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REBECCA VILLEGAS MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
Vice Chair
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
POLICY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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5Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
October 8, 2025
11:00 a.m.
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PCENRM-5 October 8, 2025
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 11:01 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 83: AMENDS CHAPTER 20 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016
EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PLASTIC AND POLYSTYRENE
WASTE
Seeks to reduce disposable plastic or polystyrene foodware and serviceware in
alignment with the County of Hawai‘i’s Zero Waste Plan and the State of
Hawai‘i’s Aloha+ Challenge Solid Waste Reduction Goals.
Reference: Comm. 482
Intr. by: Council Members Galimba and Villegas
Postponed: September 16, 2025
(Note: There is a motion by Council Member Villegas, seconded by Council
Member Galimba, to recommend passage of Bill 83 on first reading.)
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 (see Communication Nos. 482.1, 482.3, 482.6, 482.7,
482.8, and 482.9), REFERRED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DIRECTOR AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION,
AND POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 21, 2025:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi,
Villegas, and Acting Chair Inaba – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 12:18 p.m.
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