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DATE: June 15, 2021
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:50 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 282/Res. No. 143-21
Your Committee on Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management,
to which was referred Resolution No. 143-21, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 143-21, transmitted by Council Member Heather Kimball, via Communication
No. 282 dated May 27, 2021, urges the Department of Environmental Management to ensure that
destinations to which the County of Hawaii transports its recyclable waste for out-of-state
processing abide by the environmental standards outlined by the Basel Convention. This
resolution recommends that the County export its recyclable waste to locations that utilize
environmentally friendly recycling processing programs that minimize adverse impacts to
humans and the environment.
A motion to move Resolution No. 143-21 to full Council with a positive recommendation was
made by Council Member Heather Kimball; seconded by Council Member Holeka Goro Inaba.
Council Members echoed the need for the exact life cycle of our island waste and the proper
export of the same. Additionally, enhanced producer responsibility of waste, the ability to focus
on the steps of recycling as first to reduce, second to reuse, and third to recycle, and how the
intent and outline of the resolution provides conversation for ongoing information and education
were also highlighted and discussed.
Your Committee on Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management
is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 143-21, and recommends its adoption.
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Respectfully submitted,
13M
AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY, AND
EN -V RONMENTAL ANTAGEMENT
HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, 111, CHAIR
RAWEEMC REPORT NO.: I I
ADOPTED:— JUL 0 7 2027
AYES NOES ABS EX
CHUNG
X
DAVID
X
INABA
X
KANEALPI-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
LEE LOY
X
RICHARDS
X
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
13M
AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY, AND
EN -V RONMENTAL ANTAGEMENT
HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, 111, CHAIR
RAWEEMC REPORT NO.: I I
ADOPTED:— JUL 0 7 2027