HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0482.004 2024-2026Michelle M. Galimba
Council District 6
Portion N. S. Kona/Ka `u /Volcano
Phone: (808) 323-4277
Cell: (808)430-4927
Fax: (808) 329-4786
Email.
Michelle. Galimba@hawaiicounty.gov
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
County ofHawai`i
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DATE:
October 02, 2025'
TO:
Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: 4.
Michelle M. Galimba, District 6
SUBJECT:
Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 83; an Ordinance Amending Chapter 20 of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating
to Plastic and
Polystyrene Waste.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 83. The amendment is shown below
in Ramseyer format with respect to the content of Bill No. 83; material to be added is
underscored.
SECTION 5 of Bill No. 83, which amends chapter 20, article 5, of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending Section 20-05-02 to read as follows:
"Section 20-05-02. Use of reusable or compostable foodware and
serviceware required.
Any food providers and County facility user selling, distributing, or otherwise
providing prepared food to the public in disposable foodware or with disposable
serviceware shall do so using foodware or serviceware that is CMA-certified or visibly
labelled as compostable with a BPI certification mark."
Due to the limited scope of this amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that would result
if this proposed amendment were to be adopted is not attached.
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