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<br />Office: (808) 323-4280 <br />Holeka Goro Inaba <br />Email: holeka.inaba@hawaiicounty.gov <br />Council Member, District 8, N. Kona <br /> <br /> <br />Count <br /> <br />74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. <br />Kailua- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />January 5, 2021 <br /> <br /> <br />House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection <br />Representative Nicole E. Lowen, Chair <br />Representative Lisa Marten, Vice Chair <br /> <br />Dear Chair and Members of the Committee, <br /> <br /> Re: Testimony in support of HB1316, Relating to Packaging Waste; <br /> Hearing: February 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., Conference Room 325 <br /> <br /> <br /> On behalf of myself and the constituents of Council District 8 in North Kona, I would <br />like to express support for above referenced bill, and submit a brief testimony as follows: <br /> <br /> Recycling has placed the burden of plastic waste onto local governments and taxpayers. <br />Producers should internalize the environmental and public health of their products and design <br />better products and systems that reduce waste at the source, and encourage the reuse of more <br />waste materials. We all have a dut <br /> <br /> This bill will require producers of packaging waste to be responsible for the end-of-life <br />management of their products in a way that ensures minimal social and environmental impacts, <br />and allows the Department of Health to administratively impose civil penalties. <br />Click to Show All Notices <br /> I strongly urge the enactment of HB1316. <br /> <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> HOLEKA GORO INABA, Council Member <br /> District 8, North Kona <br />HGI.wpb <br /> <br /> <br />