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Monday, 20 October 2025
TO:
Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management
FROM: Seven -Eleven Hawaii, Inc.
Edna Ching, Chief Strategy Officer
DATE: October 21, 2025
RE: Relating to Bill 83 Draft 2
Position: Comments
Dear Chair Villegas, Vice Chair Kagiwada, and members of the Committee,
Seven -Eleven Hawaii, Inc. (7-Eleven) appreciates the amendments made to the measure to clarify that it
applies solely to prepared food.
To support the successful implementation of this measure by local food businesses, 7-Eleven respectfully
requests an amendment allowing the use of BPI -certified compostable items that may not bear the BPI mark
directly on the item itself. Many compostable products —such as utensils, lids, and other food service items —
are BPI -certified and labeled accordingly on their packaging or case, but the individual items are not always
visibly marked.
We ask that Section 20-05-02 be amended as follows:
"Any food provider, business, or County facility user, selling, distributing, or otherwise providing prepared food
to the public shall do so using disposable foodware or with disposable serviceware that is CMA-certified or
visibly labeled as GOmpestable is BPI certified GeFtifiGat'GR FRaFk, or foodware or serviceware that is reusable."
Thank you for the opportunity to testify.
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