “Dear Future Generations: Sorry” which was a compellingapology poem addressed to our children and their children about how we are sony for notdoing anything to protect the beautiful earth we live on and love. This poem shook mystudents. 13 and 14 year old children --most of them immigrants who are not proficient inEnglish--knew; they understood. Truth has a way of revealing itself This is OUR world

Written were dealing with, here. They know about how long trash takes to decompose in landfills,T f and how terrible it is to simply incinerate trash and pretend that *p~fl * it is gone. Wees irnony know nothing disappears; it only changes form and becomes terrible, noxious fumes

building up into our atmosphere. If we cannot curb our affinity for single-use plastic andchange our wasteful consumerism habits, we are running full-speed on a conveyor belt builton the necks of our future children. They deserve a cleaner place and a cleaner planet!

An equivalent of 1 garbage truck load of trash gets dumped into the ocean every minute. Bycarelessness or on purpose, the website does not say. But if we pass this bill, we can knowHawaii has no part in either. We can be more. We are leaders and the world looks to us.

Yes, this is an ambitious bill. Yes, we will have to ask long-standing businesses to changepractices. Some of the people who oppose this bill also talk of the “good ol days, yet plastic

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was not around in the “good ol days”. There are other ways to eat food and to consume. It’stough to be thoughtful and conscious and considerate all the time, but that’s what we dobecause that is the right thing to do. The cost is our plastic. That is the price we can andshould pay. The world is watching us. We are known for the aloha we have towards peopleof other nations. Will we be known for the aloha we have for our own earth?

As Leonardo Dicaprio has said to the United Nations in 2016, “You are the last, best hopeof Earth. We ask you to protect it. Or we, and all living things we cherish, are history.”

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Name Arfe VillanuevaPhone 18082840146Email arfelvillanueval 975~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD I (Waters)Your position on the


We should ban single use plastic because it is hurting or environment and it is bringingWritten Testimony our native animal population down, causing to bring them closer to extinction. -Student

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Name Savanah MecchellaPhone 9125068908Email savindasun~gmai1.comMeeting Date 02-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD 1 (Waters)Your position on


I want to live in a world with healthy air quality and I want my oceans to be clean when IWritten go swimming. I do not want to have to worry about what I am eating when I eat seafood orTestimony fish because of the polluted ocean. It is humanly necessary to respect the environment and

keep it clean by banning single plastic use.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Haylee tadeo- junturaPhone 8084457031Email haylee.tadeo-j [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD 1 (WATERS)Your position on the


I hate the feeling of fish dying while we are still not picking up trash. Just imagine eatingWritten Testimony sushi and finding plastic in it, its just gross thinking of it, save the people and the ocean! -

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Name Izabael MendozaPhone 8084268544Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD 1 (WATERS)Your position on


I hate knowing that there are things in the world that are dying from single used plastic.

Writ Knowing that people are putting it in the ocean or anywhere in the environment is badten because you could be hurting others or even animals such as fish; If you t~ow things in theTestimony .

ocean fish can eat it and when you eat the fish your eating the plastic. - Student fromKalakaua


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Name MinervaPhone 8087261011Email minervaparagas292~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Cr389 bill 40 cdl proposed fdlYour position on the

OpposematterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Seven eleven hawaii incDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?



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Name Tahirei SudaPhone (808) 308 1797Email sudatahirei~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublieSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40 CD 1 (WATERS)Your position on the

SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at Nothe hearing?

Instead of those silly trends, why don’t we #SavetheEarth? #LivingLife wouldn’t comeWriffen Testimony true if the Earth weren’t here. -student from Kalakaua Middle School

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Bill 40 Testimony

Theodosia Fehsenfeld, Resource Specialist, Zero Waste Schools ITui

December 3,2019

Let’s face it. Oahu is behind the times when it comes to waste management. Over 9 million tourists visitthis beautiful island each year, resulting in enormous amounts of plastic and Styrofoam disposable cups,lids, to-go containers, and much more being thrown away into the trash can. From there, it is taken to H-POWER in massive truckloads where it is burned inefficiently in a large plant to generate a mere 7 % ofOahu’s electricity (Aloha Dashboard, 2019). I want you to ask yourselves, council members, and peopleof Oahu, is this system sustainable for the long-term? Does it make sense to burn all this plastic only torelease toxic chemicals into the atmosphere and create toxic ash that will be heavily regulated forcenturies in a landfill? And lastly, do we want to be part of the problem and carry on in this wastefUlcycle? Or do we want to be leaders that take care of this one and only ‘ama that we are so lucky toborrow? I believe the answer is no.

Bill 40 is not perfect, and neither is any form of legislation that is put through any government. But itwill spearhead massive change of how tourists view us as a tourist destination, reduce costs oftransportation of plastic to H-POWER (our incinerator plant), and finally, it will save many tax-payerdollars we are currently paying for landfilling of toxic ash, and air quality regulations of H-POWER.

Lastly, we have a weak recycling system with only a portion of households being serviced on Oahu forrecycling pick-up. That means that we can’t rely on recycling anymore. Lori M. K. Kahikina, the head ofthe Environmental Services Division of Honolulu says it herself, that recycling is not a viable alternativeto rely on when its fate is its shipment off-island. Change is hard, it is hard to give up plastic that has keptout beverages cold, our plate lunches hot, among many other uses, but there are viable alternatives outthere and it is time that we step up to the plate and make a choice not based on our current comforts, butfuture economic, environmental, and social stability of Oahu.



Name Nicole SchlaackPhone 8082772413Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak

Noat the hearing?I believe it is about time that we get rid of the plastic cutlery thatis adding to the pollution and will make people wake up andWritten Testimony consider their plastic use.

Banning one-time plastic will help in this endeavor.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and

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Name MaddiePhone 5618012406Email Dappermadison~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Aloha. I am in full support of Bill 40. This beautiful island is the hometo many with even more tourist coming to Oahu yearly. Single useWrittenplastic is harming our oceans, land, and our health. We need to putTestimony an end to single use plastics at least where we can. It’s our

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Name Lana ShimabukuroPhone 8083673373Email lanashimabukuro~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Mj MiljavacPhone 18163833948Email miIjavac~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

for the sake of our planet and future generations IWritten Testimonysupport bill 40


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Name Kimberly MatucciPhone 808-640-7409Email kimberswim1~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



Hi, my name is Kimberly Matucci, a Hawaii resident and I am writingto show my SUPPORT for Bill 40 to phase out single-use plastics inHawafl. Plastics, particularly single-use plastics are suffocating ourecosystems and killing off wildlife, especially marine wildlife, at anunprecedented rate. Plastics are also invariably being ingested byhumans as well. There is no reason to have single-use plastic items -

we are living in an age now where ‘convenience’ CANNOT take reignover doing what is right .. for the planet AND ourselves. Our planet issuffering immeasurably because of us and our ‘easy’ choices that wemake each and every day as a consumer on this planet. We can turnthis around, though, before it’s too late, by phasing out single-use

Written plastics and ultimately banning them. There are so many wonderfulTestimony alternatives now to single-use plastic items and they are not only

without a doubt better for the environment, but they are also so muchbetter for human health. Hawaii is a state that prides itself on itsnatural beauty, being arguably the most secluded archipelago chainin the world and filled with so many gems, however single-useplastics are destroying it, and the world. Please support Bill 40 andlet beautiful Hawaii serve as a role model for the rest of the world tofollow.

Thank you for your time and consideration.Sincerely,The Matucci Family

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Name ryan sungPhone 8082562549Email ryan.hy.sung~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PHCommittee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position onthe mailer OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Honolulu Cookie CompanyDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha,

I am the general manager at Honolulu Cookie Company. We aregrateful that bill 40 was revised after last minute discussion with foodrelated businesses in Hawaii to address the unintendedconsequences of the bill, however that did raise concerns as to whythere was a rush to push a bill through that wasn’t discussed properlywith local businesses and representatives.

In its current form, the bill does not effect our business, and untilpackaging technology catches up with the need for plastic free

Written alternatives for prepackaged, prepared, and shelf stable foods, it willTestimony be some time till we can make that change on a state level. We are

- - always looking for ways to reduce our carbon loot print, butunderstand it comes at a cost. With tariffs, wage increases (that weimplemented), and shipping fuel surcharges (IMO regulation), doingbusiness this past year has been especially challenging from a costperspective. That said, fortunately the health of our business is good,so we can absorb these costs, however for other businesses that areteetering on the edge, any significant changes can push them overthe edge.

I can only speak for our company, but do understand that across anybusinesses there are similar challenges. The real impact that this

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may have on smaller local businesses could be significant especiallyfor the ones that are struggling to be profitable.

My 2 cents for this bill is, should it pass, there must be clearcommunication and advisement with local businesses on how this billwill be enforced and if the enforcement agency are researchedenough to be packaging and materials experts. One unique pointbrought up in the last testimony is that there was not enough supplyto meet the demand that this bill would trigger and that Oahu iscapped on bringing anymore compostable/biodegradable containersin... It would be time well spent to confirm these assumptions toensure there is a stable supply of alternatives. In short, there must belots of resources and advisement from the business community totake part in defining the rules and enforcement of this bill if it shouldpass.


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Name McLean WorshamPhone 8086663440Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the mailer SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement I

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Name Jenna TannerPhone 8087989635Email jenna.l.tanner~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bil140 CD1Your position on Supportthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha,

My name is Jenna and I’m writing to express my support for Bill 40banning the use of various single use plastics.

As an avid freediver I see firsthand how ubiquitous plastics are in ouroceans. The majority of the plastic bags that we too often find floatingin the ocean are from restaurants and stores that offer takeout orprepared foods. Plastic bags kill our precious marine life. Sea turtlesmistake them for food and die. Whales are washing up dead withstomachs full of plastic bags. We need to stop using these bags

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Plastic silverware is-the next most common plastic debris I seeunderwater. Plastics like these break down into smaller and smallerpieces that are mistaken as food by fish and birds. Much of theplastics end up as microplastics, turning our ocean into a soup ofplastic confetti. We can now find microplastics everywhere. They’re inthe air on top of mountains and hiding in your sea salt. These plasticsleach chemicals into our environment, our water, our food and ourbodies. We have no idea what the long term effects of plasticconsumption and chemical absorption will be on us. Banning the useof single use plastics is one of the best steps we can take to reducethe amount of plastics in our environment.

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Mahaio,Jenna Tanner


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Name Levi HPhone 8082768957Email Maladoy.krov~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 02-04-2020Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter CommentRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement I

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Name Robert HofingaPhone 8082917290Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

This is a huge opportunity to positively affect our Hawaii home. I ama taxpayer that is tired of covering the cost of cleaning plastics off our

Written beaches and our storm drains. Our public health, our publicTestimony infrastructure, and our ama (on which our health is dependent) are

being negatively impacted by the choice of some businesses tocontinue using single-use plastics. Thank you for supporting this bill.


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Name Jennifer RodwellPhone 8083927086Email jrodwell~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

As a Tong time Hawaii resident, local teacher and environmental1~ advocate, it is clear there is no way forward for the next generationvvriLLen I estimony without these important, if difficult, steps taken now. Bill 40 is one

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Name Annie MoriyasuPhone (808) 778-6698Email anniemoriyasu~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganization UH ManoaDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?


My name is _Annie Morlyasu and I live in Kailua. I am a Kailua Beachregular, in the water and on the beach and I see firsthand, the plasticpollution. I am writing in strong support of Bill 40 FD1 to end theplastic and polystyrene pollution harming our oceans, land, andjeopardizing public health. We have only ten years to make boldchanges to avoid the worst of climate change. Plastics are fossil-

Written fuels, and the billions of pieces being thrown into our oceansTestimony represent the perfect opportunity to turn off the tap. We have to

protect what we love and make a real step to fighting back climatechange

- Mahalo for the opportunity to voice support of Bill 40.

Sincerely,

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Name Maya WaltonPhone 4156401262Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on thematter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at Nothe hearing?

Please support this important bill. This bill offers protectionWritten Testimony to humans and to ocean wildlife.


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Testimony for Bill 40Plastic Container Phase Out

Thank you so much Honolulu City Council for passing this bill at its first three committeehearings. Honolulu is on the verge of making history.

I am a food writer, so I see on a daily basis the incredible amount of single-use plastic that getsthrown in the trash at eateries of all types, throughout the islands. To do my small part to stemthe avalanche of straws, forks and knives flowing into our landfills, or worse, into the PacificOcean, for the past two years I have carried my own reusable set of silverware and chopstickswith me everywhere I go. “No need utensils,” I tell servers. It is easy to do and it feels good.

Some people need a nudge to start being more conscientious about their use of plastics. They areso used to a lifetime of robotieally using plastic utensils, they don’t even think about it, muchless about the consequences of throwing a plastic fork and straws in the trash multiple times aday. This makes Bill 40 such an important step to get the ball rolling on helping Hawai’i get outfrom under its mountain of toxic trash and clean up its vulnerable ocean.

In turn, businesses need to understand the cost of doing business. There is an environmental costto every conmiercial transaction. Unfortunately, the US is late in the game when it comes toincluding this cost in its business bookkeeping. And Bill 40 is lenient enough that is does notaffect even the smallest scale musubi or bento maker.

Please vote yes on Bill 40 to begin to change the system. Plastics have gone from a modemconvenience to a scourge that has taken over the world, affecting the ‘ama (lands), kahakai(beaches/coastlines), moana (oceans), wai (freshwater) and of course to kanaka (people of thisplace) and keiki.

A recent study suggests that an average person could be ingesting approximately 5 grams ofplastic every week. The equivalent of a credit card’s worth of microplastics. This summaryreport highlights the key ways plastic gets into our body, and what we can do about it. A third ofthe planet’s plastic waste ends up in nature, and as of 2016, that means an estimated 100 millionmetric tons of plastic waste. You can see it on our beaches, on the side of the road, in our parks,in various stages of degradation.

Plastic is costing cities, counties, states, & countries millions of dollars and our global economybillions. Costs are passed to the taxpayers by burdening our stormwater management systemswith the need for expensive best management practices and the costs of cleanups. I am a -

taxpayer, and I don’t want to pay for things that we don’t have to. Bill 40 can help us startnipping this problem in the bud.

At this point, Bill 40 isn’t a choice. It is a necessity.

Mahalo nui baLesa Griffithlesa~lesaRriffith.com, 808-554-3367

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J HawaiiBill 40 CD1 (SupportHearing: December 4th, 2019 10:00AMFull Council Public Hearing

Aloha Chair Anderson and Members of Honolulu City Council,I am writing as the Executive Director of Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and on behalf of

our thousands of dedicated volunteers who spend their lives caring for our coastlines. It is anhonor to be writing in full SUPPORT of Bill 40 in its final hearing. Mahalo for your time andeffort to consider Bill 40 related to plastic pollution and its associated effects on ourenvironment climate change, waste generation, and of course on our livelihoods and health.We are in strong support of Bill 40 CD1 — a phase out plan for single-use plastics in ourbusinesses, institutions, and restaurants.

We fully support this bill and the amendments made by Council Member Watersin his CD1. We have worked hard over the past few months to dispel confusion and strengthenthe public support for moving past an era of wasteful plastic. The time has come to take a leadon the reduction of these plastics that plague our ocean, beaches, and our own bodies. Manyclaim that plastics are cheap and convenient but the cost of cleanups in stormdrains, onbeaches, and along/in our waterways are costing tax payers every day. A recent wasteaccumulation study that Honolulu Facilities Management department conducted that indicatedthat 28% of the debris in stormdrains, detention basins, etc. was plastic & polystyrene foam.The city is charged with cutting waste in these systems by 50% by 2023 and 100% by 2034 inorder to meet requirements for pollution discharge permitting. The consequences of notmeeting these regulations will cost the city millions more in lawsuits, fines, and remediationrequirements. it is in the taxpayers best interest to act on this now. Single-use plastics havebecome an inconvenient burden. People around Hawaii are speaking up from thelegends ofsurf who spend their lives in the water to thousands of students island wide who want a cleanand healthy future.

This bill is a meaningful step in the right direction and now provides even further clarityto protect against the onslaught of misinformation campaigns being waged by industry. Theplastics industry takes little to no responsibly for the impact plastics have locally and globallyand even worse, pit this as an attack on local business. The public deserves better. Business donot go out of business for switching away from plastic and the opposition continues to use thisscare tactic that they have presented zero proof of. The testimony outlined below is built onfacts surrounding the impacts of plastics. This bill and the removal of single-use plastics is to

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make our businesses better, more effective in a changing world, and a leader that becomesrecognized around the world as the model for success.

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and our extended community spends their lives trying toovercome the inconvenience that plastics leave on our lives and environment. Over the pastdecade our community has cleaned almost half a million pounds of debris from our shorelines.That number is staggering and each year the onslaught of plastic to our shores increasesexponentially. At a recent cleanup at Magic Island we removed 4000 lbs of debris comprisedmostly of single-use items in just 2 hours. Annually in coordination with partner cleanuporganizations we expend $1 million in volunteer hours alone to clean our coastlines. While wedevote many of our resources to education & outreach, having reached tens of thousands ofstudents statewide with in-class presentations, the situation has become dire and action tocurb our plastic production at its source is necessary immediately. The issue of plastic pollutionis a multifaceted issue that concerns the public safety, our economy, and the state of ourresources for future generations.

As a country, our citizens produce more than double per capita plastic waste of Chinaand five times that of Indonesia, while (with Europe), housing 95% of the companies, lobbyists,and industries in the plastic economy (WEF 2016). By centering our eye on, Hawai’i, the U.S.state with the highest rates of waste generation (nearly doubling the national average) and thebeaches inundated with the Pacific Gyre’s rapidly increasing plastic pollution (CNN 2016) we areat the heart of the global plastic problem. Up to 80% of the plastic in our oceans comes fromland-based sources, estimated at 5-13 million tons of plastic. Hawai’i is uniquely positioned tofocus the narrative of plastic solutions and our county has the opportunity to lead the world ina progressive movement that cultivates change at the source of these problems.

The United States environmental protection agency (EPA) outlines a waste pyramid inwhich reduction and re-use stand as the pinnacle to effective waste management. Our Cities,Counties, and State need to rethink the way they create, handle, and discuss waste. SustainableCoastlines Hawai’i believes that we can become a leader in a regenerative economy in whichwe value reuse and recovery over the single-use items. Single-use plastics, like straws,polystyrene foam, plastic cutlery, bags, and water bottles are a fossil fuel driven, carbonemitting industry that has no place in an island economy where space is limited and ourenvironmental health is the most important issue to our economy.

To date, the majority of dialogue regarding solutions to the plastic problem revolvesaround how we clean up our how we focus attention on regions of the world that have poorerwaste management. These solutions may help slow the flow of waste into our oceans or cleanup what is already there, but do not help solve the underlying issue. As our ocean fills with

- more plastic by weight than fish (Washington Post 2016) by 2050, as we have seen a 610%increase in raw plastic production since 1975 (Jambeck 2015), and as 95% of plastic packagingglobally (resulting in $80-120 billion cost) is lost after a single-first use (WEE 2016), the solutionsmust be more geared towards a shift away from the fossil fuel based, greenhouse gas creatingindustry of plastics.

Plastics, Public Safety. & Climate Change:

Plastics are made from fossil fuels. The proliferation of plastic production and thecurrent projected increase will mean that plastic production will account for 20% of the globalfossil fuel budget by 2050 (United Nations 2018). A recent study from UH Mänoa researchers,published in PLOS One, illustrates that not only are plastics contributing to greenhouse gases inthe production & transportation sectors, they are also releasing methane and ethylene as theydegrade in water and sunlight. As the plastics break down into smaller and smaller piecesknown as microplastics, they release more methane as there is more surface area exposed tosunlight. This has shed light on the full cycle consequences of plastic from production todisposal as major contributors to the climate crisis. Climate change and its impacts need to beconsidered as some of the most serious threats to our public safety and well-being. Ourcoastlines are in jeopardy from sea level rise and our reefs are struggling to survive. Any stepsthat we can take to be a part of reducing the impact of these issues will allow our county to bepart of transitions that positively effects the world.

Additionally, the studies and information are mounting that demonstrates theproliferation of tiny plastics into the entirety of our world from the peaks of the Himalayas tothe bottom of the Marianna Trench. Sadly, what we are also finding is that humans areingesting thousands of pieces of plastic a week through the air and even through the bottledwater that businesses claim to be healthier than tap water. Given the chemical properties ofplastics we know that ingesting them is strong reason for concern regarding public safety andhealth. As you will read below in the section on coral reefs, plastics bioaccumulate toxins andthus we should have great concerns on the human health effects as we continue to ingest themin larger numbers.

Cost of Plastic PollutionThe costs of plastic pollution are mounting in multiple sectors - financially, ecologically,

and socially. Plastic is costing cities, counties, states, & countries millions of dollars and ourglobal economy billions. Costs are passed to the taxpayers by burdening our stormwatermanagement systems with the need for expensive best management practices and the costs ofcleanups. Hawai’i State Department of Transportation (HDOT) has produced a trash plan thatshows polystyrene foam and plastic bags as the top two contributors to the waste stream,while in California, the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) created a plastic cleanupvaluation study for 90+ counties in California. The study concluded that CA taxpayers are paying$428 million per year to clean up plastic through storm drain management, street sweeping, -

and marine cleanups. San Diego County (with population of 1.3 equivalent to Hawaii) spends$14 million alone on plastic cleanup. In late 2018, San Diego passed a sweeping prohibition ofpolystyrene foam and reduction of other single-use plastics, joining hundreds of municipalitiesacross the globe in stemming this plastic tide.

A recent waste accumulation study that Honolulu Facilities Management departmentconducted that indicated that 28% of the debris in stormdrains, detention basins, etc. wasplastic & styrofoam. The city is charged with cutting waste in these systems by 50% by 2023 and100% by 2034 in order to meet requirements for pollution discharge permitting.

“The economic damage caused by plastic waste is vast. Plastic Titter in the Asia-Pacificregion alone costs its tourism, fishing and shipping industries $1.3 billion per year. In Europe,cleaning plastic waste from coasts and beaches costs about €630 million per year. Studiessuggest that the total economic damage to the world’s marine ecosystem caused by plasticamounts to at least $13 billion every year. The economic, health and environmental reasons toact are clear.” (UNEP 2018)

Harm to Reefs & Marine Life:A recent study published in the renowned journal of Science describes the mounting

issues of plastics on our fragile and threatened reefs. The study describes corals as being 90%more likely to be diseased when plastic sits on the reef. The billions of pieces of plastic alreadyin the ocean are scarring reefs and then likely infecting them with the contamination thatcomes from their chemical properties that allow for microbial colonization of pathogens. Inother words, plastics bio-accumulate toxins in the water and thus can transfer such toxins toother organisms like coral. This is yet another toxic consequence of plastics in our oceans, ofwhich many more are described in the points below.

The effects to marine life in our oceans are mounting. 50 to 80 percent of dead seaturtles have ingested plastic. Plastic bags, which resemble jellyfish, are the most commonlyfound item in sea turtles’ stomachs. Worldwide, 82 of 144 examined bird species containedplastic debris in their stomachs; and in some cases, 80 percent of the population had consumedplastic. Researchers found that 66 percent of Giant Petrel shorebirds regurgitated plastic whenfeeding their chicks. Commercial fish, such as Opah and Bigeye Tuna, consume plastic, whichcould significantly reduce global populations. A University of Hawaii study reports “{i]n the two[Opah] species found in Hawaiian waters, 58 percent of the small-eye opah and 43 percent ofthe big-eye opah had ingested some kind of debris.”

On a recent field trip visiting with the Marine Mammal Research Program, we wereguided through the facilities where beached and dead Pilot Whales had been examined. Thestomach contents of the three animals found on O’ahu, Lana’i, and Kaua’i revealed between 15-30 lbs of plastic in the gut. Plastic does not breakdown like organic material and as marineanimals continue to ingest the plastics their stomachs eventually fill to a state in which they canno longer consume enough food to address proper nutritional maintenance. This is similar tothe problem widely shared with Laysan Albatross in Papahanaumokuakea.

Hpower and the problems of incineration: -

- incineration is a poor choice altogether for dealing with plastic waste. Just based onsimple emission calculations on kilowatt/hour, HPOWER produces almost triple the GHGemission of our oil burning plant and just slightly less than coal. This places incineration as oneof the dirtiest forms of energy production. In places like Copenhagen, their reliance onincineration actually caused them to go well over their agreed upon Kyoto protocol limits forGHGs. With the State of Hawai’i institutionalizing the Paris Climate agreement and alsoagreeing to net-zero emissions, incineration should be phased out of any energy productiongoals. Finally, as noted in a BBC News article in 2018, plastics in a landfill are mostly inert, asthey don’t break down when buried in the landfill and are thus not emitting anywhere near the

emissions that come with incineration (further explained in the article referenced earlier inwhich plastics release the most methane when exposed to direct sunlight) . While weunderstand that I-lawai’i is limited in its space as a unique piece to this discussion, it needs to benoted that the environmental consequences of incineration are far greater than advertised.Thus, the emphasis needs to be a continued topush towards reduction of waste.

Ultimately, we have to reduce the problem at its source. Single-use plastics are anunneeded convenience that our society must learn to move away from. The alternatives existand we must exercise some sort of ethic over our consumer behavior. Our kuleana is to protectour public health and public trust resources like our shorelines for all generations into thefuture and currently we are not fulfilling that leadership role. Sustainable Coastlines Hawai’istrongly urges the County Council to pass Bill 40 and strengthen it in the process — creating aphase out plan for detrimental single-use plastics and becoming a leader.

Mahalo for your time and consideration,

Rafael BergstromExecutive Director, Sustainable Coastlines Hawai’i

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Tel: (808) 845-2669 961 Akepo Lane Email: [email protected]: (808) 848-4607 Honolulu, HI 96817 Website: www.alohatofu.com

3 December 2019

To the Honorable Councilmembers of the Honolulu City Council:

RE: BILL 40 CD1

Aloha and thank you for your work on behalf of the residents and businesses of HonoluluCounty. The decisions you make often have far-reaching consequences and I hope thatyou are sincere in your efforts to better our community for everyone. Because businesspeople have to make these kinds of decisions daily, albeit on a smaller scale, I wanted tooffer my thoughts to you on Bill 40 CD1.

I am writing in opposition to Bill 40 CD1 in its current form. As many of my colleagueshave stated time and time again, the business community is well aware of issuesregarding our environment, both locally and globally. Businesses have to be aware of thepublic’s mood and outlook on many topics, especially if it is relevant to our operations.However, businesses must also be pragmatic and sensible in the challenging environmentthat is Hawaii. This is where my main opposition to this bill comes from: the entities thebill will directly affect were not included in the discussions leading up to the drafting ofthis bill.

Although we, as a tofu manufacturer, are specifically exempted from the bill, I find norelief from my concerns. There is still too much ambiguity in the execution andenforcement of the regulations. I can see how you will eventually move to ban allplastics, expecting the business community to “suck it up” and “deal with it”...

Were we able to find suitable alternatives to our plastic packaging, we would do it in asnap, but the truth is that nothing comes close for our products. In thinking about the 30employees and their families we support through our business and the legacy that wehave been trying to maintain for the past 69 years, I never thought I would have to worryabout local politicians bringing our company down...

Thank you for your understanding on this mater.

Sincerely,

Paul H. UyeharaALOHA TOFU FACTORY, INC.President



Name Elsa HonmaPhone 808-277-7620Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019CouncH/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha Chair Anderson and members of the Council,

My name is Elsa Honma and I live in Kapahulu. I am writing in strongsupport of Bill 40 FD1 to end the plastic and polystyrene pollutionharming our oceans, land, and jeopardizing public health. We haveonly ten years to make bold changes to avoid the worst of climatechange. Plastics are fossil-fuels, and the billions of pieces being

Written thrown into our oceans represent the perfect opportunity to turn offTestimony the tap. We have to protect what we love and make a real step to

fighting back climate change


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Name Paula BurgessPhone 8087216396Email burgess96712~yahoo.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

I support bill 40Make beach clean ups a thing of the pastWrItten TestimonyWe can set such a fine example to the wholeworld

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Name Krystle MartinPhone 808-843-4295Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1Your position on Opposethe mailerRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Hawaii Coffee CompanyDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I am for limiting the amount of single use plastic items on the islands.The proposed bills, however, puts local businesses at a

Written disadvantage. The cost of alternative packaging on such a short timeTestimony frame would put several of our local entrepreneurs out of business.

We need to take steps to making Hawaii plastic free in a way thatdoes not risk our people’s livelihoods.


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Name Natalia RamalloPhone 8087726574Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su oftthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

We have witnessed how much things have changed since~Af ft businesses began charging for plastic bags. Let’s do the same thingVVriLLen with single plastic use. This beautiful island deserves to be loved andTestimony to be taken care of. Let’s show the rest of the world how much we

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Name Brittany StreeterPhone 315-391-8897Email Britta.streeter~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the SupportmatterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Please vote yes, the world needs to move away from single useWritten Testimony plastics that are destroying our earth. Hawaii can lead this

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Name Jeremy GarrettPhone 8086237901

Email jeremygarrett67~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su ortthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

I urge passage of this legislation. This is an opportunity for HonoluluWritten to take demonstrative action towards limiting the amount of plasticTestimony rubbish that litters our lands and oceans, and which also adulterates

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Name Ruby LeePhone 2064999696Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentACCept Terms and Agreement I

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Name Matt HongPhone 8083928862Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH


Supportthe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization BanánDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Our company is coming up on five years in business. Nearly since the inception of our

Written business we have avoided using disposable dishware and cutlery that contained petroleumbased plastics. The compostable alternatives we use have checked all boxes of beingTestimony accessible, affordable, and of quality. This is an easy shift for any business similar to that of

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Name Blake BlascoPhone 8582055355Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

Plastics kill our oceans and is unsustainable we need to completely get rid ofWritten Testimony this stuff


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Name Maribela RuanoPhone 8082917281Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublieSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


I live an almost plastic free life. It takes more time and effort but I’m not lazy and Icommitted myself to the planet 30 years ago. I carry a metal straw, chopsticks, reusablebags, and even silverware in my purse at all times. I have plastic containers in my car incase I go out to eat and have leftovers. I drive a hybrid car, I plant plants, I have a mostlybut not exclusively plant based diet. Most important of all are my grocery shopping habits: I

Writte go to Kokua market with my own containers which I refill week after week. I only buyTe ~ n produce that’s not packaged (supermarket chain or farmers’ market, the important thing is5 imony the packaging). My cleaning habits at home also include chemical free products: vinegar,

baking soda, Castile soap, and bio degradable detergents for laundry and dishes. I have acompost pile in my yard (it’s not a big yard and it never smells bad), and I reuse all thepackaging that’s inevitable to consume, therefore I don’t buy trash bags. I produce so littlerubbish, I only have to put my bin out every two weeks. It can be done, but most people aretoo lazy.


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Name Sierra WheelerPhone 808-721-7124Email stw2001~iolani.orgMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE, CR-389 (Bill 40)Your position on


From: Sierra WheelerTo: Chair Anderson and Council MembersDate: 12/4/19

In support of Bill 40, FD1

Dear Chair Anderson and Council Members —

Passing Bill 40 would be a big step in the right direction. Although it’sconvenient to have utensils and such when not at home, the amountof single-use plastic we put into our environment everyday is

Written astonishing. Wherever I am, whether here on my beloved islandTestimony home or on the mainland, there is so much plastic on the ground. It’s

on the side of the roads, floating in the ocean, and in every publicpark. The saddest part about this plastic predicament is that oureyes have grown use to it; we may notice it but we settle for simplyshrugging it off. Bill 40 would Cause people not only to stop usingsingle-use plastic, but also be more aware of the severity of theissue.

I am a part of Hawaii’s Climate Crew, a group of about twenty highschool students who are committed to fighting climate change. Weare being educated on both the science and politics of climatechange and we are taking action to positively impact the earth’s

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future. I truly believe Bill 40 has the potential not only to lessen theeffects of climate change in HawaN, but also to allow Hawaii to be amodel for other parts of the world.


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Name Mark KaneshiroPhone 808-343-9389Email mark72576~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

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I oppose Bill 40 because it will have a negative effect on our

Written economy. Companies that are hardly getting by won’t be able tosurvive trying to buy the more environmentally friendly alternativesTestimony that are available. Why don’t we have more of an effort to improve

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Name Ruth FujitaPhone 8085954849Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill #40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Aloha Chair Anderson and members of the councH,My name is Ruth Fujita and I live in Nuuanu. I am writing in strongsupport of Bill 40 FD1 to end the plastic and polystyrene pollutionharming our oceans, land, and jeopardizing public health.I try to avoid single use plastic by bringing my own leftover containersfor take out and take home. I use and wash real dishes at parties, nopaper or plastic used. I have my own grocery bags, even the ones toput vegetables into. I have to resist the notion that what I do is futile.We have only ten years to make bold changes to avoid the worst ofclimate change. That means THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!Plastics are fossil-fuels, and the billions of pieces being thrown into

Written our oceans are killing everything that relies on the ocean for life (likeTestimony us, btw). Did you know that the breakdown/burning of plastic

contributes to climate change? HI researcher Sarah-Jeanne Royerfound that many plastics give off powerful greenhouse gases as theybreak down. https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/new-studyshows-plastic-as-source-of-greenhouse-gases-potentially-contributI’m sure you have seen pictures of the Pacific Garbage Patch which isbasically a flotilla of plastic. Wonder how much destructive gas that isreleasing much less the microplastics building up in the sealife. Weare like spoiled children refusing to change our cushy lives. Bill #40 isthe perfect opportunity to slow, if not turn off the tap completely. Wehave to protect the ama we love and make a real step to fighting backclimate change if not for ourselves, our children and grandchildren.

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Name Lindsey GomezPhone 8082831673Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (CD1)Your position on


Passing this bill will put Oahu on the right side of history. The next

Writte generations will look at our plastic crisis and wonder why it wasn’tT t n stopped sooner. The problem of how this will affect business can bees imony resolved in months - the plastic problem will follow us for centuries. It

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Aloha City Council Members,

I am writing this testimony in support of Bill 40. I am a biologist that works in the freshwater and marinebiology field in Honolulu and urge the council that the longer Hawai’i continues producing andconsuming single-use plastic (for which there now exist viable alternatives), the more plastic fragmentswe will contribute our ecosystem. If Honolulu was to begin phasing out single-use plastics, we wouldserve as a model for the rest of the country, showing that it is possible to function in a thriving economywhile still grabbing food and products on the go and only using bring-your-own containers or usinghome-compostable packaging.

Imagine living in a world, where if by mistake, your disposable cup or lunch plate container blows out ofthe trash, you can still be assured that it will compost or breakdown naturally in the soil, stream ornearshore waters, without causing harm to any organisms if ingested. There are some organizationsand companies in Hawaii that have held events or sell products, that previously served drinks and foodin plastic containers, but have now switched over to these types of sustainable products. Examplesinclude Kokua Festival (a plastic-free concert held at the Waikiki Shell), Down to Earth natural food store(with home- compostable hot-bar to-go boxes) and Manoa Chocolates (with home-compostablecellulose cellophane wrapping).

If these relatively small companies can make the switch, it must be possible and feasible. The last KokuaFestival served food on compostable plates and had compost receptacles to dispose the plates in after.They served drinks in aluminum cans and had a recycling bin for the aluminum. All festival-going needswere met for thousands of people, with no trash left over at the end to blow into our waterways. Forsome of these products (e.g. compostable hot-bar to-go boxes and plates), you can take these productshome and create your own compost, if you have a composter in your own backyard.

In 2019 there is ample research that shows that plastic has become increasingly ubiquitous in all areasof the freshwater and marine environment on Qahu. From the infamous beach on the windwardshoreline of Oahu (Kahuku/James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge) which exponentially accretesplastic ocean debris each month (even after weekly/monthly debris cleanups), to the south shore whichexperiences the regular occurrence of daily accumulations of plastic trash blowing out trash cans andtrash trucks, plastic is everywhere on this island. If you walk Waimanalo beach you would be hardpressed to find a patch of sand that does not have plastic fragments mixed in, as if it is another type ofnatural substrate.

This is a public health and welfare concern. We have all seen the photos of albatross, turtles, cetaceans(whales and dolphins), and fish that have ingested plastic, mistaking it for food-stuff. If we continueutilizing plastic we continue adding a chemical product that does not break down, but only breaks into amillion pieces to be eaten by every organism in the ecosystem, including humans.

These plastic fragments are not edible, unfortunately they are toxic. They release greenhouse gassesand carcinogenic chemicals into the environment while being heated up by the sun, and they are nothealthy to have in your own digestive system. If digestive blocks can occur in animals, then it can occurin humans. If the compounds found in plastics can leach into the tissues of animals, then they canimpose the same harm on humans. We eat some of these animals being affected by plastics. And moreimportantly, we rely on the food chain as a whole, which may be affected at the very base levels all theway up to the top because of the sheer volume of microplastics available to ingest.

We have all seen the way an old plastic bag that’s been sitting in the sun in nature begins to break into amillion pieces after many years; we may have seen plastic-based shade cloth and camping/beach chairsin our gardens photo-degrade and disintegrate into a million pieces, from sitting in the sun. Thesesmaller pieces don’t degrade (they don’t reconstitute themselves as an organic compound into the soilor dissolve); they just turn into smaller and smaller pieces of plastic, past the point of ever being able tobe picked up by someone at a beach cleanup ever again. They become our new sand, our new plankton.

We are almost past the point of no return. There is so much plastic in the environment already, themost proactive and effective thing can we do is to curtail our plastic input the best we can, until we canfind a solution to remove from the ecosystem what was generated and disposed of from the 1950’s untilnow.

To keep utilizing plastic, for products that have really reasonable alternatives at this point, is kind of liketurning down an incredible opportunity to restore a beautiful ecosystem.

There is some incredible and research being done in Hawaii right now by researchers at NOAA, UH,Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, HPU and many others showing the incidence of microplastics in theHawaiian ecosystem, and the ways in which animals interact which these plastics. This research includesstudies which show that coral polyps ingest microplastic, mistaking them for plankton; that the richsources of larval fish and crustaceans on the West Side of Hawaii (which in turn are the base food formany organisms and make their way up through all the trophic levels), are ingesting rnicroplastic in theirfirst stages of life; and that the ingestion of plastic by sea birds causes their digestive system todysfunction. In addition, necropsies of certain cetaceans around the MHI have shown plasticbags/material to be found in their stomachs.

A great study to look at, which really articulates and depicts the reality of the density of plastic inHawaii’s nearshore waters currently, was conducted by the various researchers from the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH-Manoa), Centerfor Marine Debris Research, Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) and other institutions in Honolulu and onthe mainland. The study conducted by researchers off the coastline of West Hawai’i demonstrated thatocean surface slicks, which are important gathering areas for larval pelagic and reef fish due to higherdensities of marine phytoplankton and zooplankton (larval fish prey), also contained high densities ofnon-nutritious prey-size plastics’. The study showed that these gathering areas contained 42.3% of alllarval fish living in ocean surface habitats along Hawai’i’s coastlines, while also containing 91.8% of allfloating plastics’. Dissections showed that 8.6% of larval fish individuals in the surface slicks hadingested plastics and that plastics were found in 7 of 8 fish families dissected, including swordfish, mahimahi, flying fish, trigger fish and damsel fish’. The study indicates that ingestion of plastics by larval fishin the beginning stages of their life could reduce their ability to survive (affecting future adultpopulations) and may additionally affect other marine organisms or terrestrial organisms that feeddirectly or indirectly on these larval fish at various life-stages and trophic levels’.

‘Study: Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries. Gove, J.M. et al., Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), October 2, 2019, pgs. 1-7.

Although a large amount of marine debris arrives from the ocean, it is all of our responsibility to reducethe amount of debris entering and re-entering our ocean and beaches. We have the opportunity as theCity of Honolulu to reduce some of this plastic load into our environment, by using alternatives andphasing out unnecessary single use plastics. In doing so, we would show other cities that it is possible tostill function and thrive as an tourism economy while using single-use plastic alternatives. These typesof changes would also provide the opportunity for each person to consider whether it’s necessary to usea single-use plastic product, which will persevere indefinitely in the ecosystem, for a single daily action.

Thank you very much for accepting my testimony, - Cathy Gewecke

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Name Sedrick TangoPhone 021029868093Email tango.sedrick123~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Name Suzanne SchippersPhone 3606215689Email Thekingstontrio~ymail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 (2019)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

I feel that this an extremely important bill to help preserve theWritten Testimony environment and change the future of HawaB. We need to help this

amazing place get back to its pristine beauty.TestimonyAttachmentAccept Terms and 1Agreement

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Name Shirley ThompsonPhone 8084577924Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill4O (CD1)Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha, I am strongly in favor of a ban on single-use plastics and I amurging you to vote yes on Bill 40. Personally I am so saddened by theamount of plastics I pick up every time I walk on Waimanalo Beach,and the thousands of tiny bits of plastic I see everywhere, even onthe beach at Hanauma Bay, which is supposed to be our mostprotected area for fish and other sea life.

Personally I have stopped purchasing ANY food that comes in aWritten single use plastic container or bag. The grocery store poke, the localTestimony plate lunch in a styrofoam container, Starbucks cups and straws. I

carry my own reusable containers, chopsticks and straws, and if avendor cannot accommodate, I don’t buy it.

Happy to pay an extra dime or quarter anywhere I go forcompostables or paper. We can do it. We must stop using plastic forthe sake of our oceans and the planet.

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Name Hailey BerkeyPhone 8082857068Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting OrganizationOrganization The Nook Neighborhood BistroDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha Chair Waters and Members of the Public Safety & WelfareCommittee,My name is Hailey Berkey and as Owner The Nook NeighborhoodBistro, I am testifying in strong support of Bill 40.We have never used plastic bags, foam, utensils, and straws sincethe restaurant opened in 2014. We not only found that it has beeneasy and painless but that it has been good for our business. Ourcustomers are happy we are doing our part to help the environmentand protect them from the chemicals in plastic.The cost argument that the opposition likes to point out; that the costof enforcing business to use non-plastic based bags, foam, utensils

Written and straws because it is too expensive or will hurt business is simplyTestimony is not true. There are many businesses choosing to be on the right

side of history without there bottom-line be destroyed. In additionthere are plenty of non-plastic based options for comparable pricing.In fact, their cost is lower if you consider the negative affect thecurrent plastic, single-use items, have on our environment. I have feltand argued for a long time now as a small business owner, that thepassing of Bill 40 actually creates an equal and fair market place thatwill benefit the industry as a whole. If we are all subject to the samemoral compass when if comes to our buying power we are not able toundercut each other on pricing, at the expense of the environment. Italso helps create more demand for sustainable products to becomemore widely available and produced at a lower cost as the

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companies making these products are able to scale up with thedemand.Please feel free to contact me about my and my company’s position.Mahalo voting yes on Bill 40.


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Name Katherine ChristelPhone 7702960713Email Katherine.christeI~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncIlCommItteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Bill 40 is critical to halting plastic pollution and supporting asustainable planet for generations to come and the many species we

Written currently threaten with human activities. Our oceans and the speciesTestimony that depend on them for their livelihood have no say in whether

single-use plastics end up in them — we must take action to protectthem.


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Nicole ChattersonDirector, Zero Waste O’ahuoahu.zerowaste~gmail.com808.561.7730

December 3, 2019

Re: support for Bill 40, Hearing December 4, 2019 at 10:00 am

Aloha Chair Anderson and members of the Honolulu City Council,

My name is Nicole Chatterson, lam Mänoa resident and Director of Zero Waste O’ahu. Our organizationand our constituents are in strong support of Bill 40.

We have widely available and functional alternative products to replace the single-use plastics phased-out in this bill. If we do not change, we take the risk of continuing to deplete the health of our bodiesand the land and ocean with which we share a strong interdependance. With over a decade ofconversation and bills introduced on this topic, we have accumuated more than enough information tooutline the need for this.

During Bill 40 outreach, over 75 million were reached. The world is watching us—watching to see if wewill lead and make the right choice for our own ‘ama that will ripple into benefits for the rest of theworld. Our plastic pollution impacts us, and, it impacts communities and ecosystems around the globe.

We support this bill for numerous reasons. It will reduce the burden tax-payers currently bear tomanage the wide-spread negative impacts single-use plastics have on our public health, our publicinfrastructure, and on the health of our ‘ama (to which our own health is inextricably linked). While thecost for a business to switch to non-fossil fuel based and compostable containers is currently a few centsmore, the cost tax-payers are shouldering is estimated in the millions. Supply and demand shows thatthe cost of compostable alternatives will drop in price overtime. Meanwhile, the externalized healthand infrastructure costs created by overuse of single-use plastic will continue to rise if we do not shiftthe way our food is served.

Bill 40 is comprehensive with a reasonable timeline that targets the only single-use plastics for whichwidely available and high-quality alternatives already exist. This bill would generate a massive positiveimpact for Honolulu. We are particularly excited about the “by request only” clause, which would savebusinesses money while reducing waste.

This type of single-use plastic reduction has been recommended locally by the State Department ofTransportation in their 2016 Waste Management Plan (see in Appendix A: Figure 1 below) in order to

prevent flooding from storm drain blockage produced by polystyrene and plastic bags. Numerous otherlocal and national research groups have also suggested single-use plastics reduction as a pressing needbecause of human health concerns. We thank the council for listening to this vast body of research thathas called for single-use plastic reduction.

We know from global and local evidence that plastic reduction bills work and that they are safe forbusinesses small and large. In Hawai’i we have over 200 businesses through the Ocean FriendlyRestaurants program that have already voluntarily made many of the changes required by this bill.These restaurants (both small and large) have not gone out of business, but are instead thriving as theymeet the demand from consumers to use products with a lower environmental impact. It is importantto remember that the design of our economy is such that consumers are supposed to drive themarket—it is the job of our business sector to adapt.

In summary, this bill is a giant step in the right direction and we support it. Mahalo for your time andconsideration, as well as your leadership and bravery.

Nicole Chatterson,

Director of Zero Waste O’ahu

Appendix A: Figure 1

CONTROL MEASURE TIERSOR CONTROL MEASURE DESCRIPTiON REOUCTION CREDIT

Tier I — Prohibit Distribution at Large Supermarkets 6%

Tier 2— Prohibit Distribution at Retail Establishments 8%Single—Use that Sell Packaged Foods

Carryont PlasticBag Ordiasnees Tier 3— Prohibit Distribution at Alt Retail 10%

Establishments (with the Exception or Restaurants)

Additional Credit 2%

Polystyrene Foam Tier I — Prohibit Distribution at DOT-FIWYS- 2%FoodService Ware sponsored Events and DOT-i-IWYS-owncd Property

Ordinances Tier 2— Prohibit Distribution by Food Service Vendors 8%

Uncovered Loads Require Municipal Trash i4aulers to Cover Loads 1%Enforcement Enhanced Enforcement Program 4%

Anti-Littering and illegal Dumping Enforcement 2%Program

Tier I — 20-50% of Identified Hoispots Under Camera 1%Surveillance

Anti-Littering Tier 2—> 50% of tdentificd tIotspots Under Camera 2%and Damping SurveillanceEnforcement

Tier I — Physical Barriers or Improvements I %lmpt ncntcd at 2)-50% 0CTd~ti rt(~1

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Name Evan TsuzakiPhone 8083489000Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe mailerRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Evan Tsuzaki and I am a 19-year old college studentfrom Kailua, Oahu. I have many dreams and aspirations for mylifetime, but as a young person, it is terrifying seeing what the Earthmay look like in 50 years. Environmental degradation is an extremelygrave issue that will affect humankind for generations.

Plastics are a relatively new invention that arrived lessed than 3/4 of

Written a century ago. Humans can learn to live without it, just as HawaiiTestimon residents now bring their own bags when grocery shopping. It is ay small inconvenience, admittedly, but in the long run, banning plastics

will exponentially benefit us.

Let’s be the generation that actually does something about thisproblem instead of letting future generations inherit them! It will beme, your children, and your grandchildren who will have to live in thefifth we create today.


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Name Evan TsuzakiPhone 8083489000Email evtsuzaki~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

My name is Evan Tsuzaki and I am a 19-year old college studentfrom Kailua, Oahu. I have many dreams and aspirations for mylifetime, but as a young person, it is terrifying seeing what the Earthmay look like in 50 years. Environmental degradation is an extremelygrave issue that will affect humankind for generations.

Plastics are a relatively new invention that arrived Iessed than 3/4 of

Written a century ago. Humans can learn to live without it, just as HawaiiTestimon residents now bring their own bags when grocery shopping. It is ay small inconvenience, admittedly, but in the long run, banning plastics

will exponentially benefit us.

Let’s be the generation that actually does something about thisproblem instead of letting future generations inherit them! It will beme, your children, and your grandchildren who will have to live in thefilth we create today.


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Name ValeriePhone 8088453262Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position onthe matter OpposeRepresenting OrganizationOrganization Dana LabelsDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

In opposition of this bill due to the large logical fallacies.

This bill provided global statistics, however fails to provide evidencesuggesting that local food companies and vendors are responsiblefor the accumulation of single-use plastic waste within our state. Thepremise of this bill is making assumptions and accusations that localbusinesses are the major contributor to our waste stream. Withoutany research and data, it’d be ignorant to make such conclusive

Written decisions.Testimony .

What would be the measurable baseline of the single-use plasticwaste for our state? How do we know if these bans would make asignificant impact? Or any impact?

This bill should not pass also due to the broad and in-concisedefinition of plastic. The very glue that holds single-use paperproducts together are made up of such material. Without a cleardefinition, many are left to interpretation which will only provideproblems in the future thus making this bill impassable.


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City and County of Honolulu,

Honolulu City CouncilKymberly Marcos PineHeidi TsuneyoshiIkaika AndersonTommy WatersAnn KobayashiCarol FukunagaJoey ManahanBrandon ElefanteRon Menor

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Support for Bi11040(19), Relating to Plastic

To the Council Members of City and County of Honolulu,

I am testifying in support of Bill 40.

Global warming. Climate change. Climate crisis. These are phrases that have become part ofour every day lives. Yet the word crisis is to meant to describe a turning point, when animportant change takes place — one that indicates either recovery or death. “Crisis” shouldinvoke a sense of urgency.

Environmental health is a major factor in public health and it affects us all. It concerns therelationships between people and their environment; promotes human health and well-being;and fosters healthy and safe communities. This practice of Aloha ‘Ama and this moralobligation of Malama ‘Ama means valuing our natural resources as the source of our health:access to land, water, air and ocean that is free of contamination and safe places to live forfuture generations.

From exposure to extreme weather, to worsening air pollution, and the spread of insect-bornedisease —the American Public Health Associations declares climate change a health emergency.

I probably don’t have to inform you that we in Hawai’i, along with several other places aroundthe globe, had record temperatures this summer. Or that rising sea levels and beach erosionare putting our little island paradise at risk. Or that new research from UH shows that evenlarval fish species are ingesting microplastics. I don’t have to tell you that whales and othermarine animals are found dead with trash and fitter in their stomachs. Or that koalas areliterally being burned alive in the bush fires of Australia. I assume you’ve heard thatecosystems are being wiped-out. As you read this, there is so much devastation happeningaround this world, but my role and objective here is not to provide or remind you of the hard,

scientific evidence that we are indeed facing dire circumstances that directly impacts oursurvival. This is about plastic service ware and polystyrene foam food ware.

Personally, when I do throw plastic in the trash, it’s not actually out of sight, out of mind, for Iknow it’s not that simple. Chances are that fork or cup isn’t being recycled. Plastic neverentirely decomposes; it never goes away. Used once or twice and then conveniently tossed.Maybe, it will sit in the land fill, taking up valuable space that could be used for moreproductive purposes. Maybe, it will be incinerated, sending more harmful greenhouse gasemissions into the atmosphere. Or maybe, it will end up in the ocean and eventually as part ofthe Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ever growing in size as it accumulates more plastic that iscarelessly and needlessly discarded.

It is heartbreaking that our children and grandchildren won’t get to breathe clean, fresh air.They won’t get to play on pretty, sandy beaches, nor swim in oceans with unpolluted water, normarvel at the beauty of vibrant coral reefs. Our own invention and our own negligence will robthem of enjoying the things we had the privilege to do, but are too short-sighted and selfish toensure that future generations can experience this enjoyment too. But what are we going todo about it? How will we act?

It doesn’t take much for us to carry around our own set of reusable utensils, or wheneverpossible, for us to bring our own tupperware containers to a restaurant for take-out. Truly,reducing our consumption of single-use plastics is the very least we can do — our superfluoususe of plastic is just the tip of this (melting) iceberg. But this is an important step in movingforward and taking action to mitigate our reliance on fossil fuels. This is something each andevery one of us has the power and responsiblity to do as a small part in combatting the climatecrisis.

To reiterate, I am support of Bill 40 and to close, I urge you to do the right thing for Honolulu,for Hawai’i, and for this planet we call home.

Thank you for this opportunity to provide my testimony.

Victoria PunPublic Health Graduate StudentUniversity of Hawaii at Mãnoa

December 2,2019Aloha Public Safety and Welfare Committee,

I am writing in support of Bill 40. 1 work in the plastics industry and know how resource intensive it is tocreate virgin plastic. Using plastic, a material designed to last forever, to create single-use products isabsolutely insane and extremely illogical. Plastic should be used only for long-life, durable goods.

I urge you to support Bill 40!!

Mahalo.Jaclyn Johnson



Name Rebecca LewisPhone 8477780260Email Rebecca.aa.Iewis~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40 (2019)Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten Testimony I strongly support this bill.Testimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement 1

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Good morning committee,

I am a PhD student studying zoology at the University of Hawaii Manoa and I am writing in strongsupport of Bill 40 CD1 Manahan. Going through these hearings I have been amazed at the incrediblesupport we have received for this bill from this committee. Hearing after hearing I have grown sohopeful that we were making history. Deep down I have been frightened that plastic producers couldlaunch a misinformation campaign at any moment and totally kill this bill. With the finish line in sight,my worst fears have become true. The misinformation that is seeping into Honolulu is frightening. Toquote an opinion piece written by Mike Irish in Pacific Business News: “Bill 40, introduced by HonoluluCity Councilmember Joey Manahan, threatens to dismantle the entire local food industry and make itimpossible for many businesses to keep making the foods we love.” This is just ludicrous. This is not theintent of the bill and never was. We love the local food industry just as much as we love a cleanenvironment. This bill is not banning “grab and go” foods such as musubi and though plate lunch will nolonger be served in Styrofoam containers, compostable clamshells are readily available and have alreadybeen used by many businesses. They may be a few cents extra a piece, but as a consumer I am willing topay those extra few cents instead of the immense taxes we are paying to clean the Styrofoam andplastic products out of our storm drains yearly. It’s a no brainer. It is my hope that we fight thismisinformation and move forward with this bill. Bill 40 livesl

Valentina Alvarez

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Name Monica McleniganPhone 6107339395Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD 1-WatersYour position on


You have a lot to read, so I will keep this short with 3 points.

+ This is a pro-business bill. Millennials, along with younger generations, weigh theirconsumer decisions based on the social and environmental impacts of a company.Companies that fall short in both of these categories (i.e. continue to use plastic) will windup falling behind.

+ Dr. Emily Peim conducted a study on herself in conjunction with the U.N. They tested fora series of 30 chemicals found in plastics to see if they were in her body. 29/30 chemicals

Written came back positive, those of which are known to cause reproductive issues, liver problems,Testimony and are cancer causing.

And I will wrap it up with this one.+ Picture your family in 2050, the estimated year where there will be more plastic in theocean than fish. Your grandchildren look at their favorite beach, and what they see willdepend on how we act now. So when they ask you about this turning point in time, whenchildren their age were taking the streets fighting for climate action, you can say one of twothings. You can either say you sat back and stuck with the status quo even though you knewit was sacrificing their future. Or you can tell them you did everything you could. It’s yourchoice. Choose to be on the right side of history.


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Name Chloe E GroomPhone 4807661888Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH

PublicSafetyCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40 CD1 (Waters)Your position on


I learned a few years ago through a self-motivated sustainability investigation that plastic iscosting the city of Honolulu 8 million dollars annually. This figure accounts for storm drainflow management, the cleaning of public beaches, operating fossil fuel vehicles to transportwaste, and the removal of homeless encampments that are nested in plastic waste.

The United Nations Environmental Program Estimates have evaluated that annuallytaxpayers spend $14 billion on marine plastic cleanups alone worldwide. I am deeplyinterested and engaged in green energy, solar possibilities, wind turbines and more, so Ihave researched H-POWER. H-POWER, coal, and oil are O’ahu’s three energy sources,with trash-burning (H-POWER) being the highest smokestack Greenhouse Gas Emitter onthe island by far. This surprised me, and also further supported my worldview that other

Written than medical demands, plastics do not serve a function in our society. Plastic bags,Testimony styrofoam, single-use convenience items and other plastics are actually a systemic burden.

Also waste-to-energy and other forms of incineration release toxic heavy metals likemercury, acid gases, and particulate matter into the environment, which can enter oceanwater, fresh water, air that we breathe, and soil that we grow food in. All of this posesdanger to public human safety.

Personally, I am a surfer. I see what is going on at Kewalos or Ala Moana after a rain.There are often plastic bottles, caps, forks, straws, cups, toothbrushes, diapers and more thatenter our precious saltwater recreation resource. If we continue on this trajectory of plasticwaste production, surfers, swimmers, tourists and snorkelers will have to wear protectiveequipment to enter the ocean on South shore O’ahu. Once plastics degrade in the sun andsalt, they become micro-plastics. Micro-plastics are hydrophobic, so when they enter water

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they attract pesticides, herbicides and other pollutants. Fish then eat the micro-plastics incopious amounts and then we are served this bio-accumulation of toxins in our poke bowls.This truth is not appetizing, but I do believe we can make a difference. According the theCity and County of Honolulu, the October 2018 Trash Reduction Plan actually mandatesthat the amount of plastic and styrofoam debris in storm drains, detention basins be cut by50% by 2023 and 100% by 2034.

Passing Bill 40 to place a comprehensive ban on single-use plastics allows the visitors andresidents of Honolulu to continue enjoying public recreational spaces. I believe we have theright to feel safe and supported by our environment, but the current state of consumer andcommercial disposal of single-use plastics is not compatible with optimal public safetyconditions. Please consider putting this ban into effect! At every stage of its “lifecycle,”plastic poses distinctive risks to human health. I care about my health, the health of mycommunity, and perpetuating the aloha spirit on this beautiful island of O’ahu.

It is an easy transition in bringing our own food-ware, making our own food, using masonjars, using steel containers, and using compostable to-go containers. Restaurants andconsumers are fully capable and can afford this transition smoothly!


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Name Amanda MillinPhone 7607992889Email [email protected] Date 12-04-20 19Council/PH Committee PublicSafetyAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the hearing? NoWritten TestimonyTestimony AttachmentAccept Terms and Agreement

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Name Trent JohnsonPhone 8083933095Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Su oilthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?

Dear Public Safety and Welfare Committee,

I am writing in support of Bill 40. I live on the North Shore of Cahu~AI •f.f near Kahuku point and see how horrible single use plastics are for~ri1~en our environment. Please support Bill 40!! My vote next election willTestimony be determined on my council members vote on this bill.

Mahalo,Trent Johnson


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Name Maria BenikPhone 321-243-9620Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda item Bill 40Your position on the


Please vote YES on bill 40 to support initiatives on zerowasteWritten Testimony and restrict use of plastics in businesses who service our

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Name Monique SchaferPhone 7192092250Email Monique.m.schafer~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncIlCommItteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeakatthe Nohearing?

Aloha,

As an environmental scientist (M.S Environmental Science) I cannotstress the importance of reducing our reliance on single use plasticsand polystyrene foams. Plastics and microplastics are known toaccumulate in the environment. In the marine environmentplastics/polystyrene and their chemical components are broken down,and can be ingested and incorporated into the tissues of manyorganisms, including the tissues of the fish we eat, in turn potentiallyaffecting our public health. Furthermore, our current incineration of

Written these materials is imperfect and has its own consequences, includingTestimon carbon emissions (impacting climate) and the toxic the release ofy dioxins and other persistent pollutants, which are known carcinogens

and threats to public health. Change must be driven by regulatoryaction, as many vendors are resistant to change. This resistance islargely due to misinformation that has been promulgated by plasticand styrofoam manufacturing companies.Finally, the City and County as well as the State Dept. ofTransportation storm water programs spend thousands of dollar everyyear working to clean trash out streams and M54 infrastructure, thesecosts could likeLtd be reduced with the reduction of our waste output.The City and County has a regulatory responsibility to protect publichealth and the environment and thus should pass Bill 40.

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Name Lynne JohnsonPhone 8083933096Email lynnejohnson237~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


Dear Public Safety and Welfare Committee,

I am writing in support of Bill 40. I urge you to take the right steps toturn off the tap of single use plastics polluting our home! This bill

Written would be amazing for Oahu to pass. I will take into consideration myTestimony council members vote on this bill and vote accordingly next election.

Thank you,Lynne Johnson808-393-3096


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From: CLK Council InfoSent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:48 PMSubject: Councu/Public Hearing Speaker Registration/Testimony


Name AdriannaPhone 5054016452Email adriannaortiz~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH


Supportthe matterRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish tospeak at the Nohearing?- First and foremost thank you so much for hearing this testimony and

taking this bill seriously. It is well known that single use plastics arevery fossil fuel intensive, and can be destructive in the environment.It is also important that we address the negative health effects theseplastics have on our own health. We now know that each of us haveplastic particles within our bodies but don’t yet truly know the toll thismay take on our health. It is also very expensive on an island like

Written Hawaii to have all these plastic containers/bags/utensils etc. shippedTestimony in and it costs millions more to determine how to deal with it as

rubbish/recycling. Yes, being more sustainable may cost slightlymore, but many establishments in Hawaii have made the switch andhave not gone out of business. If all businesses are required to makethese changes, the field is once again leveled. Overall, I hope to seethis bill pass so that we can set a great example for the rest of thenation about how to live more sustainably.Thank you.


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Name Alora RovattiPhone 413-559-1947Email ravioIi.2012~gmaiI.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bil 40Your position on thematter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak Noat the hearing?

Single use Plastic is suffocating our oceans killing wildlife, andWritten Testimony just harmful. We need to make a change before it’s too late!

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Name Sheala Karratti-HumphriesPhone 8083420101Email shealakh~gmai1.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH



I support bill 40. It is a small step in the right direction. I believe as human beings we aresmart enough to come up with other alternatives to plastics, and many already have!

Anyone can see how problematic (single-use) plastics can be—I mean if the fact that theycontain harmful chemicals and that they don’t biodegrade doesn’t sway you—they’re alsoan eyesore! Look at the sidewalks, our parks, our beaches! People come to Hawaii to see itsnatural beauty and as residents of Hawaii, we have a responsibility to be stewards of our

Written land and also to share that responsibility with others from around the world. Island nationsTestimony should be the shining example of how to thrive and malama the ama. Our planet is pretty

much an island in space—same like how we are an oasis in the middle of the ocean.At the end of the day this is ALL our home, no one is exempt from the responsibilities thatcome along with living here. We ALL have to take care of it! Our society has unfortunatelytaught us how easy it is to throw something away because we can always buy somethingnew. We can’t live like that anymore—our planet is suffocating under the weight of all ourtrash and pollution. We have to do better to ensure future generations have a clean, healthyplanet and sustainable future.

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Name Michael BenikPhone 321-777-4428Email Mjbenik2~gmail.comMeeting Date 12-04-2019Council/PH Committee CouncilAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on the matter SupportRepresenting SelfOrganizationDo you wish to speak at the Nohearing?

Please vote for Bill 49 to restrict use of plastics inWritten Testimony businesses.


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Name Dustin StephensPhone 8158484761Email [email protected] Date 12-04-2019Council/PH CouncilCommitteeAgenda Item Bill 40Your position on


I strongly support Bill 40. As residents of Hawaii, we, more thannearly everyone else in the world, rely on the ocean for our work andour recreation. We should be leaders in the protection of our waters.Written For if it isn’t us, then who will? I think most can agree that using a

Testimony piece of plastic for a matter of seconds, only to later find its way to

the ocean or landfill for hundreds of years, is not sustainable. I hopethat Hawaii will be a leader in this movement.


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