HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0944.027 2014-2016 Murashige, Laura
From: Douglas McCauley <douglas.mccauley@ucsb.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 9:50 AM
To: Council Testimony; MARGARET WILLE; Poindexter, Valerie; Chung, Aaron; Onishi,
Dennis;Ilagan, Greggor; Paleka, Daniel; David, Maile; Kanuha, Dru; Eoff, Karen
Subject: Support for Res. 565, D2 contingent upon accepted amendments in Comm 944.14
Dear Council Members,
I am writing to express my support of Communication 944.14 to Resolution 565,D2,the resolution to establish a Hawai`i Island Packaging
Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force.
In an effort to better accomplish the objective of this resolution,to have stakeholders in this issue"identify solutions addressing the
production and distribution of environmentally friendly products and packaging to improve and reduce product and packaging waste from
entering our ocean",I support the amendments introduced by Council Member Margaret Wille.
Amendments in Communication 944.14 identify and include important stakeholders relevant to this issue, including individuals with expert
familiarity of the impacts of non-sustainable packaging options to Hawai`i's marine ecosystems and experts with knowledge on how other
locales have successfully dealt with similar challenges.These voices in the stakeholder conversation could bring added insight and
potentially innovative solutions that may not develop from the current Task Force composition.
Furthermore,should the amendments in Communication 944.14 not be accepted,I would be in opposition to Resolution 565,D2,which in it's
current form does not adequately represent the key stakeholder voices that need to be heard in this important conversation.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration,
Dr.Douglas McCauley
Professor of Biology,UC Santa Barbara
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