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Rebecca Villegas
District 7
portions ofKailua-Kona
& South Kona
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Phone: (808) 323-4267
Fax: (808) 329-4786
E-mail: rebecca.villegas@hawaiicounty.gov
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
County ofHawai'i
West Hawaii Civic Center, Bldg. A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
DATE: December 3, 2025
TO: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair
ay and Members of the Hawaii County Council
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FROM: 0r Rebecca Villegas, District 7
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 83, Draft 2; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 20 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,
AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PLASTIC AND POLYSTYRENE
WASTE.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 83, Draft 2. The amendment is shown
below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 83, Draft 2; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be inserted 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 20-05-03(a) to read as
follows:
"(a) The following are exempt from the provisions of this article:
(1) Pre -packaged foods;
(2) Coolers and ice chests that are intended for reuse; []
(3) Food packaging for raw: meat; poultry; seafood; and eggs that have not been
further processed[...], and
(4) &y food provider with no more than ten employees, provided that this
exemption shall expire on July 1, 2027."
Due to the limited scope of this amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that would result
if it were adopted is not attached.
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Ref. Date DEC — 12025
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