HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0944.001 2014-2016 DANIEL K. PALEKA, JR. :'c?.•'•�' Public Safety&Mass Transit
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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
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DATE: August 2, 2016 r,
TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawai`i County Council
FROM: ;/1 Daniel K. Paleka Jr., Council Member Rglot_ .r
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Resolution No. 565-16; a esolution to Establish a
Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative (HIPSI) Stakeholders Task
Force.
Please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution No. 565-16. The proposed
amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution
No. 565-16 (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be added is
underscored):
1. The third WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, [purse] Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2, a resolution to
embrace and adopt the principles of zero waste as a long-term goal for Hawaii County
and to incorporate the zero waste philosophy into the County of Hawaii Integrated
Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan(IRSWMP), was adopted by the County
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Council[,] on December 19, 2007[, and in accordance with the Hawaii Zero Waste
and"
2. The fourth WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, [the Hawaii Zero Waste Implementation Plan presented by
Recycle Hawaii and Richard Anthony Associates on March 11, 2009, states a general
of non recyclable, non reusable or non compostable products and packaging, one of
manage resources] Section 3.2.2 of the County of Hawai`i IRSWMP states, in part,
"...one of the fundamentalprinciples of zero waste is redesigning products and
packaging, by taking into account the entire life-cycle of a product. In contrast to the
current emphasis on disposability, products and packaging within the zero waste
framework are designed with an emphasis on minimal use of materials, use of recycled
and benign resources, longer product lives, and maximum potential for every product to
be repaired, reused, or recycled....";and" ( !I r I
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3. The sixth WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the County of Hawai`i to form a
stakeholders task force that would extend public outreach to address public complaint
issues, with the intent to gather members from federal, state, local, and private agencies
to work together to explore legislative actions to [ -: .' - - .' - .. . . :: . - .. - ..
- . . -, - . . . . - - - . .. . . - . .. . .. . .. _ _,] prevent the
production of packaging waste and promote reuse, recycle,and [recover] recovery of
packaging products aligning [both state and county Zero Waste Plan] with the County of
Hawai`i IRSWMP for approval by the Hawai`i County Council and Mayor to become
law; and"
4. The seventh WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, this stakeholder task force shall identify solutions addressing the
production and distribution of environmental friendly products and packaging to improve
and reduce product and packaging waste [€er] from entering our ocean as its been proven
to be detrimental to marine life; and"
5. The enacting clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
that it hereby establishes a Hawaii Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative (HIPSI)
Stakeholders Task Force, [to address . - _ -- . - • - :. •- . . . • -
- . . _ .•- : •- - - . ." - . . - - - - •-- - . ' . .] in accordance with
the County of Hawai`i IRSWMP, as an effort to take incremental steps toward achieving
zero waste."
6. The first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force will be comprised of
Council Chair Dru Mamo Kanuha and Council Member Daniel Paleka, Corporation
Counsel Molly Stebbins, Environmental Management Director [l4] Bobby Jean
Leithead=Todd, Department of Research and Development Director John De Fries,
respective representation from Hawaii State Department of Health, Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Surfrider Foundation, KYD, Inc. dba K. Yamada Distributors,
Sustainable Island Products, [KTA Superstore,] Hawaii Food Industry Association,
Hawaii Restaurant Association, Hawaii Paper Products, Suisan Co. Ltd.,and two
members from the general public who shall be selected as provided herein."
7. The second BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Environmental Management Director [BJ]
Bobby Jean Leithead:Todd and Department of Research and Development Director John
De Fries shall each select one member of the general public to serve on the task force."
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8. The third BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force meet at a minimum of once
every three weeks and shall submit reports in three parts: September preliminary report,
October mid-range report, and November final report to the Council that provide all
findings and recommendations of the task force, including all alternatives for specific
measures to address the appropriate recommendations in the [14aw,,: Zero Waste
Implementation-Plan] County of Hawai`i IRSWMP."
9. The BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of
this resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of Hawai`i; [BJ]
Bobby Jean Leithead:Todd, Director of Environmental Management; John De Fries,
Director of Research and Development; Dr. Virginia"Ginny" Pressler, MD, MBA,
FACS, Director of Hawai`i State Department of Health(DOH); Keith Kawaoka, Hawai`i
State DOH Deputy Director for Environmental Health Administration; Linda Chu
Takayama, Director of Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Luis Salaveria,
Director of Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism(DBEDT);
Dennis Ling, DBEDT Administrator of Business Development and Support Division;
Megan Lamson, Vice President of Hawai`i Wildlife Fund; Demian Barrios, Surfrider
Foundation Hilo Chapter Chairman; Dexter Yamada, President of KYD, Inc. dba K.
Yamada Distributors; John Elkjer, Sustainable Island Products; [President Toby
Taniguchi and Executive Vice President Derek Kurisu of KTA Superstores;] the
Executive Officers of the Hawaii Food Industry Association; Gregg Fraser, Executive
Director of the Hawaii Restaurant Association; Sales Representatives of Hawaii Paper
Products; and Steve Ueda, Sales Vice President of Suisan Co. Ltd."
Attached is a draft copy of Resolution No. 565-16, Draft 2, with the proposed amendments
incorporated.
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Att.
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A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A HAWAII ISLAND PACKAGING
SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE (HIPSI) STAKEHOLDERS TASK FORCE.
WHEREAS, Bill 140, Draft 3, an ordinance amending Chapter 20 of the Hawai`i County
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), by adding a new article relating to reduction of
polystyrene foam"Styrofoam" food containers and food service ware, failed during the June 3Ta,
2016, Council Meeting by a vote of 4 ayes, 4 noes, 1 absent; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Hawaii County Council Rule No. 15-6 that any bill or
resolution that has failed cannot be reintroduced in substantially the same form during a Council
term; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2, a resolution to embrace and adopt the
principles of zero waste as a long-term goal for Hawaii County and to incorporate the zero
waste philosophy into the County of Hawai`i Integrated Resources and Solid Waste Management
Plan (IRSWMP), was adopted by the County Council on December 19, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.2.2 of the County of Hawai`i IRS WMP states, in part, "...one of
the fundamental principles of zero waste is redesigning products and packaging, by taking into
account the entire life-cycle of a product. In contrast to the current emphasis on disposability,
products and packaging within the zero waste framework are designed with an emphasis on
minimal use of materials, use of recycled and benign resources, longer product lives, and
maximum potential for every product to be repaired,reused, or recycled...."; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, the European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
guided member states' efforts to integrate national measures on the management of packaging
waste to ensure that member states' restrictions on packaging do not create barriers to trade
within the EU; intended to reduce the overall impact of packaging and packaging waste on the
environment; and covers a variety of packaging (paper, cardboard, glass,plastic and metal) and
calls for measures to prevent the production of packaging waste and reuse, recycle and recover
packaging; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the County of Hawai`i to form a stakeholders task
force that would extend public outreach to address public complaint issues, with the intent to
gather members from federal, state, local, and private agencies to work together to explore
legislative actions to prevent the production of packaging waste and promote reuse, recycle, and
recovery of packaging products aligning with the County of Hawai`i IRSWMP for approval by
the Hawai`i County Council and Mayor to become law; and
WHEREAS, this stakeholder task force shall identify solutions addressing the
production and distribution of environmental friendly products and packaging to improve and
reduce product and packaging waste from entering our ocean as its been proven to be,detrimental
to marine life; and
WHEREAS, this stakeholder task force shall identify solutions addressing recyclability
and environmental sustainability concerns; and
WHEREAS,this stakeholder task force shall identify safety performance measures of
retailers' and producers' products and packaging; and
WHEREAS, this stakeholder task force shall identify strategies to increase economic
opportunity and business development; and
WHEREAS,this stakeholder task force shall identify superior production and labeling
methods and techniques with the goal of reducing depletion of viable resources; and
WHEREAS, this stakeholder task force shall address concerns and identify solutions to
waste recovery and liter management; and
WHEREAS, Section 92-2.5, subsection(a) of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes provides that
two council members may discuss between themselves matters relating to official board business
to enable them to perform their duties faithfully, as long as no commitment to vote is made or
sought and the two members do not constitute a quorum of their board; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
hereby establishes a Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative (HIPSI) Stakeholders
Task Force, in accordance with the County of Hawai`i IRSWMP, as an effort to take incremental
steps toward achieving zero waste.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force will be comprised of Council Chair
Dru Mamo Kanuha and Council Member Daniel Paleka, Corporation Counsel Molly Stebbins,
Environmental Management Director Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Department of Research and
Development Director John De Fries, respective representation from Hawaii State Department
of Health, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department of Business Economic
Development and Tourism, Hawai`i Wildlife Fund, Surfrider Foundation, KYD, Inc. dba K.
Yamada Distributors, Sustainable Island Products, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii
Restaurant Association, Hawaii Paper Products, Suisan Co. Ltd., and two members from the
general public who shall be selected as provided herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Environmental Management Director Bobby Jean
Leithead-Todd and Department of Research and Development Director John De Fries shall each
select one member of the general public to serve on the task force.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force meet at a minimum of once every
three weeks and shall submit reports in three parts: September preliminary report, October mid-
range report, and November final report to the Council that provide all findings and
recommendations of the task force, including all alternatives for specific measures to address the
appropriate recommendations in the County of Hawai`i IRSWMP.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force will be dissolved on December 2,
2016, unless prior to that date the Council approves by way of resolution a one-year extension.
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of Hawai`i; Bobby Jean Leithead-
Todd, Director of Environmental Management; John De Fries, Director of Research and
Development; Dr. Virginia"Ginny"Pressler, MD, MBA, FACS, Director of Hawai`i State
Department of Health(DOH); Keith Kawaoka, Hawai`i State DOH Deputy Director for
Environmental Health Administration; Linda Chu Takayama, Director of Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations; Luis Salaveria, Director of Department of Business Economic
Development and Tourism(DBEDT); Dennis Ling, DBEDT Administrator of Business
Development and Support Division; Megan Lamson, Vice President of Hawaii Wildlife Fund;
Demian Barrios, Surfrider Foundation Hilo Chapter Chairman; Dexter Yamada, President of
KYD, Inc. dba K. Yamada Distributors; John Elkjer, Sustainable Island Products; the Executive
Officers of the Hawaii Food Industry Association; Gregg Fraser, Executive Director of the
Hawaii Restaurant Association; Sales Representatives of Hawaii Paper Products; and Steve
Ueda, Sales Vice President of Suisan Co. Ltd.
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