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Executive Officers <br />Joe Carter, Coca-Cola Bottling of Hawaii, Chair <br />Charlie Gustafson, Tamura Super Market, Vice Chair <br />Eddie Asato, The Pint Size Corp., Secretary/Treas. <br />Lauren Zirbel, HFIA, Executive Director <br />John Schlif, Rainbow Sales and Marketing, Advisor <br /> <br />Stan Brown, Acosta Sales & Marketing, Advisor <br /> <br />Paul Kosasa, ABC Stores, Advisor <br />1050 Bishop St. PMB 235 | Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Derek Kurisu, KTA Superstores, Advisor <br /> P: 808-533-1292 | e: info@hawaiifood.com <br />Beau Oshiro, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Advisor <br />Toby Taniguchi, KTA Superstores, Advisor <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br />Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection <br />Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Chair <br />Rep. Lisa Marten, Vice Chair <br /> <br />FROM: HAWAII FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION <br />Lauren Zirbel, Executive Director <br /> <br />DATE: February 9, 2021 <br />TIME: 9am <br />PLACE: Via Videoconference <br /> <br />RE: HB1316 Relating to Packaging Waste <br /> <br />Position: Oppose <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Hawaii Food Industry Association is comprised of two hundred member companies <br />representing retailers, suppliers, producers, and distributors of food and beverage related <br />products in the State of Hawaii. <br /> <br />HFIA is in opposition to this measure. HFIA was a part of the Plastic Source Reduction <br />Working Group (PSRWG) that convened last year per Act 254, the group also included <br />representatives from the Department of Health, The Department of Land and Natural <br />Resources, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, representatives from each County, other industry <br />representatives, and representatives from leading environmental groups. <br /> <br /> engaged in extensive discussion about the type of requirement being <br />proposed in this measure, which is generally referred to as Extended Producer Responsibility <br />1 <br />al Report was unanimously approved and made the following <br />recommendation: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> https://health.hawaii.gov/shwb/files/2021/01/Final-PSRWG-Report-to-Leg.pdf <br /> <br />