HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0482.051 2024-2026From: Jeannie Jewell
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2025 2:57 PM
To: Council Testimony
Cc: Kimball, Heather, Kagiwada, Jennifer, Onishi, Dennis; Kierkiewia, Ashley; Kanealii-
Kleinfelder, Matt; Galimba, Michelle M.; Villegas, Rebecca; Inaba, Holeka; Hustace,
James
Subject: Testimony in Support of Bill 83 (with Amendment Request)
Aloha Chair and the members of the Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource
Management,
My name is Jean Jewell, and I am testifying in strong support of Bill 83.1 also urge you to amend the bill to
include a ban on single -use plastics, such as plastic water bottles.
Plastic pollution is a global threat: Experts call for at least a 75% reduction in plastic production and
consumption because it has been found in our blood & organs.
Convenience does not outweigh survival: None of the single -use plastics covered in this ordinance are
essential. They represent only convenience, not necessity —and all have safer, sustainable substitutes.
Bans drive innovation: History shows that banning single -use plastics creates markets for alternatives
and attracts investments in safer, compostable, and regenerative.
Landfill relief.
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